Tag: Israel

The Historical Context: The Canaanites, an ancient Semitic people, thrived in the region that is now modern-day Israel, Lebanon, and parts of Syria around 2000 BCE. Known for their advanced culture, maritime trade, and architectural achievements, the Canaanites left an indelible mark on the pages o...

I ask the taxi driver, ‘don’t show me tourist sites, any show-pieces, only places where ordinary people live.’ The hospital have put me on the out-patient register; a weekly consultation schedule, future therapy dates in Netanya. The doctors embrace me at the end of their s...

That is, they don’t believe they are committing genocide, and have stated dropping pamphlets amidst continued bombing of so-called safe areas [documented by the NyTimes and the Biden administration], and the shooting of unarmed Gazans under a white flag. The one minor concession which has I...

The region accounts for the bulk of the world’s oil and natural gas reserves, which is the engine of the modern economy. Since they get a good profit margin, the West figured out how to recycle the returns from the producing countries back into its economy and corporate profits. War is busines...

Asmost people will be aware, there’s a devastating conflict taking place in Gaza right now. Following brutal attacks by Hamas on the 7th October, in which 1,400 Israeli civilians and military personnel were killed or taken hostage, the Israeli government has responded with a full ...

My first brush with antisemitism happened when I was twenty years old. Some friends and I were taking part in a Secret Santa tradition we’d always do right before winter break, and when it was my turn to open my gift, I was horrified to find out I was holding a copy of Hitler’s autobiogr...

3,700 children killed in Gaza, and counting. So many more maimed, scarred, bereft of beloved siblings and family… These are not “acceptable losses” — these are OUR children, every bit as much as are the Israeli children murdered or taken hostage by Hamas. They are AL...