Opinion & Analysis

When the Torturer is the Savior: Can BRICS Help Us Escape the West’s Hegemony and Contradictions?

At the zenith of the mass protests in Egypt on January 25, 2011, Twitter, Facebook and other Western-based social media platforms appeared to be the most essential tools for the Egyptian Revolution. Though some observers later contested the use of the terms ‘Twitter Revolution’ or ‘Social Media Revolution,’ one cannot deny the centrality of these […]

From Golda Meir to Ben-Gvir: Examining Israel’s Supremacist Apartheid Legacy

An unbiased look at the progression within Israeli politics shows that there is a clear and direct line between the early Zionists like Golda Meir and Shimon Peres and today’s Zionists Ben-Gvir and his vile constituency of racists.
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Blind Loyalty or Selective Blindness? American Politicians’ Perplexing Support for Apartheid Israel

A sickness has infected American politics. This malady, it so happens, affects people of both parties, and support for apartheid Israel - which means funding it to the tune of billions of dollars each year - crosses almost every political divide.
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China’s Diplomatic Evolution: A Potential Ally for Palestinians’ Quest for Justice

China’s slow drift from a Western-centric economic system is being coupled with a whole new approach to foreign policy - ‘wolf diplomacy’ in the West and a gentler, kinder approach in the Global South.
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Behind Crumbling Concrete: The Tragic Story of Ain Al Hilweh’s Displaced Palestinians

Throughout the years, hundreds of Ain Al-Hilweh's refugees have been killed in Israeli bombings, and with the camp a tinderbox of political rivalries and machinations, infighting is adding new danger to the lives of Palestinian refugees in the camp.
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