Tag: Israel
Venice Biennale: Hundreds Protest Israel’s Inclusion; Femen and Pussy Riot Storm Russian Pavilion
Two separate protests denounce the prestigious exhibition for using its “soft power” to normalize war crimes and occupation.
Protests Erupt as Israel Attacks Humanitarian Flotilla Near Greece
At least 200 protests have been announced worldwide, including 40 in Italy alone, while others are expected to merge with global May Day parades on Friday.
From Seas of Solidarity to Circuits of Empire: How Energy Remade the Mediterranean
Far from cradling the Palestinian resistance, Cyprus and Greece are now complicit partners in the surveillance and onslaught of its liberation fighters. How did this corridor of solidarity shift so dramatically?
Our Fourteen Days on the Freedom Flotilla
The following is a chapter from a diary chronicling Conscience’s voyage with the humanitarian flotillas in October 2025. The diary will be published in its entirety next year.
The Changing Syria: Voices From the Ground
The Arab Spring in 2011 being a distant memory in many of the countries engulfed by the protest wave, in Syria, the long road to freedom appears now significantly shorter than a few months ago.
In the Shadow of Empires: From a ‘Hezbollah Stronghold’ to ‘Denazified’ Ukraine, the Experience of an Arab-Ukrainian
I have lived under the shadows of two occupations. My homelands in Ukraine and Lebanon face the same monster of unchecked nationalism and imperialism.
“Make Yemen Great Again”: How Yemen’s Houthis Won a Place in the Israel-Gaza War and What They Are Planning Next
At this point, a year after October 7, with the risk that this war becomes fully regional, due to the direct involvement of Iran and after its enlargement in Lebanon against Hezbollah, the pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria but especially Ansarullah in Yemen could become the ace in the hole of the pro-Iranian axis.
The Fog of War
There are 110 ongoing armed conflicts in the world. Almost half of them (56) are interstate wars, while the remaining are prominently fought by non-state belligerents. This is the highest number since WWII, but never before has the world seen so many antagonistic nations.
Alternatives Are a Matter of Survival
Paris, France, May 1, 2023. © Maryam Ashrafi Link copied! In 2024, trust in institutions is plummeting. With a lack of options, people are turning […]
Facing the Human Cost of Ecocide: The Environmental Destruction of Gaza Will Last Generations
The destruction of Gaza’s environment is more than an ecological disaster. It has created deadly conditions that will keep killing Palestinian civilians even if the bombs stop falling.