Middle East

In the context of the ongoing debate about freedom of debate, there is a proverbial «elephant in the room» that many are reluctant to name explicitly. Recent measures such as revoking visas, detaining students and scholars, suppressing protests, restricting academic…

Nivine Sandouka is a Palestinian lifelong human rights activist and feminist, and is the current regional director of ALLMEP Alliance for Middle East Peace, a network of 170 organizations in various ways committed to building peace and a future of reconciliation.She previously worked…

On April 29th, the eve of Yom HaZikaron (Remembrance Day), we will gather once again to honour all lives lost to the conflict. Instead of deepening division, we choose to stand together in mourning. We won’t allow our pain to…

After the interview a few days ago with the Israeli pacifist Maoz Inon, we continue in our ‘behind the scenes’ reporting leading to the It’s Now Event in Jerusalem (May 8th – 9th) which promises to be the biggest Peace Assembly ever attempted in…

Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) has strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza and Rafah, describing the attacks as brutal and inhumane. In a statement issued today, the DRU Executive Committee called on the international community, including the Organization of…

On Monday evening, after 15 months of relentless bombardment, Netanyahu and his extremist government chose to break the fragile ceasefire. This decision to resume the fighting unleashed a wave of destruction that has already claimed the lives of over 400…

Ella Keidar Greenberg announced today her refusal to enlist in the Israeli army and serve in the ongoing genocidal war in Gaza and has been sentenced to 30 days in prison. It is still not clear if she will be…

On Wedensday, March 19 at 10:00, in Tel Hashomer enlistment camp, Ella Keidar Greenberg, an 18-year-old Israeli conscientious objector, will publicly declare her refusal to enlist in the Israeli military. She will be accompanied by a demonstration organized by Mesarvot…

Fourteen members of Congress have signed a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding the release of recent Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident of the U.S. who was arrested by immigration authorities for helping organize campus…

No War with Iran.  Attacking militarily would be an egregious act displaying insanity.  Three days after Pres. Trump took another page from Netanyahu’s threats of military action regarding Iran’s legal nuclear program, both the Russian and China’s Navies sailed into…