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By Iqbal Jassat “Israel is an illegitimate creation, born of the unholy union between racism and colonialism…” is the strongly held view of Miko Peled. Being no stranger to solidarity activism for Palestine, Peled’s “pedigree” as a former member of Israel’s Special Forces and author of “The General’s Son”, is what distinguishes his anti-Zionist stance. Having met him in Johannesburg during his travel here to participate in “Israel Apartheid Week”, I was not surprised that Peled is considered by many to be one of the clearest voices calling for justice in Palestine. I mention him because his advocacy for the…

By Wael Jaghoub The following article, by Wael Jaghoub, liberated Palestinian prisoner freed in the Toufan al-Ahrar prisoner exchange, was originally published in Arabic in Al-Akhbar on Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, 17 April 2025. Born on 23 May 1967, Wael Jaghoub was active in the Palestinian struggle from an early age. Amid the great popular Intifada of the Stones, he was arrested by the occupation in 1992 and sentenced to six years in occupation prisons. With the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, he became one of the active leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Nablus. He was arrested…

By Iqbal Suleman War, War, War, War is all you need. Remember the song by the five piece band WAR CRIMINALS. The songwriter was Bibi Netanyahu, on vocals and lead guitar George Bush, on rhythm guitar and vocals Tony Blair, on drums and vocals Donald Rumsfeld, on backing vocals and harmony Collin Powell. They sounded awful. They were always out of tune (truth). But the mainstream media promoted their lies as though it was the gospel truth and in the process manufactured consent for the unjustified and unlawful war on Iraq. In two short sentences, Malcolm X describes the power of…

By AZAD ESSA Where have we seen this before? On 22 April, several gunmen opened fire on a group of visitors in the scenic Pahalgam area of Indian-occupied Kashmir. At least 25 people, the majority of whom were Indian tourists, were killed. One Kashmiri and one Nepali were also killed. Several others were also injured. According to the Indian media, the Resistance Front (TRF), a militant group banned by New Delhi, claimed responsibility for the attacks. No one has been able to independently verify this. Nonetheless, India has immediately blamed Pakistan and upped the ante, suspending the Indus Water Treaty,…

By Iqbal Jassat South Africa’s groundbreaking legal initiative at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, defined one of the high marks of the country’s commitment to a foreign policy informed by values of human rights and justice. The date of 29 December 2023 will be recorded in the annals of South Africa’s post-1994 history as the day it commenced proceedings against Israel at the ICJ providing comprehensive and sound legal arguments that Israel’s conduct in the Gaza Strip violated the Genocide Convention. South Africa’s team of lawyers who included specialists in international law requested the Court…

By Mariam Jooma Carikci Dickens saw through the self-serving logic of empire when he observed, “The one great principle of the English Law is, to make business for itself.” While the world is focused on trade wars, U.S. foreign (military) policy in Africa continues to operate no differently: peace is the promise, but war is the business—and business is booming. Just as Sudanese civilians call for justice and an end to the war that has, since 2023, claimed an estimated 150,000 lives and displaced some 13 million people, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is currently involved in its most expansive…

By Sõzarn Barday Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – More than 350 Palestinian children have been imprisoned by Israeli forces in military camps and central prisons across the country, according to recent reports by rights groups. Of those detained, over 100 are being held without charge or trial under Israel’s controversial and unlawful military court system. Palestinian child detainees face a grim reality behind bars. Like thousands of other political prisoners, these children endure systemic abuse, including starvation, physical and psychological torture, denial of medical care, and inhumane treatment. On 22 March 2025, the tragic death of Walid Ahmad, a young detainee…

By Iqbal Jassat If anyone is unsure about why South African MPs were treated as royalty in Israel while British MPs were denied entry and chucked out, it is no real mystery and not difficult to understand. The former group made up of MPs representing political parties in South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU), are known to be loyal supporters of the apartheid regime. Their respective political formations comprising of the Democratic Alliance (DA), Patriotic Alliance (PA) and African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) have not only failed to condemn Israel’s ongoing savagery in the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza,…

Image Source – AI-ChatGPT By Zafar Bangash Negotiations in Oman between Islamic Iran and the Trump regime on April 12 have, as expected, triggered a propaganda war across the entire spectrum of western media. The narrative pushed by the US and its surrogates claims that the Trump regime is negotiating from a position of strength, while Iran is acting out of desperation. This illusion is peddled by those who rely solely on headlines, without any grounding in history or the principles of international relations. Western imperial powers do not enter negotiations unless compelled to do so. The Cuban Missile…

Illustration by Shehzil Malik By Husam Mahjoub The United Arab Emirates has become a sub-imperial power in Africa, investing in ports, airports and infrastructure projects to extract resources and increase its global political and military influence. Understanding the UAE’s role in reshaping regional geopolitics is critical for resistance and justice movements to challenge imperialist power structures effectively. Emirates Airlines’(external link) first flight took off on 25 October 1985, flying from Dubai to the Pakistani city of Karachi, using an aircraft leased from Pakistan International Airlines. Today, Emirates has a fleet of more than 260 aircraft, serving over…