There is no doubt that the UN Security Council condemnation of Israel on December 23 was an important and noteworthy event.True, the United Nations’ main chambers (the Security Council and the General Assembly) and its various institutions, ranging from the International Court of

The British government of Theresa May officially adopted on December 12 a new definition of anti-Semitism that includes legitimate criticism of Israel.The definition was adopted earlier in the year by a pro-Israel group, IHRA, although it had been considered but abandoned by

When a veteran war reporter like Robert Fisk constructs his argument regarding the siege of Aleppo based on “watching” video footage, one can truly comprehend the near impossibility of adequate media coverage on the war in Syria.In a recent article in the British Independent

The boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement has designated the week November 25 to December 3 as the “biggest-ever campaign” aimed at boycotting Israeli products and those of companies that contribute to the Israeli military occupation of Palestine.In a recently issued p

Fear and trepidation are slowly building up, as US President-elect Donald Trump is fortifying his transitional team with people capable of bringing about a nightmare scenario, not only for Americans but for the rest of the world as well.For Palestinians, the signs are even more o

As I was growing up, I was always reassured by the sound of the muezzin’s call for prayer in our refugee camp’s main mosque in Gaza.

The Fateh movement is involved in a massive tug of war that will ultimately define its future.Though the conflict is between current Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and once Gaza strongman Mohammad Dahlan, it is in no way motivated by a desire to end the Israeli occ

Did Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi actually read the full text of the UNESCO resolution on Palestine and Israel before he raved with anger?“I think this is a mistaken, inconceivable resolution,” he said.“It is not possible to continue with these resolutions at the UN and UNE

“The United States has the power to decree the death of nations,” wrote Stephen Kinzer in the Boston Globe.Kinzer’s article was titled “The media are misleading the public on Syria”.In his piece, the scholar at a Brown University Institute contested that his country’s media misin