By: Donovan Martin Sr, Editor in Chief There are moments in history that may not appear monumental to the casual observer. No legislation is passed, no treaty signed, no formal declaration made. And yet, these moments quietly etch themselves into collective memory because of what they represent rather than what they initiate on paper. The Read More…
Image Credit: Hosny Salah In the Egyptian resort town of Sharm al-Sheikh, diplomats from Israel, Hamas, Egypt, and the United States are once again trying to end one of the most devastating chapters in the long Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The so-called peace agreement emerging from these talks has been hailed in Western capitals as a “turning Read More…
Image Credit: Hosny Salah For more than seventy years, the question of Palestinian statehood has hung over the Middle East like a cloud that never bursts. Since the UN first partition plan in 1947, Palestinians have been promised independence through countless peace processes, most famously the Oslo Accords of the 1990s. American presidents have repeated Read More…
Image Credit: Hosny Salah Donald Trump’s recent Gaza plan, a 20-point proposal backed by Benjamin Netanyahu, presents itself as a roadmap to end one of the most brutal cycles of war in recent memory. On paper, it promises ceasefire, release of hostages, humanitarian aid, reconstruction, and a demilitarised Gaza. But beneath the diplomatic gloss lie Read More…
By: Donovan Martin Sr, Editor in Chief Image Credit: NRC In less than nine months of 2025, Israel has demolished more Palestinian homes and structures across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, than it did in the whole of 2024. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that the demolitions are not only intensifying Read More…
By Donovan Martin Sr, Editor in Chief Political ideology is one of the most powerful forces shaping our lives, yet most of us rarely pause to examine how deeply it governs the way we think, feel, and act. From an early age, we are immersed in the political leanings of our parents, grandparents, and communities. Read More…
By: Donovan Martin Sr, Editor in Chief In the corridors of international diplomacy, few events signal a turning point as strongly as the endorsement of the New York Declaration, a sweeping 47-page framework for Palestinian statehood. What makes this moment historic is not simply the substance of the declaration, nor the impressive 142 nations that Read More…
By: Donovan Martin Sr, Editor in Chief On September 21, 2025, Prime Minister Carney announced recognition of the State of Palestine, a move long overdue and historically significant. For decades, the Palestinian people have waited for acknowledgment of their right to self-determination, while repeated setbacks—settlement expansion, political obstruction, and humanitarian crises—have made the prospect of Read More…
A Flower Has Grown By: Anne Thompson In the Gaza Strip a flower has grown Between the ruins, the buildings now mown, Marking last resting places; and in the sky The drones, still deadly, flying high Not heeding the cries below Of soft lamblike laments of the newborn Nor the black screams of parents Read More…
House of prayer was considered a sacred site for worshipping By Maryam Razzaq The Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is Islam’s third holiest site in occupied Jerusalem was stormed by Israeli settlers and police. Tear gas was launched, and rubber-coated bullets were used to attack Palestinian worshippers. The Israeli police forced out the peaceful worshippers from their Read More…
