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Palestine Through the Lens

Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946) This is a review of an exceptional photobook, Images of Palestine...

yesterday 10

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Jamal Kanj

Contrasting Reality: Treatment of Israeli and Palestinian Prisoners

The release of three Israeli women held captive in Gaza on Sunday attracted significant global media attention. However, there was comparatively...

22.01.2025 10

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Jamal Kanj

Cease-Fire in Gaza: A Tale of Trump's Illusion and Biden's Failure

Cease-Fire in Gaza: A Tale of Trump's Illusion and Biden's Failure
18.01.2025 6

Common Dreams

Jamal Kanj

Reaching Ceasefire in Gaza: A Tale of Trump’s Illusion and Biden’s Failure

President Joe Biden, flanked by his Secretary of State and Vice President, announced the ceasefire in Gaza with an air of accomplishment, framing it...

17.01.2025 10

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Jamal Kanj

Negotiation Smokescreen: How the U.S. and Antisemites Became Key Enablers of Israeli Genocide in Gaza

The devastation in Gaza continues to escalate, with ceasefire negotiations used as part of a calculated strategy and a smokescreen until Israel...

07.01.2025 8

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Jamal Kanj

What Lies Behind Israel’s War on Gaza Hospitals?

By targeting hospitals—essential lifelines in a besieged region—Israel not only deepens the humanitarian crisis but also sends a chilling message:...

02.01.2025 3

Common Dreams

Jamal Kanj

Palestinian Authority: Protecting the “Homeland,” or a New Zionist Bantustan

Since the 1993 Oslo Accord, Israel has invaded Jenin Camp numerous times. The City of Jenin and the nearby camp are in what is considered as Area A...

24.12.2024 10

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Jamal Kanj

Netanyahu’s Diabolical Undeclared War Objectives in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel’s war on Gaza will continue until achieving what he terms “total victory.”...

06.12.2024 5

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Jamal Kanj

Netanyahu's Diabolical Undeclared War Objectives in Gaza

The live-documented ethnic cleansing in Gaza, much like in 1948, alongside the expansion of Jewish-only colonies in the West Bank, underscores the...

04.12.2024 10

Common Dreams

Jamal Kanj

Israeli Engineered Chaos and Looting in Gaza

Last March, I wrote Gaza: Genocide by Starvation, analyzing Israel's strategy to divert attention from the starvation caused by its blockade by...

26.11.2024 20

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Jamal Kanj

Western Media: Whitewashing Israeli Genocide and Manufacturing Consent

A UN Special Committee has characterized Israel’s war in Gaza as genocide, while Western "free" media has abandoned its ethical responsibility to...

19.11.2024 4

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Jamal Kanj

Netanyahu’s Addiction to Endless Wars

American news outlets reported that the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system was “to defend Israel against a...

24.10.2024 4

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Jamal Kanj

The Israeli General’s Plan in Gaza: Genocide by Starvation

George Orwell’s dystopian foresight could easily find new expressions in the ongoing Israeli wars of genocide in Gaza and Lebanon. Much like “war...

18.10.2024 7

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Jamal Kanj

Netanyahu’s Intoxicated Euphoria will Turn into a Prolonged Hangover

The Iranian retaliation against Israel followed a week of political ploy and military subterfuge. On the political level, Iran’s newly elected...

07.10.2024 9

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Israel’s War on Lebanon and Netanyahu’s October Surprise to Pick the Next U.S. President

The launching of the widespread terror campaign targeting civilians in Lebanon is an integral part of the Israeli war strategy to achieve tactical...

27.09.2024 30

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Jamal Kanj

Exploding Pagers in Lebanon, Another Israeli Terrorism Blunder?

According to Israeli sources, the Biden administration wanted to avoid a broader regional conflict that might involve the Resistance in Lebanon,...

19.09.2024 20

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Jamal Kanj

Israel’s Bloody Negotiations Strategy in Gaza

Fifty-two years ago, almost to the day, on September 8, 1972, I survived the first of many Israeli air and sea raids on my refugee camp in northern...

13.09.2024 3

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Jamal Kanj

Why Would Six Israelis Receive More Attention Than Tens of Thousands of Murdered Palestinians

September 1, 2024, twenty-seven Palestinian families woke up to mourn their loved ones, including at least 11 who were killed at a “safe”...

06.09.2024 3

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Jamal Kanj

How Blinken’s Disinformation Perpetuates the Suffering in Gaza?

After a three-hour meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, Anthony Blinken professed Israel’s acceptance of a supposed ceasefire proposal. However, less...

29.08.2024 7

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Jamal Kanj