Opinion

The growing settlement enterprise requires a constantly growing circle of partners in crime. Even the Authority for National-Civic Service, known in Hebrew as Sherut Leumi, contributes its bit to this criminal operation. Last week we discovered that the state allows national service volunteers to do their service in illegal West …

By Mona Abuamara Israel has been hard at work to generate an atmosphere where even the mere mention of the cataclysmic event, the Nakba, which is responsible for its creation, and the horrors that the Palestinian people had to endure and live through ever since became taboo. This arrogant brutal …

By: Gideon Levy Both Russia and Israel justify their invasions under the auspices of ‘self-defence’, and in both cases, that is untrue The shockwaves from the Russia-Ukraine war quickly reached Israel, revealing some embarrassing truths and challenging Israelis to see their country as it actually is – so very different …

By: Dr Ramzy Baroud A new global geopolitical game is in formation, and the Middle East, as is often the case, will be directly impacted by it in terms of possible new alliances and resulting power paradigms. While it is too early to fully appreciate the impact of the ongoing …

By: Alaa Tartir It’s astonishing to witness the swift European response, the ability to mobilise quickly, and the celebration of resistance when it is ‘white, blond and blue-eyed’ Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, I was asked during several conversations with European policymakers: “What can Europeans do to address the injustice …

Alya Zoabi has advocated for countless Palestinian families whose loved ones have been attacked by Israeli forces. But the injustice of the Israeli system hit home last month when her own brother was beaten and arrested by Israeli police in Jerusalem. BY: ALYA ZOABI Being a Palestinian child in Israel …

As an Israeli, it took me years to unlearn Zionism. Now, my solidarity with Palestinian prisoners compels me to reject a court summons. By: Neta Golan On Feb. 21, I walked from my home in the Old City of Nablus in the occupied West Bank to a shop downtown, to …

By: Reem Zubaidi Israel reinstated a ban on Palestinian family unification March 11 in an explicit attempt to ensure a Jewish demographic majority. The ban means that Palestinian citizens of Israel cannot pass on citizenship or even residency to spouses or family from the West Bank or Gaza. Also to …

By: Motasem A Dalloul The Israeli authorities have set a cap on the number of Ukrainian refugees that it is prepared to accept. The government said that it would only accept 25,000 immigrants who are not eligible for Israeli citizenship; in other word, who are not Jews. After much criticism, …

By: Jonathan Cook Journalists are cheering on the arming of militias and civilians making improvised explosives – acts they usually treat as terrorism It is simply astonishing how many western journalists, including normally cautious BBC reporters, are shamelessly fawning over young women building Molotov cocktails on the streets of Ukrainian …