TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
After the Palestinian Authority (PA), which governs small pockets of the West Bank, decided to seek a legal opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s conduct in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Tel Aviv has retaliated by sanctioning them. PA Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, warns these sanctions could lead to the PA’s Read More…
On Tuesday morning, far right Israeli Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, provoking the convening of a UN Security Council meeting and setting the tone for the new Israeli government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. On the same day that Israeli settlers desecrated a Protestant Christian graveyard by smashing gravestones, Israel’s new security Read More…
The incoming Israeli government is not only the most extreme in history, posing a significant threat to Palestinians, but also represents a noticeable shift in the Zionist project’s trajectory and has isolated the self-described Jewish state from traditionally pro-Israeli Jewish communities around the world. Around two months after Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right bloc won the fifth Read More…
Israel expelled a Palestinian human rights lawyer from Jerusalem to France, citing an alleged terror threat from the 37-year-old. The move has been condemned by Paris, which has labelled the decision as being a violation of International Law, but what else does this incident say about the predicament of Palestinians from the Holy City? Salah Read More…
US Senator Bernie Sanders backed down from requesting a vote on a resolution to end US government support for the war in Yemen, disappointing supporters. Although the story has been focused on Bernie, this should serve as a moment to open up a new conversation about the brutal Saudi-coalition’s war in Yemen. Sen. Bernie Sanders Read More…
Last Saturday, Morocco’s national football team defeated Portugal in the FIFA World Cup, resulting in celebrations throughout the Arab World. One of those celebrations took place in Jerusalem, where Palestinians hoisting up the Moroccan flag were dispersed and attacked by Israeli occupying police forces. Morocco has been the star of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Read More…