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Gaza ceasefire: US is on the wrong side of history

Posted on December 22, 2023 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen IzzadeenFrom Tuesday, for three days in a row, the United States, out of its unwavering devotion to its ‘chosen’ ally, Israel, deliberately delayed a highly diluted United Nations Security Council’s resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in … Continue reading →

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Don’t demonise Palestinians’ right to resist

Posted on November 17, 2023 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen IzzadeenTruth is the first casualty of war. Although a cliché, the statement remains an all-time, all-war maxim. It is evident in Israel’s genocidal Gaza war, which has taken a nasty turn, with hospitals becoming the target.Hospitals are protected … Continue reading →

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Ethnic cleansing in Gaza as brutish global order returns

Posted on October 28, 2023 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen What is happening in Gaza is a violent act of ethnic cleansing. Period. It is happening in full view of the international community, while those who have the capability to prevent it are allowing it to happen … Continue reading →

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Part terrorism, part resistance: Palestinian freedom struggle at crossroads

Posted on October 13, 2023 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen As Israel continues to pound the Gaza Strip and terrorise some 2.3 million besieged Palestinian people since Saturday in response to what it calls a terror attack by Hamas resistance fighters, what comes to mind is a … Continue reading →

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Just as apartheid ended in South Africa, so will it in Palestine

Posted on May 5, 2017 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen Since the creation of Israel in 1948, almost all United States’ Presidents have been either ignorant of the true story behind the Palestinians’ suffering or advocates of injustice, however much the victimised Palestinians shout ‘Nakba, Nakba.’ Perhaps, … Continue reading →

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Zionist Goliath mauls Gaza; support Palestinian David

Posted on August 1, 2014 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen Tens of thousands of people who stand for justice hold demonstrations in various world capitals in support of the Palestinians. But their voices are muted by the roar of the atrocious silence of world leaders who shamelessly … Continue reading →

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Gaza conflict: Arab Spring shows new realities in Middle East

Posted on November 23, 2012 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen When it comes to the violation of international law, one is no better than the other. The reference is to the United States and Israel. They apparently learn from one another on how to violate international law … Continue reading →

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The dice are loaded: 1000:1 for Israel

Posted on October 21, 2011 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen The prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas this week has underscored and highlighted a warped measure that weighs the value of life. One Israeli life is equal to more than thousand Palestinian lives. The picture is complete … Continue reading →

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Palestine equation changes dramatically

Posted on May 13, 2011 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen This article also appears in the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka The democracy-heralding Arab Spring has turned violent in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, but in the Palestinian territory, the people are witnessing a different spring where a … Continue reading →

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Palestine Papers: Who planted this plot?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen If the Al-Jazeera revelations are true, then the Palestinian Authority, perhaps, is one of the greatest deceptions in the intrigue-ridden politics of West Asia. But is it? Don’t jump to hasty conclusions. Never would the Palestinian people, … Continue reading →

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