Palestine
First Palestinian Olympic boxer fights hurdles before history
Every morning Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal checks texts from his Cairo-based coach -- a Gazan who cannot travel to him in the occupied West Bank -- to see his daily Olympics training schedule as he prepares to make history.
Project Syndicate / Assange is free, but are we?
I fought for years with and for Julian Assange. In what sense are we who breathe the fresh air outside prisons still free?
What I've learnt from Noam Chomsky
I once asked Noam Chomsky how he manages to remember so many facts and figures.
When will the US gain ‘independence’ from Israel?
Authorities in the US are eroding long-established principles and values in order to support Israel’s apartheid rule.
What does the recognition of European nations mean for Palestine?
However, the recognition, in practical terms, is only a symbolic move.
Gaza boys turn to football to forget, for a moment, the war
Shouting and screaming with glee and frustration, Gazan boys kicked footballs around with their bare feet. It could have been almost anywhere in the world, but this was a sandy soccer field surrounded by tents in war-torn Gaza.
Dua Lipa calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
While celebrities pour out their support of Palestine amidst Israel’s inhumane bombing, where at least 45 people, including children, were killed at a refugee camp in Rafah, Gaza, following an Israeli air strike.
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian state
The three European countries believe their initiative has strong symbolic impact that is likely to encourage others to follow suit.
ESSAY / Zadie Smith’s rhetorical tricks
Smith’s framing runs into the same blind spot in other criticisms levelled at student protests, i.e. it detaches the student’s cause from the activists, academics, and journalists, Palestinian or otherwise, who have been documenting Israel’s settler colonial project for 75 years.
First Palestinian Olympic boxer fights hurdles before history
Every morning Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal checks texts from his Cairo-based coach -- a Gazan who cannot travel to him in the occupied West Bank -- to see his daily Olympics training schedule as he prepares to make history.
Assange is free, but are we?
I fought for years with and for Julian Assange. In what sense are we who breathe the fresh air outside prisons still free?
What I've learnt from Noam Chomsky
I once asked Noam Chomsky how he manages to remember so many facts and figures.
When will the US gain ‘independence’ from Israel?
Authorities in the US are eroding long-established principles and values in order to support Israel’s apartheid rule.
What does the recognition of European nations mean for Palestine?
However, the recognition, in practical terms, is only a symbolic move.
Gaza boys turn to football to forget, for a moment, the war
Shouting and screaming with glee and frustration, Gazan boys kicked footballs around with their bare feet. It could have been almost anywhere in the world, but this was a sandy soccer field surrounded by tents in war-torn Gaza.
Dua Lipa calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
While celebrities pour out their support of Palestine amidst Israel’s inhumane bombing, where at least 45 people, including children, were killed at a refugee camp in Rafah, Gaza, following an Israeli air strike.
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian state
The three European countries believe their initiative has strong symbolic impact that is likely to encourage others to follow suit.
Zadie Smith’s rhetorical tricks
Smith’s framing runs into the same blind spot in other criticisms levelled at student protests, i.e. it detaches the student’s cause from the activists, academics, and journalists, Palestinian or otherwise, who have been documenting Israel’s settler colonial project for 75 years.
AFC back Palestine bid to suspend Israel, abolishes term limits
The Asian Football Confederation gave its backing to Palestine's proposal to suspend Israel from FIFA due to the ongoing war in Gaza at its congress in Bangkok on Thursday, as the regional body also abolished term limits for its senior office bearers.
