Commmenting on the arrest warrants the International Criminal Court handed down against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the world renowned economist and international affairs specialist Jeffrey Sachs wrote: “Ultimately, this is the story of how the Israel lobby undermined America, wrecked the Middle East, and set a series of international crimes against humanity in motion…
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When I read the news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had—at long last—issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence minister Gallant, the first image that came to my mind was of that farcical joint session in Congress in which Republican and Democratic lawmakers shot to standing more than fifty times in the space of an hour to applaud every single lie and deception uttered by the first of those two men now wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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In an old but still representative statement circulated since Donald Trump became president-elect, his choice for secretary of state, Senator Marco Rubio, echoed the most extremist elements in the far-right Israeli government.
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The best explanation of the Islamist orientation of the Palestinian resistance, as embodied by Hamas, was given by the brilliant Indian writer Arundhati Roy in her recent acceptance speech at the 2024 PEN Pinter Prize.
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“Elites in the Arab Diaspora: Current challenges and potential role.”
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The genocide Israel has been carrying out in Gaza has so far cost it 100 billion shekels ($30 billion), according to the occupying power’s Ministry of Finance.
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Participants in discussions concerning the media during the meeting with the prime minister last week agreed that insufficient freedom of access to information has driven people away from the official media and towards alternative media sources, especially social media, which are filled with all sorts of misinformation and baseless rumours.
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I was completely taken aback by US President Joe Biden’s statement celebrating the assassination of the Secretary-General of Hizbullah Hassan Nasrallah.
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Worldwide anger continues to mount against Israel over its detonation of booby-trapped pagers in Lebanon, killing and wounding many innocent people.
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I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw a golden artefact, described as Pharaonic, for sale on the commercial website, eBay.
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One of the most powerful moments in the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was when she said, “Clearly, I am not Joe Biden, and I am certainly not Donald Trump.
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Every passing day reaffirms the growing tide of grassroots support for the Palestinian cause in the US.
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One question that has been nagging at me since Israel launched its genocidal war against the Palestinians in Gaza is this: Where are IS and others of its ilk who claim to be fighting the enemies of Islam?
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When we think about the security and stability Egypt has achieved over the past few years, we think back to the violence and terrorism that proliferated across our towns and cities after the 25 January Revolution and we breathe a sigh of relief.
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The National Dialogue entered a new phase this week with the submission of its recommendations on pretrial detention to the president.
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When will the Arabs learn the art of reward and punishment as a foreign policy tool? If we cannot summon the initiative to pursue policies that serve our interests and undermine our enemies, then at the very least we should reward those who stand by our side and shun those who oppose us.
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One could not help being struck by the breathtaking speed with which Vice President Kamala Harris garnered support within her party and among the broader public as the prospective Democratic Party candidate now that President Joe Biden has withdrawn from the race.
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Hundreds of members of Congress laid out the red carpet for one of the most appalling war criminals of our times, rising on cue, like trained circus animals, to treat him to standing ovations more than 80 times in less than an hour.
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On 18 June, the Israeli Knesset passed a resolution rejecting the two-state solution.
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