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
Two Years of Genocide: Gaza and the Unraveling World Order
Two years on, the consequences of the Gaza genocide extend far beyond Palestine. Western complicity and inaction have exposed the true face of the so-called “rules-based” order. With the era of US hegemony potentially coming to a turbulent close, what will the future look like for Palestinians and for a world on the cusp of […]
Two Years Since October 7: Gaza Genocide and Geopolitics
Introduction For two years, Israel has inflicted mass starvation, staggering death tolls, and relentless destruction on Gaza and its inhabitants. International efforts to recognize Israeli war crimes and halt the eradication of the Palestinian people continue to lag and fall short. On September 16, 2025, the UN Commission of Inquiry confirmed what Palestinians have identified […]
Razan Shawamreh
Razan Shawamreh, PhD, is a scholar of International Relations specializing in Chinese studies, with a particular focus on China’s foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa. She currently lectures in the Global Studies and International Relations MA program at Al-Quds University—Bard College.
China and the Gaza Genocide: A Strategic Distance
Introduction Nearly two years into Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, China’s ambassador to Israel, Xiao Junzheng, condemned the October 7 attacks as a “tragedy [that] shocked the world” while recounting his participation in Israel’s official Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony. He folded the operation into a memorial narrative of Jewish historical suffering rather than situating it […]
Gaza Uninhabitable: Challenging Colonial Frames of Erasure
Introduction The erasure of Indigenous populations lies at the core of settler-colonial narratives. These narratives aim to deny existing geographies, communities, and histories to justify the displacement and replacement of one people by another. The Zionist project is no exception. Among Zionism’s founding myths is the claim that it “made the desert bloom” and that […]
Abdalrahman Kittana
Dr. Abdalrahman Kittana is a Palestinian architect and researcher, currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tampere University, Finland, and an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Birzeit University. He holds a PhD in Architecture from KU Leuven, an MSc in Architectural regeneration from Oxford Brookes University and a BSc in Architectural Engineering from Birzeit University. Dr. Kittana […]
Statehood Without Liberation: Europe’s Response to Genocide
Introduction Since October 2023, Israel’s assault on Gaza has produced one of the most catastrophic humanitarian crises in recent history—an unfolding genocide enabled by world powers and continuing unabated despite the sweeping global solidarity it has sparked. Alongside relentless bombardment and mass displacement, the Israeli regime is waging a deliberate campaign of starvation. The Integrated […]
