Ismat Quzmar

Ismat Quzmar is an economic researcher based in Ramallah, Palestine. He is currently the External Relations Officer at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) and previously worked with the Ministry of National Economy, the Palestinian Network of Non-Governmental Organizations (PNGO), and the Advancement Department of Birzeit University. Ismat holds a master’s degree in comparative […]

October 7 events in the context of colonisation and resistance

What Have We Learned? w/ Tareq Baconi

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A Year of Ongoing Genocide in Gaza with Tareq Baconi

The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. 

Humanities in Session: Tareq Baconi ‘What does apartheid mean for Israel’

Gaza’s Infrastructure: Israel’s Assault & Paths to Rebuild

For over a year, Israel’s ongoing genocidal campaign has left Gaza devastated, with entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble and critical infrastructure decimated. Israeli forces have targeted and destroyed hospitals, schools, power plants, and water treatment facilities alike, not as collateral damage but as deliberate acts of collective punishment specifically designed to render Gaza uninhabitable. Amid […]

Reimagining Palestine After One Year of Genocide

Reimagining Future Palestine After One Year of Genocide

After a year of enduring relentless violence and devastation, Palestinians stand at a pivotal moment. This commentary reflects on the immense losses for the Palestinian people since October 2023 and the emerging opportunities to work towards a future free of settler colonial oppression. It argues that now is the time for the movement to shift […]

Focus On: A Year of Genocide in Gaza

Since October 2023, Israeli forces have brutally murdered over 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza, injured 100,000, and displaced nearly all of the occupied area’s population. In that same time, occupation forces and settlers have collectively killed more than 600 Palestinians in the West Bank, and the Israeli regime has detained over 10,900 individuals, all while embarking […]

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 […]