"Out of basic human decency and respect for the dead, Israel chose not to release the most graphic images and footage to the general public. Think about what that would entail... These are someone’s daughters, wives, and mothers."

The further you are from this land, the simpler the story seems. It’s easy to scream slogans from New York or London. It’s much harder when you’ve lived the chaos: when you’ve lost friends, when you’ve sat in silence with someone on the “other side.” The confusion, the pain, the

On top: hundreds of Israelis holding memorial candles and photos of Gazan children who died in the war. On the bottom: Gazan peace activists holding photos of Israeli children murdered by Hamas on October 7th. Empathy isn’t a zero-sum game. Peace is the only way forward. 💜☮️🕊️

I am proud to be a Black man leading the DOJ Task Force to Combat Antisemitism. This is not just a Jewish issue. Antisemitism is a humanity issue. Jews marched, organized, provided legal and financial support, and even died for civil rights. For example, Andrew Goodman and

“Silence in the face of antisemitism is not neutrality - it is complicity”: Hundreds of antisemitic incidents targeting children at Ontario schools with 75% occurring in Toronto, York Region or Ottawa. Report says more than half were never investigated. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Entire Druze communities in Syria are under attack, bombed, executed, displaced. It’s a crime against humanity, plain and simple. And the silence surrounding it from governments and human rights groups & orgs alike is extremely shameful.

Suwayda is starving. A humanitarian disaster is unfolding, but the world watches in silence. Electricity and water are being cut off. A siege, imposed shamefully by parts of the Syrian authority, tightens its grip. And in the darkness, Islamist jihadists are plotting a genocide.

Make peace normal again! Meet my dear friend from Gaza City, a kind gentleman who is one of the most ferocious anti-Hamas voices in the Strip, challenging cultural taboos and social hypocrisy, calling out the Palestinian Authority, and adopting a ruthlessly pragmatic attitude

The collapse of Hamas! As part of the two-state solution conference that France has been spearheading, multiple Arab nations have signed a declaration that entails truly significant clauses and statements worthy of attention by Western policymakers. Chief amongst them is the

The pounding TIFF has received will be studied by PR students for years to come. And their misery ain't over yet. Pro tip: don't lie. The truth is like water - it always finds a way out.

Iranian activist Sharifeh Mohammadi has been sentenced to death by the Islamic regime for supporting women’s and workers’ rights. She is going to be hanged for ‘rebellion and corruption against Islam and the state.’

You’d expect things would be back to normal for our youth five years after the beginning of the COVID pandemic. After many years teaching university students, I can tell you that’s not the case. #Opinion trib.al/X9oVziE

After the war, you couldn't be openly antisemitic. Or, at least, you had to camouflage your antisemitism. Then, around 1970, as the Boomers streamed into the labor market, the new tolerance became institutionalized. That was the beginning of the respite from history. /1

TOMORROW. Watch the October 7th Film on Amazon Prime Video. We must never forget the horrors of October 7th, 2023.

“lSlS raped my 10 year old sister,my father died hearing her screams being raped. I tried to kill myself and I was saved by kidnapped who were with me. I try to rescue my sisters from lSlS captivity.” 2599 Yezidis still missing. No protests for Yezidis!

In a piece for the The Free Press, I decry the hypocrisy & pro-"resistance" enthusiasm among supposed "pro-Palestine" activists and organizations who insisted on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza but suddenly appear opposed or reluctant to endorse Trump's peace plan thefp.com/p/why-wont-pea…

As a Palestinian who refuses to parrot our leadership’s lies, I have to say it bluntly: Telling Mizrahi Jews - Jews from Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, and the rest of the Arab world, that they are doing “ethnic cleansing” to us is the gaslight of the century. Let’s start

“Pure joy in the air” is how an Israeli journalist describes the mood in Israel right now. But how could that be? If the Israelis want, above all, genocide and ethnic cleansing, then why would they celebrate a deal that ends the war with no ethnic cleansing and 97% of the

Alhamdulillah: all living Israeli hostages are no longer in Hamas's captivity in Gaza - a critical step toward healing and progress for both Israelis and Palestinians. Sending loving kindness to their families and loved ones ❤️

Many university students no longer feel safe expressing their opinion on controversial topics, says School of Journalism professor Marsha Barber. In this piece for Toronto Star, Barber discusses why restoring open debate in classrooms is vital for learning: tinyurl.com/ufb97577