Western media coverage of Palestinians as violent terrorists has normalised their dehumanisation & legitimised Israel’s crimes against them – like the siege & genocide in Gaza. It refuses to view their struggle as anti-colonial, argues Samar Saeed. Last Saturday morning, the Palestinian resistance launched a surprise attack on Israel by …
Read More »Ignoring Russian Colonialism Has Deadly Consequences
Since the Soviet days, Russia has tried to sell the story that the country is a “family of nations.” President Vladimir Putin still tires to export this narrative, as shown when an indigenous Tuvan musician represented Russia during a performance at the recent G20 summit in India. But this multicultural …
Read More »U.S. Journalist Working for Radio Free Europe Detained in Russia
A Russian-American journalist working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent, her employer and a journalist watchdog group said Wednesday. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with the U.S. Congress-funded outlet’s Tatar-Bashkir service, “needs to be released so she …
Read More »Why Won’t Egypt Accept Palestinians?
Egypt’s long, troubled history with Palestinian refugees, along with failed attempts at “refugee blackmail,” make it politically impossible to open its border to all Palestinians in Gaza. The Egyptian state has a long, troubled history of hosting Palestinian refugees, welcoming them, and subsequently restricting their rights according to the political …
Read More »Oil prices on rise amid Israel-Hamas war, Iran embargo call
Oil prices have risen to an extent following the start of the Israel-Hamas war, but further gains may be dependent on how the conflict plays out. Oil prices went above $90 a barrel again on Thursday following an increase in response to the Gaza hospital strike and Iran’s call for …
Read More »Hezbollah ‘recalculating’ Israel’s deterrence after Hamas attack, US aid
Some military experts believe Hamas’ attack and the scope of proposed US military assistance to Israel point to a vulnerability that is making Israel’s opponents rethink their positions. US President Joe Biden’s brief visit to Israel in the midst of a war, his repeated statements of unequivocal support and a …
Read More »Missing Pieces Of Kerch Bridge Strike: Give Ukraine What It Needs To Isolate Crimea And Gain Initiative – Analysis
IntroductionThe war in Ukraine is at a critical juncture both on the ground and in the capitols of Ukraine’s main supporters. Aid to Kyiv is now a point of contention in the United States Congress, which had to remove Ukraine support from a short-term funding package to avoid a government …
Read More »Russia-Iran-China: Geopolitical Shadows On Hamas-Israel War – Analysis
The Russia-Iran-China Trilateral as a geopolitical entity with strong strategic convergences arising from their common geopolitical and military confrontation with United States emerge in geopolitical analysis as complicit in the Hamas unprovoked barbaric surprise military offensive against Israel. The scale and ongoing military intensity of Hamas offensives against Israel are …
Read More »Lessons From The Fifth Arab-Israeli War – Analysis
In the last few decades, violent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians have been intermittent. This enduring drama has brought terrorist acts, riots, uprisings, targeted assassinations, failed diplomatic talks, conventional and unconventional attacks and endless revanchism, as well as the direct and indirect participation of outsiders. Since the conflict remains unsettled, …
Read More »Mounting U.S. Military Activities in Eastern Syria Prompt Speculation on New American Strategy
The U.S. wants to obstruct the resistance axis extending from Tehran to Beirut through the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to Athr Press. Over the past few months, Syria has become a theater of heightened US military presence, particularly in the eastern and southern regions, with the Syrian Al-Tanf area serving as …
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