Palestine

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Universities Australia’s new antisemitism definition: A novel kind of campus governance?

Gwenael Velge — History shows that paradigmatic slides in governance often start with universities, but they rarely stop there.
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Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel on ‘No Other Land’ (plus PACBI’s response to criticisms of its position)

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel outlines its position on the film ‘No Other Land’, and responses to the debate it has generated.
A Palestinian woman sits on the ruins of her house that was destroyed by the Israeli military in Masafer Yatta, January 2023. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.

‘No Other Land’: The paradoxes of an Oscar win in a West Bank under siege

Award-winning documentary ‘No Other Land’ has been criticized for normalizing the Occupation and violating BDS guidelines, writes Anna Lippman.
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Israel’s war on Palestine: An imperialist attack on the entire Middle East

Fourth International — In Palestine, more than anywhere else, the victorious struggle of the exploited and oppressed can be the path to a fairer world.
Free Mahmoud Khalil

United States: Free, Free Mahmoud Khalil! Their first line of attack must be our first line of defense

Tempest Collective — The Trump administration’s arrest, detention, and possible deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is a threat to all our democratic rights.
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So-called axis of resistance: Which way forward for Palestinian liberation?

Joseph Daher discusses regional and multipolar imperialism, the limits of Iranian resistance, and the international path toward Palestinian liberation.
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United States-Russia talks: Peace between neofascists and war on oppressed peoples

Gilbert Achcar — We are witnessing a convergence between neofascists at the expense of oppressed peoples.
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In search of alternatives: Strategies for social movements to counter imperialism and authoritarianism

Iqra Anugrah — The rise of potential state challengers to US dominance does not mean the ushering in of a new progressive era, but it can represent opportunities for social movements to challenge Western imperialism.
Illustration by Shehzil Malik

Geopolitics of genocide: An interview with Rafeef Ziadah

Rafeef Ziadah — The genocide in Gaza lays bare the harsh realities of modern geopolitics, highlighting the mechanisms of power in a world shaped by imperial ambitions and the strategic exploitation of resources.
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‘We have witnessed the final nail in the coffin of Western liberal pretence’: An interview with Gilbert Achcar

Gilbert Achcar discusses the fall of the al-Assad dynasty in Syria, its implications on the Palestinians’ struggle and the hypocrisy of Western powers.
Head of the Houthi-led government Ahmad al-Rahawi (3rd from right) and members of his government listen to the representative of Hamas in Yemen, Muadh Abu Shammalah, during their visit to the Hamas office in Sanaa, Yemen on August 19, 2024.

Yemen’s Ansar Allah: On the Houthi movement’s roots, governance and resistance

Helen Lackner — Until it fired missiles and drones against Israel in October 2023, the Yemeni Houthi movement, officially known as Ansar Allah, remained largely unknown in the Global North.
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Two myths about the Gaza ceasefire

Gilbert Achcar — There are two conspicuous myths about the Gaza ceasefire.

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