It is nigh-on impossible to meet both Israeli security demands and Palestinian requirements for minimal ‘sovereignty’, says writer Ahmad Samih Khalidi

We know from history that it is crucial to warn of the potential for genocide before it occurs, rather than belatedly condemn it after it has taken place. I think we still have that time.

On the eve of the Oct. 7 attacks, Amaney Jamal asked Gazans what they thought about Hamas, their economic circumstances and their hopes for long-term peace.

However the conflict ends, with or without Hamas in power (and I bet on the former), Israel won’t be able to avoid...

When you declare total war against Gaza, which has been under perpetual siege since 1967 after being seized by Israel during the Six Day War, what is it you're going to war against? There are no airbases, no army bases, no tank battalions, no air defense systems, no naval ports, no oil refineries, no rail system, no troop barracks, no armored personnel carriers, no howitzers, no satellite systems, no attack helicopters, no fighter jets, no anti-tank batteries,  no submarines,  no command-and-control centers. Just people, most of them women and kids. It's why the entire population must be dehumanized, turned into "human animals" whose lives don't matter.

Facing prison time for solidarity actions, an anarchist from Jaffa speaks on the violence in Palestine, the Israeli judicial system, and how to support Palestinian prisoners.