Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Daily Sabah, which is close to the government of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, reports that the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued arrest warrants for 37 Israeli officials on charges of genocide. The move comes amid jockeying between Turkiye and Israel over the Turkish proposal to send Turkish […]
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Israel/ Palestine
Verdict from the People: Why the Gaza Tribunal is about Accountability, not Symbolism
( Middle East Monitor ) – In the face of the international legal and political systems’ paralysing silence and utter failure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza, international civil society has refused to stand idly by. Instead, it continues to forge a path, presenting essential working models for what true justice in […]
“Palestine 36” tells a forgotten Story of Revolt – and how the Legacy of Colonialism endures in Palestine
By Anne Irfan, UCL (The Conversation) – The great Palestinian revolt, which began in 1936 and lasted three years, was a pivotal event in the modern history of both the Middle East and the British empire. Often considered the biggest popular uprising in Palestinian history, it had far-reaching ramifications for Palestinian nationalism, Zionism and British […]
The Netanyahu Cabinet’s Complicity in the Gaza Genocide
The ICC has challenged Israel’s prime minister and his former defense minister for the Gaza atrocities. Several other cabinet members have contributed to these crimes. But none have been charged for these crimes. Should they be charged? Could they be charged? New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, a classified report by a […]
Gaza and Sudan: The Rubble and even Blood can be seen by Satellite
by Azmat Ali ( Middle East Monitor ) – The mass killing in Gaza and the onslaught in Sudan are part of a broader global pattern in which civilians are deliberately targeted. Those affected in both places are equally human, yet the world has responded differently. Gaza has prompted widespread global mobilisation, protests, boycotts […]
Israel’s Politicians Rebel for the right to Torture
After resigning in protest of the Likud government, and going missing for the better part of a dramatic day; Israel’s Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was arrested, and charged with “fraud and breach of trust, abuse of her office, obstruction of justice, and unlawful disclosure of material.” She was the top legal official […]
Conflicting Visions of an International Force for Gaza in Istanbul and Washington
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Two visions of the future of Gaza are congealing, in two different power centers. One is the Arab and Muslim foreign ministers who met Monday in Istanbul, including Türkiye, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday morning that the […]
Israel didn’t silence Palestinian Journalists Alone; We Helped
by Tony Rigopoulos A few days ago, in a full room at the opulent gardens of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna — once home to the Habsburgs — during the 75th World Congress of the International Press Institute, Palestinian journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh addressed nearly a hundred journalists from around the world about the reality of […]
Lasting Peace and Recovery in Gaza depends on local Participation, not just Ceasefires
By Mahmood Fayazi, Royal Roads University (The Conversation) – Two years into the Israeli war in Gaza, world leaders recently gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to deliberate on a long-awaited peace plan to end the conflict. As part of this plan, both Israel and Hamas agreed to another ceasefire agreement — the latest in a […]
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