April 27, 2019 Zuhair Sabbagh* The following research article is an attempt to analyze the reasons behind the increasing drift of right-wing politics in Israeli parliamentary elections in the last two decades. It also evaluates the impact of national insecurity and scaremongering on the political behavior of Israeli Jewish voters. …

Reading a recent post, I made the critical error of clicking on the link to a Thomas Friedman column. I will not engage Friedman’s screed against Ilhan Omar – for the record, I’m on Team Ilhan – because I believe Friedman has too much blood on his keyboard to be …

British band Slovo who declined offers to play in Israel has released a song highlighting Israeli apartheid and called for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song, which contains the lyric: “I don’t sing for apartheid,” calls for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest final which will …

While Washington celebrates victory, the Islamic State is regrouping, and the Assad regime is letting it happen. By Sarah Hunaidi A truck carrying Islamic State fighters who surrendered to Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as they are transported out of Baghouz in Syria’s northern Deir Ezzor province on Feb. 20, …

Ronnie Kasrils I was shut down in South Africa for speaking out, and I’m disturbed that the same is happening to critics of Israel now Ronnie Kasrils was a leading member of the African National Congress during the apartheid era and former government minister Wed 3 Apr 2019 As a …

Richard Falk* Controlling the Discourse Israel has been brilliant over the years in shaping and misdirecting the public discourse on the future of Palestine. Among its earliest achievement along these lines was the crucial propaganda victory by having the 1948 War known internationally as the ‘War of Independence.’ Such a …

Karachi ( ) 43rd International land day of Palestine marked in various cities of Pakistan during the ongoing campaign of Palestine Foundation Pakistan (PLF) ” Plant Palestine”. An All Parties conference held at Karachi Press Club on 31st march Sunday to paying tribute to the martyrs of Great Return March …

The apartheid did not start with him and will not end with his departure Mar 13, 2019 Gideon Levy Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, March 10, 2019. It’s not Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, or at least not just him. One cannot blame one person, …

On Tuesday, February 5, as the government of Emmanuel Macron pushed harsh repressive laws against demonstrators through the National Assembly, the Yellow Vests joined with France’s unions for the first time in a day-long, nation-wide “General Strike.” At the very moment when in Paris the lower house was voting to …