Middle East

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

This week, as Israel’s military prepared to launch a full-scale attack on Rafah, Israel was hit with a tidal wave of bad news. Legally, politically, economically and militarily, the [...]

On January 31, 2024, a Senior Judge of the U.S. Federal District Court issued a stinging rebuke of Biden’s “unflagging support” for Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza. In [...]

From the moment that the ICJ issued its historic decision against Israel last Friday, Israel’s propagandists started lying about it. Although the Court did not use the word “ceasefire”, the only [...]

Today, the International Court of Justice issued an historic decision in favour of South Africa’s genocide claim against Israel. The decision will reverberate in international relations for years [...]

Today, I spoke with American documentary film-maker Regis Tremblay about the prospects of a South African victory at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). I explained to Regis why I believe [...]