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“There is Nothing Controversial About a Ceasefire”
Letter to the editor of The Blade written by Dr. Jomana Al-Hinti. After receiving numerous letters to the editor, The Blade has published very few and almost never the full version of the original letters. So, we will be publishing the complete version of those letters, as well as ones that were rejected, here on our News and Thoughts page
“Self-Defense” does not look like this.
For decades Israel has claimed its aggression towards Palestinians has always been in its own “self-defense.” While the world has widely accepted this justification, the recent escalations since October 7th has brought attention to just what Israeli self-defense looks like.
The History of Palestine and Israel, Part One: How Israel Came To Be
October 7th did not occur in a vacuum. Get a crash course lesson on the history of Palestine, its decades long occupation, and important context of the ongoing crisis. This is part one of three articles on this topic.
Is it Genocide?
Genocide. Many of us have heard this word thrown around a lot recently, mostly by pro-Palestine activists, yet almost not at all by the mainstream media. To their credit, they have used the terms like “massacre” and “mass killing” in reference to the Israeli strikes on Gaza, albeit rarely. While accurate, do those terms go far enough? Is it truly a genocide taking place in Occupied Palestine?