A documentary examining Israel’s use of artificial intelligence in military operations in Gaza received a 25-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, in what was described
American complicity in Israel’s war of vengeance and collective punishment of innocent civilians in Gaza debacles the American history of giving life to knowledge, wisdom, ideals of freedom, and justice. Analyzing the
More
Below are early critical reflections from within on the recent upheaval in Israel/Palestine highlighting the disastrous consequences of Hamas’s “boomerang” insurgency, which triggered mass destruction and the deepening of Israel’s apartheid. Articulation of
More
As Aaron David Miller, a Middle East expert at the Woodrow Wilson Center, observes, a strange, self-sustaining relationship remains. Israel’s hawkish government—comprising many politicians who have little interest in seeing the creation
More Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip—which began following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023—has led to mass civilian deaths including those of more than 6,000 children as of November, with “damning evidence of
More
A joint Arab-Islamic summit held in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on November 11, rejected Israeli claims that the war in Gaza was in “self-defense.” The participating members instead held Israel responsible for
More
For more than three weeks, Osama Siam, like many other Palestinians in Gaza, had to give up his car and resort to donkey carts only after fuels and other necessities were cut
More
Palestine, officially recognized as the State of Palestine by the United Nations and other entities, is a de jure sovereign state in Western Asia, claiming the West Bank and Gaza Strip with
More
Ever since Hamas launched a war against Israel, killing hundreds of innocent Israeli citizens and catching the Israeli government by surprise, many ardent supporters of Hamas and the Palestinian cause have vociferously
More
On this page last week, a colleague expressed misgivings about the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) resilience and wondered if their edge had dulled. No one has ever doubted the will, fighting prowess,
More
The Israeli government formally declared war and greenlighted “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack, as the military labored into Monday to crush fighters still in southern towns
More
Hamas, an Islamist Palestinian group ruling the Gaza Strip, launched a massive surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, which included the firing of thousands of rockets and the infiltration of militants into
More
The Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel are truly horrible and unprecedented. The attacks are ongoing. It will take days, even weeks to clean all of the terrorists out. No one yet knows
More
The Israeli army on Friday carried out raids on military monitoring posts belonging to Hamas in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons fired from the coastal enclave into Israel, according to Palestinian
More
Sundus Azza scans the news before she heads home, checking for signs that her 30-minute commute could turn into a four-hour-long slog. Any incident could make travel difficult. Sometimes Azza waits for
More
Libya is experiencing political turmoil, with rare popular demonstrations in different parts of the country on August 27. This follows reports that the Tripoli-based Government of Nation Unity (GNU), one of Libya’s
More