A United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry report on the occupied Palestinian territories has found that Israel committed genocide in the Gaza Strip between 7 October 2023 and July 2025. The report detailed that Israel committed four of the five acts outlined in the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and …
Read More »Comment Bibi a créé un État palestinien
Ces derniers jours, un nombre important de pays ont annoncé leur décision de reconnaître un État palestinien. Dans le même temps, les dirigeants de ces pays ont condamné à plusieurs reprises les attentats du 7 octobre. Voyez-vous le problème ? Ces deux positions sont logiquement incompatibles. Il est absurde de …
Read More »Qatar is no Arab Switzerland
A disturbing thought experiment: Imagine your children have been kidnapped and are being tortured in a dungeon. Your phone rings: “Hi, I just wanted to let you know about the leaders of the gang that abducted your kids. Well, it happens that I’ve hosted them in my guest house for …
Read More »Israel is forcing us out of Gaza City, with no return
Huda Skaik shares her harrowing experience of Israel’s invasion of Gaza City, and her fear of permanent displacement & the erasure of her people. As Israel proceeds with its occupation of Gaza City, where I live, the residents who witnessed past invasions fear the worst is coming. Despite having survived …
Read More »Iraq’s delicate balancing act: Caught between the US and Iran
With elections approaching, Iraq’s future hinges on how it manages internal reforms amid rising US-Iran tensions that threaten its sovereignty and stability Seven months into US President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Iraq finds itself at a critical juncture. Simmering US-Iran tensions, compounded by Israel’s war in …
Read More »Exclusive: US steps up pressure on Iraq to curb Iranian influence
The US is pressuring Iraq to curb Iranian influence through financial oversight, judicial reforms, and action against militias The United States has been quietly stepping up pressure on Baghdad for weeks in order to get it to disengage from Iran, three senior Iraqi officials have told The New Arab’s sister …
Read More »Israeli air force chief given special immunity to visit Britain
Exclusive: Israeli air force commander Tomer Bar received a “special mission” certificate for his secret trip to the UK, protecting him from arrest for war crimes. The UK government has admitted that Israel’s air force chief Tomer Bar was given special diplomatic immunity to visit Britain earlier this summer. The …
Read More »Declassified barred from London arms fair as Israeli weapons dealers arrive
Press freedom groups condemn organiser’s last minute decision to deny Declassified entry. A major arms fair has been criticised by press freedom groups for refusing to let Declassified enter the event, which is being held for the first time since Labour took power. The biennial Defence and Security Equipment International …
Read More »A Palestinian State Would Be Good for Israel
The Chance for a Two-State Solution Still Exists—but Won’t for Long More than a half century after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 242—which established the principle by which Israel would give up territory it gained in the war in exchange for peace and …
Read More »Qatar’s Arab-Islamic Summit: Hypocrites and Cowards
Israel’s airstrike in Doha was directed against Hamas leaders, not Qatar. There is no reason why the leaders of a terrorist organization, responsible for murdering thousands of Israelis and Palestinians, should feel safe anywhere. The war could have ended long ago had Hamas agreed to release the hostages, whom it …
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