Every Middle Eastern state has structural problems. These countries and their allies want the world to only talk about the Islamic State
When working in Iraqi Kurdistan, I was struck by the prevalence of regressive attitudes, including racism and sexism
Western leftists tend to see the Islamic State group merely as a legacy of U.S. foreign policy. But the group is much more than that
Influential Israeli party leader Yair Lapid accused the BDS movement of carrying out the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
There is alarmingly little organizing that aims at changing the abysmal character of U.S. foreign policy
Parallels between Turkey and Israel are hard to miss
Participants of the ICAHD rebuilding camp have traveled to the occupied Palestinian territories to carry out an act of resistance against the Israeli occupation regime
Whatever the future holds for the Confederate flag, perhaps the US public might also want take a moment to ponder its culture of worshiping that good ol’ Stars and Stripes
The recent report, Breaking the Silence, received extensive coverage but Palestinian sources rarely attract media attention
For all of us working towards a just, inclusive solution to the Palestine tragedy, this election result should motivate all of us to work harder
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