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The peace appeals of Israel’s Western enablers are a cynical charade
Smoke rises after Israeli bombardment of Beirut's southern suburbs on September 28, 2024 [AP Photo/Hassan Ammar]

That is the conundrum facing a host of suddenly fretting Western leaders, led by retiring US President Joe Biden, who insist – publicly, at least – that they are working..

29 October 2024 | Articles

What Sinwar’s death reveals about war and peacemaking in Palestine
A Yemeni boy in Sanaa looks from behind a portrait of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on October 18, 2024 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Wednesday sparked wildly different reactions across the world. While Israel and its allies celebrated the demise of the “mastermind” of the October..

29 October 2024 | Articles

White-wing politics dominating US election spell trouble for the world
Whatever the outcome, analysts have reason to worry about the impact the election will have on the Caucasian bloc and especially on the European pseudo-continent, writes Gathara [Brendan Smialowski and Chandan Khanna/ AFP]

With less than a fortnight to go till presidential elections are held in the United States, leading candidates are making their final appeals to the electorate. However, it is not..

29 October 2024 | Articles

Northern Gaza is what you imagine hell to be, and probably worse
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Israeli military attacks in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, walk along the Salah al-Din main road in eastern Gaza City, making their way to the city centre, on October 22, 2024 [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

Can you imagine what it feels like to be told that you and your family may be killed if you do not leave your home? That you all have minutes..

29 October 2024 | Articles