Maha Abdallah
Maha Abdallah is a graduate teaching assistant and a PhD researcher in the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp. Her research investigates Zionism, settler colonialism, and the genocide of the Palestinian people. She has authored and co-authored academic papers, reports, and articles on international law and human rights, including in relation to business and human rights in occupied […]
Depressing the Vote: Genocide and 2024 US Presidential Race
Introduction The Democratic Party failed to recognize the profound impact of its support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza on its defeat in the 2024 US presidential elections. Many analysts have downplayed the effect of the genocide on former US Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss, emphasizing other factors that depressed voter support and turnout. The […]
Trump and Israel’s Plans for Gaza with Diana Buttu
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What a Second Trump Administration Means for Palestinians
In the months leading up to the US presidential elections, Palestinians watched as Democrats and Republicans wrestled for the title of “Israel’s best friend.” Now, with Trump poised to return to the White House in January, and Republicans in control of both the House and Senate amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, Palestinians are bracing […]
Trump’s Return: Implications for the Palestinian Struggle
On November 5, 2024, the US electorate voted Donald J. Trump for a second term in the 60th presidential election. His victory and return to office after four years follows a turbulent Democratic presidential campaign, which saw President Biden abandon his re-election bid earlier this year and his successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, double down […]
Global Solidarity Against Genocide Resisting for Palestinian Liberation
The UK and Its Illusive Arms Embargo
UK arms companies have long profited from selling weapons to Israel, with licenses issued from the British government. Since 2008, these exports have totaled an estimated $740 million, continuing even amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza. In protest, a Foreign Office official recently resigned over this policy of continued licensing. Following the Labour Party’s July […]
Karim Mattar
Karim Mattar is Associate Professor of English at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A descendant of survivors of the Palestinian Nakba of 1948, he works at the intersection of Palestine studies, the humanities, and higher education. He is currently writing two books: “The Ethics of Affiliation: Palestine and the Future of Humanism” and “Reflections […]
Student Organizing & Change-Making on University Campuses
This commentary is based on an episode of Rethinking Palestine, Al-Shabaka’s podcast series, which aired on May 27, 2024. The discussion may be listened to in full here. In April 2024, students at Columbia University set up an encampment on campus grounds in solidarity with the Palestinian people—particularly those in Gaza facing the ongoing genocide. […]
