The nightmare of Gaza
I had my first nightmare about Gaza six weeks after the end of my first deployment with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in February.…
The EUâs support for Israel makes it complicit in genocide
It has been nine months since the start of Israelâs genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed more than 38,000 Palestinians, injured more than 86,000, and displaced more than 1.9…
What does the success of pro-Gaza independents say about Labourâs victory?
It is the morning after the night before, and the United Kingdom has a new government. Keir Starmerâs Labour Party has won the general election in a landslide, securing nearly…
Away from global attention, Sudan is starving
The risk of a devastating famine is rising exponentially across Sudan. According to a recent report by the United Nationsâ hunger monitor, a âstark and rapid deterioration of food security situationâ…
Israelâs Sde Teiman is so similar to Guantanamo for a reason
In May, a shocking CNN report based on whistleblower testimony placed Israelâs Sde Teiman military base in the Negev desert under the global spotlight and led to it being compared…
The fate of the Rohingya may be in the Arakan Armyâs hands
In late May, reports emerged that tens of thousands of Rohingya have been forced to flee their homes in the townships of Buthidaung and Maungdaw, northern Rakhine State.The United Nations said it…
Turn left at the next intersection: Why the US needs a viable third party
The past few months of student protests against Israelâs war on Gaza, and the way they were suppressed by the authorities and maligned as âviolentâ and terror-adjacent even by supposedly…
The rule of law is made to be broken
Monday was a good day for Donald Trump, the former United States president and current Republican presidential hopeful, who is waging a forever war to âmake America great againâ. The…
Mental health under occupation: When can Palestinians heal?
For my colleague Mariam*, every morning is a prayer. After leaving her children at school in a suburb near Nablus, she hopes that nothing will hinder her way back to…
Watching the watchdogs: Palestinians resist unprecedented silencing
In the past nine months, national and local authorities in the United States have tried to suppress and criminalise Palestinian activism and expressions of identity. This crackdown has affected various…