Peace and Disarmament

Greta arrives as Gaza continues to burn As soon as she crossed the doors of the international arrivals hall, the crowd erupted into a chant that seemed to carry her forward: Palestinian flags, “Free Palestine” banners, phones held high. Greta…

Legal and Humanistic Analysis of the Global Flotilla Sumud Case in Israel This brief article aims to rigorously and sensitively examine the allegations of torture and mistreatment suffered by members of the Global Flotilla Sumud following their detention and kidnapping…

On-the-ground a live report: Saturday, October 4th. A truly warm autumn, in every sense; a scorching sun is beating down on New York City today, making the keffiyeh useful as a head covering. I’m in one of my favorite squares:…

Abolition” isn’t just a fun word to say. “I want to abolish prisons,” doesn’t just mean that you think there are too many prisons and they are too horrible. “Abolish the police” isn’t just a hip way to say “I’m…

It’s ironic that the arms control community is protesting the idea of resuming nuclear test detonations. The nuclear test detonations have never stopped. Although Bill Clinton signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in 1996, he swiftly funded the “Stockpile…

Canadian university students follow European students and declare strike in support of Palestine. Seven student associations at Concordina vote in favour of striking for divestment, more to vote this week Seven Concordia University student associations representing over 6,800 students have…

Israeli draft refusers Roman Levin and Itamar Greenberg are still arrested with another comrade for their protest two days ago on the Gaza border and their attempt to break the siege. Mesarvot Network: ״Itamar and Roman, together with dozens of…

The opening scene says it all: Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, struts at the port of Ashdod before the international activists recently abducted in international waters. He forces them to sit on the ground, calls them “terrorists” before the…

The contemporary world seems trapped in a machinery designed for forgetting. A machinery made of foolish algorithms that reward banality and one-minute trending topics, while rendering invisible the struggles that should shake consciences. The solidarity flotilla that sailed toward Gaza…

“It’s not a sea, it’s a chessboard. On its waters float aircraft carriers, millions of tons of goods, and the promise of an energy bounty. Here the great powers stare at themselves in the mirror of greed and the fear…