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A Peace Triangle in the Middle East/West Asia Through Trade?

In 2025, the Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian non-governmental organization EcoPeace Middle East developed the concept of a “Peace Triangle” for the entire West Asian region. This initiative builds upon a memorandum dated September 9, 2023—signed by the USA, India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE,…

A False Solution: The Green Blue Deal in the Name of Peace in the Middle East / West Asia

The next climate conference (COP 31) will take place in Antalya, Turkey, in November 2026, with the preparatory meetings being held in Bonn from June 8 to 18. There, civil society groups will present proposals to combat the climate catastrophe—this…

Are Ukraine and Gaza Situations Similar? Part 1

According to a widespread view, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s invasion of Gaza are two comparable military interventions. It is argued that these two wars constitute two flagrant violations of international law. Putin and Netanyahu are evenly accused…

Are Ukraine and Gaza Situations Similar? Part 2

Read Part 1 here A short-term occupation for one and a longer-term one for the other In Ukraine, the popular uprising of 2013 and 2014 was facilitated by aid provided by the United States (tents, buses, food, entertainment). The coup…

The Educational Situation in the Gaza Strip Before and After the War

The Overwhelming Assessment The reconstruction and renewal of this educational system appear today as an immense challenge, given the scale of the destruction and damage suffered by school and university infrastructures. For several decades, education has occupied a central place…

Interview with Dr Alon Ben Meir: Promoting Nonviolence in the Middle East

David interviews Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, retired professor of International Relations and Middle East Studies, for a wide-ranging conversation on the Davids Campaign and the urgent need to renew nonviolent strategies in the Middle East. The campaign seeks to support individuals…

When the UN is set on fire: the demolition of UNRWA as a moral and legal rupture of the international order

The demolition and subsequent burning of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem, carried out by Israeli authorities on 20 January 2026, do not constitute an…

On Being Palestinian

Proud to carry an origin on my shoulders that does not weigh me down, but propels me forward. To be Palestinian is to be born with a legacy of history, land, and wind, and to feel it, vibrate, even when…

The Assault on UNRWA: A Dagger to the Heart of the United Nations

In the shadowed streets of Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, Israeli police stormed the UNRWA headquarters on December 8, 2025, lowered the blue United Nations flag, and hoisted the Israeli one—seizing property and cutting off communications. This was no mere raid:…

Disobedience that repairs the world

Only international pressure can stop Israel, as it stopped apartheid in South Africa. And if governments are complicit, who will put pressure on them? You and I, we, the people, starting with young people like Ella and Iddo of Mesarvot,…

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