UN General Assembly demands Gaza cease-fire: How countries voted
On the matter of a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, the United Nations General Assembly conducted a vote. The resolution aimed to address the ongoing conflict and ensure the safety and well-being of the affected population. The outcome of the vote was notable, with an overwhelming majority of 153 countries voting […]
Hundreds More Palestinians Dead as Israel’s Brutal Attack Claims Lives
The death toll increased substantially as Israel continued to clash with Hamas fighters in major cities of the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Nearly 2 million displaced Gazans were struggling with food shortages while seeking secure shelter. The Gaza health ministry reports that over 17,170 Palestinians have lost their lives and another 46,000 have been injured […]
From the Bullet to the Ballot: A Strategic Shift in the Palestinian Struggle
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow (The following opinion piece was published in al-Bawaba: The Middle East Gateway on April 15, 2004, and has long been removed from the newspaper’s archives. It was supposed to be included in Islamic Insights: Writings and Reviews, an anthology of Dr. John Andrew Morrow’s journalism, published by Ansariyan Publications in 2010; […]
Israel and the BDS debate: two academics respectfully agree to differ
From Australia, we watch Israel at a great distance, safe in the knowledge that the regular and horrific levels of violence in the region are far from our shores. But we still find ourselves, like most of the world, asking: what can we do? One response is the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which […]