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The tragic consequences of Gaza’s endless catch-22s

Israel will not lift its blockade of Gaza until Hamas is removed from power, but Hamas will not fall so long as there is a blockade. This is just one of the many tragic, circular paradoxes in which Gaza is entrapped.

Sacrificing Gaza’s children to war

Gaza’s traumatised children are paying the heaviest price for the endless wars raining down on them. Israel, Hamas and the international community have all failed them.

The clash between realpolitik and principled politics

The contrast between the red card from protesters and the red carpet from officials that greeted Mohammed bin Salman on his world tour highlights the growing global battle between a principled grassroots and a ‘pragmatic’ political leadership.

Diagonosing the Jerusalem embassy syndrome

The problem is not the new US embassy in Jerusalem. The problem is the reality which surrounds and underpins it.

Donald Trump, hypocrisy and the Holy Land

In their reactions to Donald Trump’s hypocritical Jerusalem declaration, many Arab and Muslim leaders have exhibited their own grotesque double standards.

The case for non-violence in Israel-Palestine

Although violence is all too often the path of least resistance, Israelis and Palestinians urgently need to navigate a peaceful path out of the quagmire.

FICTION: Escaping terror firma, Part 3 – Shipwrecked delusions

My body is seized by an overwhelming fit of shivering of epileptic proportions… “Don’t move,” a male voice commands, rather unreasonably, from amid the nervous crowd of weapons.

Podcast: Palestine’s political poster girls

The changing depiction of women in Palestinian political art reflects the shifting perceptions of their role and position in society.

From Gaza’s sinking boat to the Tahini Sea

Amer and Saleh from Gaza felt “condemned to failure”, so they decided to escape to Europe. Sadly, their aborted endeavour ended in narrowly averted death.