Hala used to work for ActionAid in Gaza. She had a rewarding job, a comfortable home, a husband, four children and a host of relatives living in her neighbourhood. Suddenly, when Israel began bombing the Strip, she, like many...
by Anna Violante
This week has seen a wave of house demolitions in Bedouin villages and towns in Israel’s Negev desert. The most significant took place yesterday morning, when 600 police entered the unrecognised village of Wādī al-Khālīl using a...
by Anna Violante
On Friday 26 January, the International Court of Justice finally ruled on South Africa’s case against Israel. Joan E. Donoghue, President of the Court, stated that the Court cannot determine whether Israel has committed acts of genocide,...
by Ambra Visentin
Over the past five years, European countries have almost doubled their arms imports and their dependence on US suppliers is at an all-time high. At the same time, the volume of arms transfers in the world has...
by Raffaele Crocco
On the eve of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, there is no news from the battlefield. The strategy is changing, the objectives are changing, at least for some of Ukraine’s allies. The Washington Post leaks...
by Luciano Bertozzi
“I’m trying to influence Israeli society by refusing to take part in the occupation and the massacre that is going on in Gaza. I mean that it is not in my name. I am expressing my solidarity...
by Naomi Klein* - The Guardian, OtherNews
Exactly 15 years ago this week, I published an article in the Guardian. It began like this:
It’s time. Long past time. The best strategy to end the increasingly bloody occupation is for Israel to become...
Qatar’s broadcast Al Jazeera has condemned the new Israeli law that could block its journalistic activities in Israel, saying the “lies” spread by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endanger the safety of the network’s journalists around the world. “The Israeli...
by Anna Violante
The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Monday 25 March calling for an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and the “urgent need to increase the flow...
by Chiara Cruciati* (from West Bank)
It’s easy to get lost in the maze of alleyways of the Dheisheh refugee camp, which covers one square kilometre and is home to 15,000 people. Built uphill and colourful, with bright blue shop...
