Israel expands its war to the whole of Lebanon
Yesterday, I visited the city of Baalbek in northeastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border. The main objective of my visit was to observe damage inflicted by Israel on civilian infrastructure in [...]
Yesterday, I visited the city of Baalbek in northeastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border. The main objective of my visit was to observe damage inflicted by Israel on civilian infrastructure in [...]
On March 21, 2024, after spending ten days in occupied Palestine and then making another visit to Britain’s military base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, I travelled to Lebanon. This is my third [...]
After spending ten days this month in occupied Palestine, I just had to rant about Andrew Coyne. Coyne is a regular commentator on the flagship political debate program of Canada’s national [...]
On March 16, 2024, while travelling by vehicle from Tel Aviv to Eilat, I explored the border areas of Gaza. I visited Gaza’s border again, on March 18, during my return from Eilat to Tel [...]
On behalf of three Canadian-Palestinians, the Coalition for Canadian Accountability in Gaza (CCAG) has issued a demand letter to Canada’s government. The substance of our clients’ [...]
On March 13-14, 2024, I visited the Jenin and Tulkarem refugee camps in occupied Palestine. Palestinian-Canadian artist Rehab Nazzal accompanied me. Together, we observed and documented an [...]
At approximately 3 am local time this morning, Israeli snipers shot dead two Palestinian men who were seeking cover from gunfire at the Emergency Ward of Jenin Governmental Hospital. They wounded [...]
On March 12, 2024, I visited the Freedom Theatre in Jenin refugee camp in occupied Palestine. I was accompanied by Canadian-Palestinian artist Rehab Nazzal. The Freedom Theatre was established [...]
Today, I visited the Jenin and Far’a refugee camps in occupied Palestine. I was accompanied by Palestinian-Canadian artist Rehab Nazzal, who lives and works in another part of the occupied [...]
On the first day of Ramadan, I visited the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem. In May 2021, the neighbourhood gained international notoriety after an Israeli Court ordered six [...]
On Day 21 of their indefinite hunger strike for Palestine, McGill University students Rania Amine and Bogdan Stilmashenko spoke with me today about McGill’s refusal to accede to any of [...]
This past week, in the second segment of my month-long trek across the Middle East, I spent three days in Amman, the capital of Jordan. On my final day there, protesters held their 23rd [...]
This week, while in Qatar, I attended the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX). According to the Qatari government, DIMDEX is “a flagship event for the international [...]
On March 1, 2024, Russian state broadcaster RT published an audio recording of a conversation between senior German military officials. In that recording, the officials, including a German [...]
Since Israel launched its war on Palestinians, Britain has used Cyprus, its ‘unsinkable warship’, to enable Israel’s genocide. Akrotiri, near Limassol in southern Cyprus, is one [...]
Kabuki is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance. It is known for its heavily stylized performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costumes, [...]
Avdiivka has fallen, and with it, NATO’s credibility. Fortress Avdiivka Before the Ukraine war, Avdiivka was an industrial city with a population exceeding 31,000. It lies about thirteen [...]
On February 13, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a break from destroying Germany’s “dramatically bad” economy, and spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. During [...]