The Right to Speak for Ourselves
For far too long, Palestinians have been denied the freedom to tell our own story.
Category: Columns
The war in Gaza has been an intense lesson in western hypocrisy. It won’t be forgotten
People have seen too much that will stay with them too long. Trust in the ‘international community’ will never be the same
Giora Eiland’s Monstrous Gaza Proposal Is Evil in Plain Sight
Giora Eiland is one of the “thinking officers” to have come out of the IDF. Pleasant and eloquent, his demeanor is all moderation and sound judgment. He had an impressive military career, was head of the military’s Operations and Planning Division and head of the National Security Council. He is constantly being interviewed and hailed by the Labor movement. He isn’t inarticulate and ignorant like Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi and isn’t bloodthirsty like Itamar Ben Gvir. Middle of the road, moderate right.
We are Witnessing a Genocide Unfolding in Gaza: To Stop it, the ICC Prosecutor Must Apply the Law Without Fear or Favour
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr Karim Khan, recently published an op-ed, which read more like a diplomatic cable than a Prosecutorial statement of intent, entitled: “We….
The Harvard Law Review Refused to Run This Piece About Genocide in Gaza
The piece was nearing publication when the journal decided against publishing it. You can read the article here.
We condemn Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians.
Writers of the letter are a group of U.S.-based reporters at both local and national newsrooms. Some members of the group were also involved in a 2021 open letter outlining concerns with U.S. media coverage of Palestine.
All signatures have been verified. About 600 current and former journalists signed the letter as of its publication on Nov. 9, 2023. About 600 more have signed since, bringing the total to about 1200. All numbers have been updated as of Nov. 13, 2023.
More than 30 journalists have since asked to have their signatures removed, fearing reprisal from their employers. Those employers include the Associated Press, the Washington Post, Bloomberg, McClatchy, the Chicago Tribune, LAist, the Modesto Bee, KCRW, and KQED.
Who is Elham Farah?
The 84-year-old music teacher was killed by an Israeli sniper in Gaza. Elham Farah spent hours bleeding after being injured, according to family members. This article written by her niece pays tribute to her.
Petition to ask the University of Bologna to take a stand in the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
We are writing this letter to join those around the world who are calling for an immediate end to the war on Gaza. We call on the University of Bologna….
A Call for Action in Gaza: AfAS Emphasises the Need for Humanitarian Aid, Educational Institution Protection, and Ceasefire
We at AfAS assert the imperative need for the observance of human rights conventions in the midst of the dire situation faced by the civilian population in Gaza. We urgently….
How Hamas Became the Violent Face of Palestinian Resistance
An interview with Tareq Baconi
Hamas has been all over the news since its brutal October 7 attack, but there’s much less understanding of how the group emerged. Only by studying Hamas’s history can we chart a better way forward.