What Trump’s Comeback Means for Palestine with Tariq Kenney-Shawa
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Tariq Kenney-Shawa 0:00 At the end of the day, both Biden and Trump essentially share the same vision for the region. The assumption that Biden represented a lesser evil when compared to Trump assumes that he was doing anything at all to constrain Israel. […]
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 […]
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
A Year of Ongoing Genocide in Gaza with Tareq Baconi
The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Tareq Baconi 0:00 The question for me today is how do we think about this moment of genocide as a way of resuscitating our revolutionary legacy, of going back into our roots and bringing out a political project, a decolonial project, that’s not about […]
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
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 […]
