Palestine

Destruction Southern Lebanon

Strategic reflections on the escalation of Israeli intimidation in Lebanon

Gilbert Achcar — On intimidation, terrorism, asymmetric war, deterrence, counter-deterrence, and the Dahiya doctrine in the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Lebanon.
Gilbert Achcar

Gilbert Achcar: ‘We are witnessing the first genocide in history to be televised and openly supported by the West’

Gilbert Achcar provides an overview of the complex political situation in the Middle East, situating it within the context of the political project of the global far right.
End occupations everywhere placard

From Ukraine to Palestine: The challenges of consistent internationalism

Blanca Missé — Many activists recognize movements face the same decadent global capitalism and its imperialist state system. However, international and regional politics shape these struggles, making it hard for them to unite against their common enemy.
Southern Lebanon bombing

Lebanon and the Israeli strategy of intimidation

Gilbert Achcar — In recent days, Israeli threats regarding an imminent attack on Lebanon have multiplied.
Palestine key protest

‘Two-state solution’ a fig leaf for Western leaders

Dave Holmes — Calling for a separate Palestinian state serves as a fig leaf for Western politicians to cover their fundamental position of support for Israel.
Uncommitted Movement

Palestine: From shifting the discourse to changing US policy

Max Elbaum — The movement opposing Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has transformed this country’s conversation about Palestine. This achievement opens the path to forcing a change in US policy and to putting internationalism at the center of the progressive movement’s agenda.
Dubai

Rivals in the service of empire: Abu Dhabi, Qatar and the United States

Gilbert Achcar — The two emirates’ sharp contrast in foreign policy strategy is, in fact, a boon for Washington’s policy in the extended Middle East.
Lebanese woman

Israel, not Iran or Hezbollah, wants a wider war

Joseph Daher — Having failed to defeat Hamas, Israel has doubled down, provoking a wider war with Iran and Hezbollah.
Netanyahu Gaza map

Hypocrisy: The conflict between Zionist hawks and vultures in Israel

Gilbert Achcar — What is the conflict within the Zionist power elite about? Do not believe that it is a conflict between hawks and doves as the Western media portrays it.
Embrace in Desolation The Heart of Gaza Calls

The neck and the sword: An interview with Rashid Khalidi by Tariq Ali

Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with Arab regimes, Israel’s grip on the Biden administration and the strategic calculations of Hamas.
Putin and Netanyahu

BRICS and Israel’s ongoing energy supplies

Michael Karadjis — Some of the states that have been most critical of Israel’s actions are also the ones who supply the majority of its oil and coal.
Gaza life

William I Robinson: The global meaning of Gaza

William I Robinson — The genocide in Gaza and the repression of Palestine solidarity around the world tell a larger story of global capitalist crisis.