Tag: Palestine
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.
Breaking a Siege
In Bihać, Bosnia, a city once under siege, artist Adnan Dupanović created the mural Empathy on a building still bearing shrapnel scars from the war. […]
Activists Under Fire: The Rising Criminalization of Civil Movements Across Europe
As authorities clamp down, grassroots groups and NGOs remain resilient and interconnected in building solidarity networks across borders to amplify their demands and unify their struggles.
“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.
Ecocide is Genocide
As isolationist, conflict-prone, and militarized state responses testify, the “dangerous duo” of conflicts and climate change calls for a renewed internationalist consciousness to guide local and global struggles for justice, peace, and ecology.
Social Rights and Civil Wrongs
While people fighting for their rights, equality, and freedom have given substance to human rights, law guaranteeing social rights, freedom, or equality appears more fragile; lacking a solid historical track record.
From Lasers to Lavender: Will Israel’s Dual-Use Technology Lead To Dual-Use Societies?
There is an ongoing attempt of genocide in Palestine, making the territories an ideal place for Israel to test its latest weapons, which it sells to armies across the world. Each time the war waged against Palestinians changes from low to high intensity, IDF begins a new round of testing of the latest available tools.