The indispensable state
GHASSAN CHARBEL May 27, 2024 Benjamin Netanyahu anxiously reads the reports about the International Criminal Count, the International Court of Justice and Spain, Ireland and Norway’s recognition of a Palestinian […]
International indictment of Israel is also a rebuke for the US
OSAMA AL-SHARIF May 28, 2024 Horrifying images of decapitated babies, charred bodies, and burnt tents in an Israeli-designated “safe area” where thousands of distressed Palestinians in Gaza were forced to […]
Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry
Israel Mossad director Yossi Cohen personally involved in secret plot to pressure Fatou Bensouda to drop Palestine investigation, sources say Harry Davies in JerusalemTue 28 May 2024 The former head of […]
New settler units on Palestinian land hand Israel a powerful demographic weapon
ANALYSIS There has been “a major uptick” in efforts to create illegal settlements in East Jerusalem either within or alongside Palestinian neighborhoods. (AFP) Updated 15 sec ago JONATHAN GORNALL May […]
World leaders condemn Israel over latest deadly attack on Rafah tent camp
Israel is pushing ahead with military action in southern Gaza despite a ruling by the ICJ urging the country to immediately halt its push, EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, […]
Recognition of Palestine is inconsequential without pressure on Israel
SHARIF NASHASHIBI May 24, 2024 There is a tendency in the pro-Palestine movement to celebrate anything that angers Israel as a major achievement. The movement often overlooks the fact that […]
Horror on the Road to Gaza – Why Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Trucks
May 24, 2024 Articles, Features By Fayha Shalash – Ramallah They stole the merchandise, attacked the driver then burned the truck, all under the watchful eye, in fact the protection of the Israeli […]
Top UN court orders Israel to halt military operation in Rafah, Israel is unlikely to comply
UPDATE Judge Nawaf Salam, president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) presides over the International Court of Justice (ICJ), during a ruling on South Africa’s request to order a […]
Whistleblowers allege widespread abuses at Israeli detention camp
Sources describe Palestinian inmates being beaten, kept shackled to hospital beds or made to stand for hours Lorenzo Tondo and Quique Kierszenbaum in JerusalemThu 23 May 2024 The Guardian Prisoners held at an […]
The ICC arrest warrants: Hypocrisy and a guilty conscience
22nd May 2024 Daniyal Kahlon & Tahmeed Ahmad, UK The Israeli offensive in Gaza has highlighted the hypocrisy of the Western-led ‘rule-based order’. One such moment was when Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that he was seeking an arrest warrant for the head of a state […]
When displays of strength mask weakness
May 21,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Palestinian Fayez Sayegh once wrote that when pro-Israel groups appeared to be at their strongest, they were masking their weakness. Recent […]
300 tons of Zamzam supplied daily in Madinah
Previous 1 / 2 300 tons of Zamzam water are brought daily from Makkah to the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. (SPA) 2 / 2 300 tons of Zamzam water are brought daily […]
The Grim Reality of Israel’s Corpse Politics
BYJACLYNN ASHLY A Jacobin investigation explores Israel’s practice of using the bodies of slain Palestinians as bargaining chips, refusing to return them to their families. Denying the right to bury loved ones, […]
Gantz’s challenge to Netanyahu and the ICC: What comes next?
OSAMA AL-SHARIF May 21, 2024 Israel is in turmoil. It has been in chaos since before Oct. 7. Its war on Gaza has turned into a stigma, haunting the country, […]
How Oct. 7 changed our understanding of the Palestinian Nakba
DR. RAMZY BAROUD May 21, 2024 Inadvertently, Israel has pressed the reset button on its war with the Palestinian people, taking the so-called conflict back to square one. Save a […]
How Extremists Took Over Israel
After 50 years of failure to stop violence and terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish ultranationalists, lawlessness has become the law. Credit… By Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti This story is told in three […]
UN humanitarian chief delivers ‘apocalyptic’ warning over Gaza aid
Emergency relief coordinator says famine looming as Israel’s Rafah offensive blocks vital aid routes Lorenzo Tondo in JerusalemSun 19 May 2024 The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has warned of “apocalyptic” consequences […]
Clueless in Gaza
YOSSI MEKELBERG May 18, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu avoids giving interviews to domestic media outlets, as accountability and transparency have never been his forte. He does not like […]
Oil theft the untold driver of Syria’s enduring humanitarian crisis
SIR ALAN DUNCAN May 18, 2024 More than 13 years since the onset of civil war, the suffering in Syria has rarely been further from the headlines. Concurrent crises in […]
Recognising Palestine without borders and leadership change would be a mistake
May 19,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Muhannad Alazzeh The war in Gaza is entering its eighth month without an end in sight while there is a failed diplomatic effort to […]