One year on: Gazans feel the pain of being abandoned by Egypt
Although the Israeli siege hurts Gazans more materially, the Egyptian blockade is more painful emotionally. It is also counterproductive.
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One year on: Gaza’s hidden psychological ruins
It is not just the landscape that is scarred and devastated, Gaza is an emotional and mental wreck teetering on the verge of psychological ruin.
Read MoreSpring of hope amid winter of despair in the Knesset
For Palestinians in Israel, the recent race for the Knesset was both the worst of elections and the best.
Read MoreIsrael and Egypt’s insane alliance against Gaza
Despite Egypt’s mediating role, it is no impartial broker on Gaza. It shares Israel’s view that Hamas can be crushed and suffocated into submission.
Read MoreThe missing link: Re-connecting Gaza with the West Bank
Gaza and the West Bank are effectively on different planets. Connecting them must be part of any lasting solution and would make a world of difference.
Read MorePalestinian resistance: The gun or the olive branch?
The death and destruction inflicted by Israel’s assault on Gaza point to the futility of Palestinian armed resistance. Peaceful resistance is the way.
Read MoreArab leaders as human shields in Gaza
In order bring a halt to the multiplying human tragedy in Gaza, the Arab League should convene an emergency summit there.
Read MoreGaza’s forsaken and forgotten people
Gaza’s humanitarian disaster and the rising tensions there are forgotten by the world. Principle and pragmatism demand an end to the blockade.
Read MoreGunship diplomacy, rockets and the forgotten tragedy of Gaza
The other tragedies make it is easy to forget Gaza. But with a humanitarian crisis and rising tensions, it’s time to end the Israeli-Egyptian blockade.
Read MoreBDS: Can the boycott against Israel succeed… and how?
The furore surrounding Scarlett Johansson’s SodaStream endorsement raises the question to what extent BDS can help end the occupation… and how.
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