“The idea that the Nuremberg Principles or the [UN] Charter, as generally perceived, were intended to nullify the discretion of the geopolitical actors is a delusion that goes back to …
Helena Cobban on Hormuz’s 5,000-year role at the hinge of history
5,000 years ago, the Strait of Hormuz was a key connecting point between the seminal ancient civilizations in the Indus Valley and Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq.) That was a key insight …
Rami Zurayk on Israel’s ongoing assault against Lebanon
In April 12, JWE president Helena Cobban conducted a timely conversation with with Prof. Rami Zurayk on the impact on Lebanon of the violence that Israel has unleashed against the …
Make the Gulf/Khalij a Zone of Peace!
I’ve been thinking and writing a lot recently (e.g., here) about the need to make the whole of the Persian/Arabian Gulf (the “Khalij”) a Zone of Peace, often casting this …
Khouri, Cobban, assess Iran’s resilience and its broadening effects
“The Iranians have been resisting Western hegemonic assaults for almost three quarters of a century, and they’re still doing it, and they’re the only country in the region that has …
Gaza, Hawaii, Indigenous People and Modern Settler Colonialism
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Season 2 of PalCast with our latest episode titled “Gaza, Hawaii, Indigenous People and Modern Settler Colonialism,” marking the beginning of an …
Collective Forgetting and the Politics of the West Bank
by Richard Falk and Daniel Falcone We are pleased to cross-post this conversation between JWE Board Member and International Jurist Richard Falk, and Daniel Falcone originally published on Counterpunch. Daniel Falcone: With …
Why Isn’t There Peace in Ukraine? A Counterpunch Colloquy in Geneva
by Richard Falk, Daniel Warner, and Matthew Stevenson We are pleased to cross-post from Counterpunch an excerpt of this conversation between JWE Board Member and International Jurist Richard Falk, and Dr. Daniel …
The End of the Palestinian State? Jenin Is Only the Beginning
by Yousef Aljamal We are pleased to crosspost this article by Palestinian rights activist, author, and translator Yousef Aljamal from Politics Today. Thanks to the Iraqi army, the Palestinian city …
Review: Prison Hunger Strikes in Palestine: A Strategic Perspective
by Yousef Aljamal This following book review by Palestinian rights activist, author, and translator Yousef Aljamal is crossposted from the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Prison Hunger Strikes in …