2025 in Review: Palestine and the Fight for Liberation
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The World Radicalized by the Gaza Genocide
This commentary is based on Tareq Baconi’s contributions at an October 2025 panel event with Novara Media. The recording may be viewed in full here. Introduction October 7, 2023, marked a paradigmatic rupture in how Palestine is discussed and imagined. Until that moment, international discourse had been trapped in the vocabulary of statehood and peace […]
Legitimizing Genocide: The Israel-Trump Plan and Gaza’s Future
In the wake of the so-called “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has continued killing Palestinians, demolishing entire neighborhoods, and entrenching its control over the land. Meanwhile, the UNSC has officially endorsed US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza, effectively granting international legitimacy for perpetual Israeli-US occupation and laying the groundwork for a return to “business […]
Christian Zionism in the Global South: The Case of South Africa
In the nineteenth century, European empires used Christian missions to legitimize their conquest of African lands, seize resources, and entrench cultural domination. Mission schools and churches spread Western values, undermined African traditions, and framed service to the empire as service to God. Within this broader imperial landscape, British evangelicals began advancing a political vision for […]
Trump’s Colonial UN Resolution for Gaza with Shahd Hammouri
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Trump’s UNSC Resolution 2803: Repackaged Colonial Rule
Introduction On November 17, 2025, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2803 endorsing US President Donald Trump’s twenty-point plan for Gaza. The vote follows weeks of political pressure and Washington’s cajoling of Security Council members. The resolution ultimately passed with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions, from Russia and China. In addition to an […]
Palestinian Camps in Lebanon: Disarmament, Rights, and Return
Introduction Lebanese officials have revived calls to disarm Palestinian factions inside refugee camps, presenting it as part of efforts to curb “illicit weapons” and reinforce state sovereignty. Yet for many Palestinians and regional observers, the refugee-camp disarmament initiative signifies an attempt to recalibrate the region’s security landscape. It also revives traumatic collective memories of earlier […]
AI for War: Big Tech Empowering Israel’s Crimes and Occupation
Introduction US technology giants portray themselves as architects of a better world powered by artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and data-driven solutions. Under slogans such as “AI for Good,” they pledge to serve as ethical stewards of the technologies reshaping our societies. Yet in Gaza, these narratives have collapsed, alongside international norms and what remains […]
Ceasefire Is NOT the End of the Gaza Genocide. Here’s Why
