Israeli airstrike in Qatar shattered assumptions of immunity and marked the first direct violation of the sovereignty of a Gulf Arab nation, raising questions over the durability of the Abraham Accords or normalization of ties between Arab states and Israel, and deepening fears of escalation
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel cites Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s invocation of Amalek, biblical Israel’s rival nation, which has long been used to justify killing Palestinians
European notions of “inferior races” underpinned genocidal practices—from Tasmania’s colonial massacre to the eugenic theories that laid the groundwork for the Holocaust, with Gaza reflecting longstanding colonial templates: the dehumanization, the framing of civilian lives as disposable, and the use of authoritarian control not an anomaly, but a continuation of historical patterns of racialized violence
Christians, who have historically played significant roles in the Palestinian resistance and faced violence and discrimination like Muslims, have stood by their fellow Palestinians united by shared suffering and called out Western complicity in their dispossession
BTS has commanded unconditional love from its fans through an intersection of art and activism, but now the South Korean boy band’s fandom ARMY is increasingly questioning it over its silence on Palestine
Rebels attack Aleppo, reigniting the civil war, Israel continues assaults in Gaza despite expected talks for a ceasefire with Hamas, the latest on protesters demanding the release of Imran Khan, a new carbon-absorbing powder offers hope for climate efforts and record online holiday shopping
Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud reflected on the 40th anniversary of the National Council on US-Arab Relations in November 2023 and highlighted Palestinian suffering and the need for international intervention, human rights recognition, and a two-state solution for lasting peace
The Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and Israeli threats have shaped Iranian military capabilities including advancements in missile technology, asymmetric warfare, and integration of foreign military insights into strategies for deterrence
The Chinese-Arab interactions date back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC to AD 220) and Chinese inventions the compass, gunpowder, paper, and printing had a profound impact on the Arab world while Arab advancements in astronomy and calendar systems significantly influenced Chinese society
Jordan’s ruling Hashemite dynasty maintained secret ties with Israel since the foundation of the Zionist state so much so that King Hussein met Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir to warn her that an attack was imminent ahead of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war
