Two days after ICJ ruling, Euro-Med Monitor says Israel has maintained its rate of killing in Gaza euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6126

The new issue of Catalyst is out now! Get yearlong print and digital access for $20. catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?cod… Don’t miss long-form contributions on the roots of the war in Gaza, organizing in the military, class dealignment, and much more.

Journalist Amira Hass has been covering the Israeli occupation for decades. She spoke with Catalyst about Israel’s genocide in Gaza and expulsion plans in the context of Oslo’s occupation regime and the destruction of Palestinian self-determination. catalyst-journal.com/2024/03/can-pa…

"Tehran found itself backed into a corner by the attack on its consulate." Translation of the interview I gave today to L'Humanité, the French Communist Party's daily. gilbert-achcar.net/tehran-backed-… Original's webpage: humanite.fr/monde/etats-un…

Webinar - Palestine: From Colonial History to Decolonisation? On Monday 29 April, 3-4.30pm UK time. Organised by the OU Palestine Solidarity Group and featuring Bashir Abu-Manneh, Tahrir Hamdi تحرير حمدي, Muzna Awayed-Bishara, Anna Kristina Hultgren, David Johnson. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0d3d35dc…

My recent piece about Gaza: As Palestinians reckon with the genocide being inflicted on them and their prospects for national liberation, it does them a disservice to flatten their political diversity and complex ongoing debates.

Superb critique by Bashir Abu-Manneh of those who conflate Palestinian resistance with Hamas or reduce it to armed struggle alone. Criticizing either is legitimate, indeed necessary, and not an act of treason: "The Palestinian Resistance Isn’t a Monolith" jacobin.com/2024/04/gaza-l…

Incredibly proud of Columbia University student leaders who wrote the single best analysis of recent events available anywhere. Shame on The New York Times The Wall Street Journal and other media for failing to accurately report their views. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The new issue of Catalyst is out now! Get yearlong print and digital access for $20. catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?cod… Don’t miss long-form contributions on the secret of Benjamin Netanyahu’s power, the crisis of legitimacy in Pakistani politics, race and the New Deal, and much more.

Amazing article in Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy on Netanyahu and Likud's rise, from a materialist perspective (which is so rare). It looks and reads even better in print by the way! catalyst-journal.com/2024/06/israel…

A new report by a UN commission finds that Israel has committed war crimes by murdering civilians en masse, inflicting wide-scale civilian destruction, and collectively punishing Palestinians in Gaza. jacobin.com/2024/06/un-isr…

My piece on the UN report that finds Israel guilty of Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza after its deliberate murder of civilians en masse by using terror tactics and systematic dehumanisation - with clear intent. Jacobin

Law professor John Reynolds, on the implications of the ICJ ruling condemning the Israeli occupation: “There is effectively an international legal obligation to engage in boycott, divestment, and sanctions.” jacobin.com/2024/08/israel…

Socialists are right to be skeptical of flag-waving appeals to patriotism. But eschewing jingoistic nationalism is perfectly consistent with embracing a popular politics anchored in the inclusive, progressive values of local culture. catalyst-journal.com/2024/08/for-a-…

My upcoming talk at CUNY: The Question of Palestine: War, Gaza, Justice Discussant: Marc Lamont Hill Tuesday, October 15, 2024 6pm-8pm Room 9205-9206 CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue Marc Lamont Hill pcp.gc.cuny.edu/2024/09/the-qu…

Strategic Reflections on the Escalation of Israeli Intimidation in Lebanon On intimidation, terrorism, asymmetric war, deterrence, counter-deterrence, and the Dahiya doctrine in the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Lebanon gilbert-achcar.net/strategic-refl…

Hezbollah’s Miscalculation The party fell into the trap set by Israel, by insisting on continuing to exchange fire with it “until a ceasefire in Gaza”, while it became clear that the weight of the battle was shifting from the wracked Strip to Lebanon. gilbert-achcar.net/hezbollahs-mis…

Interview on Al-Jazeera about Israel's onslaught on Lebanon/Hezbollah Earlier today Al Jazeera English (6 minutes)

I had interviewed Haaretz's Amira Hass for Jacobin before Oct 7. To detail the brutal reality of everyday occupation and its crushing impact on the Palestinians. Hass also wanted to convey a people's "ability to live" against all odds. Jacobin

OPEN FORUM @ COLUMBIA U: Thinking Politically After Gaza 19 October 2024. 230-6pm Open to the public