Genocide goes Squid Game as Israel contracts 'aid' to Gaza gangs
Israel’s day after plan in Gaza has been revealed by its so-called ’aid’ regime: disaster capitalism and Shin Bet-organised crime, says Richard Silverstein.| The New Arab
Israel’s day after plan in Gaza has been revealed by its so-called ’aid’ regime: disaster capitalism and Shin Bet-organised crime, says Richard Silverstein.| The New Arab
Jailed Palestinians demand improved visitation rights and access to telephones in one of the biggest acts of resistance by Israel’s political prisoners in recent years.| The New Arab
Jailed activist Marwan Barghouti is the top choice for president among Palestinians.| The New Arab
Currently, Israel continues to hold 7,000 Palestinians in its jails, including at least 200 children and 62 women, according to human rights groups.| The New Arab
Analysis: The Palestinian Authority is already embattled with limited governance, waning popularity, and fiscal challenges. In the backdrop of Israel’s war on Gaza, many observers feel it is teetering on the brink of survival.| The New Arab
Analysis: Israel has no coherent roadmap for Gaza’s future, with the return of the Palestinian Authority, an Arab/international military presence, or an Israeli re-occupation all creating new problems of their own.| The New Arab
Analysis: Post-war planning has largely ignored Palestinian political parties, who have their own comprehensive vision for Gaza, and Palestine’s, future.| The New Arab
Analysis: Israel has long refused a political solution that guarantees Palestinian rights, but it cannot forever maintain its occupation through military force.| The New Arab
In-depth: While some Palestinian prisoners have been freed from Israeli jails as part of the Israel-Hamas truce deal, thousands more remain behind bars unlawfully - and their number is growing.| The New Arab
Mike Huckabee, who supports annexation of the West Bank, has been named by US President-Elect Donald Trump as a future ambassador to Israel| The New Arab
Described as a blueprint for the next conservative US administration, those behind it appear determined to transform the balance of power.| The New Arab
President-elect Donald Trump headed to Washington on Saturday ahead of his inauguration on a US military airplane supplied by US President Joe Biden.| The New Arab
The Trump administration is considering adding several Muslim-majority states to its controversial US travel ban, according to officials.| The New Arab
Analysis: Elon Musk’s libertarian views could be dangerous for pro-democracy activists in authoritarian regimes, where free speech is a privilege of the power elite and those who agree with them.| The New Arab
Analysis: From secretary of state to UN ambassador, Trump has stacked his foreign policy team with staunchly pro-Israel nominees.| The New Arab
Analysis: With a decade of politics under his belt, Donald Trump’s second term is likely to be more authoritarian than the first, say experts.| The New Arab
Black Muslims are part of the backbone of America’s civil rights movement.| The New Arab
According to stipulations in Germany’s controversial new law, individuals using the pro-Palestine slogan on social media will be denied citizenship.| The New Arab
Latest news, analysis, commentary on fall of the Assad regime in Syria on 8 December 2024, following the successful Syrian Rebel Offensive| www.newarab.com
Human rights groups allege that Syrian troops executed civilians during recent clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin fighters.| The New Arab
A doctor in Suweida’s government hospital said more than 400 bodies had been received since Monday, while monitoring groups have given varying figures| The New Arab
Violence erupted between Bedouin and Druze armed groups in southern Syria on Sunday, prompting government forces to deploy in the south.| The New Arab
Firas Abou Latif, a French-Syrian national from the Druze minority, was killed during the sectarian violence which swept Suweida, his sister said.| The New Arab
"What happened today is not an ordinary incident. We are living in a state of security chaos, where we no longer know where the danger comes from."| The New Arab
The latest Israeli incursion into central Gaza has left thousands of families fleeing, but aid agencies say there is ’no room left’ for shelters in the enclave.| The New Arab
A UN official says civilians has said that 90 percent of Gaza’s civilians have been displaced by evacuation orders, many of them moving under Israeli fire| The New Arab
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil recounts to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed his ordeal during Trump crackdown and detention for supporting Palestine and what comes next| The New Arab
US universities have since last year witnessed pro-Palestinian protests amid Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza that has killed mostly civilians| The New Arab
More than 65 students have been suspended from the Ivy League university after occupying its main library this week in protest at Israel’s genocide in Gaza.| The New Arab
Turkey was working toward providing training, advisory services and technical support to help strengthen Syria’s defence capacity, officials said.| The New Arab
Syria has seen renewed violence in recent months, mostly targeting minority groups and raising further doubts about the country’s transitional period| The New Arab
The US has said it did not support Israel’s airstrikes on Syria. Barrack said the strikes had added to the "confusion" in the country| The New Arab
Dozens of videos depicting gruesome killings of Syrian Druze in the country’s south have caused outrage in Syria, reeling from sectarian violence| The New Arab
Columbia University said on Tuesday it was disciplining dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters who seized part of the school’s main library.| The New Arab
More than a dozen Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza Tuesday, most of them at an encampment for the displaced in Gaza City| The New Arab
Analysis: Instead of embracing pluralism and consensus building, Kais Saied is marginalising and excluding from Tunisia’s decision-making processes all who disagree with his autocratic vision.| The New Arab
Analysis: Sudan continues to reel from divisions within both the street and the government as the country’s political crisis deepens.| The New Arab
"I would say that I’m by far the best president that Israel has ever even thought of seeing," Trump said to Netanyahu as he opened the meeting.| The New Arab
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the first leader to meet Trump after the tariff announcement that sent global market stocks into freefall.| The New Arab
The deaths came on the same day as Israeli forces massacred dozens of desperate Palestinians trying to receive food from a World Food Programme convoy.| The New Arab
The UN says Israel’s Deir el-Balah evacuation order forces 2.1M Gazans into just 12 percent of the Strip, as aid access shrinks and essential services collapse.| The New Arab
Israel revoked the residency of UN aid official Jonathan Whittall, accusing him of spreading lies and bias over Gaza and violating UN neutrality.| The New Arab
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Yarmouk Stadium, once a vibrant symbol of Gaza’s joyful spirit, now stood in ruins after being bombed by Israeli forces, filled with tents of the displaced.| The New Arab
Nearly nine decades ago, Palestinians launched a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience against Jewish colonisation and the British mandate that provides lessons for the struggle today, writes Emad Moussa.| The New Arab
Analysis: The most high-profile prisoner held by Israel, Marwan Barghouti could play a crucial future role in Palestinian politics.| The New Arab
Analysis: Will Trump’s team of devoted loyalists give him the administration he wants? Or could his excessive ambitions backfire?| The New Arab
Lancet researchers used data from the health ministry, online surveys and obituaries to determine the death toll in Gaza.| The New Arab
Any glimmer of optimism in Gaza following the ceasefire is tempered by the threat of Israeli retaliation and the heavy burden of grief, writes Emad Moussa.| The New Arab
Analysis: Amid the immense suffering and need to rebuild, a political roadmap is vital to ensure that Palestine is not reduced to a humanitarian issue.| The New Arab
The Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange has gathered unprecedented attention to each of its details. All of which are loaded with political, psychological and historical significance and future implications for years to come.| The New Arab
Analysis: The reported use of drones by the Rapid Support Forces has raised questions about their origin and how the balance of power in Sudan’s conflict could be impacted.| The New Arab
Analysis: While Sudanese civil society has worked tirelessly to advance the country along a path to democracy, it is no secret that a host of governments throughout the Arab region have not shared the same goal.| The New Arab
In-depth: As deadly fighting rages on between rival generals, it is the civilian-led grassroots resistance committees that have stepped up to provide food, medical care, and protection to those in need.| The New Arab
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was caught off guard by US-Iran diplomacy and failed to convince Trump of tariff relief.| The New Arab
The American Friends Service Committee called the NYT decision to call Israel’s actions in Gaza a war rather than genocide ’absurd’.| The New Arab
The Nagel Committee, formed by the Israeli government, issued a report warning that the country should prepare for a potential war with Turkey.| The New Arab
Analysis: Rabat’s normalisation agreement with Israel has led to a worrying thaw in the frozen conflict between Algeria and Morocco, with the potential for future escalation.| The New Arab
The ceasefire came too late for thousands of Palestinians, writes Shahd Abusalama, whose family was killed in Gaza. The fight for justice & freedom continues.| The New Arab
An official said Steve Witkoff, the envoy to the Middle East, plans to visit the Gaza Strip and will be a near-constant presence in the region.| The New Arab
Crowds have gathered to celebrate the ceasefire across Gaza, with some hopeful and others skeptical about the current truce.| The New Arab
Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, who has been held by Israel since 2002, was reportedly beaten three times in the past year by Israeli guards.| The New Arab
Abu Obeida attracts a wide audience of Palestinians and Arabs due to his eloquence in the Arabic language and his creativity when he speaks.| The New Arab
Under the deal, fighting will pause in Gaza leading to a phased release of hostages, and Palestinian prisoners and the entry of humanitarian aid| The New Arab
Surrounded by his team of acolytes, including Donald Trump, Elon Musk is fashioning the United States in his own, white supremacist image, says Yoav Litvin.| The New Arab
Trump’s 2017 visit to Saudi Arabia marked a historical moment as it was the first time a US president chose a Middle Eastern country for their 1st foreign trip| The New Arab
Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk expressed the group’s willingness for direct dialogue with Donald Trump’s administration following the Gaza ceasefire deal.| The New Arab
Donald Trump’s closeness to the tech elite, his support for insurrectionists, his plans to quell dissent and expand US territories, were all on display.| The New Arab
The exit of Otzma Yehudit comes as the Religious Zionist Party threatens to leave the government if the war on Gaza doesn’t restart after phase one.| The New Arab
Israel has released 90 Palestinians detainees, including administrative detainees and children, and is expected to release hundreds more in the coming weeks.| The New Arab
"The release of prisoners brings joy for their families, but our happiness remains incomplete due to the crime of genocide committed by Israel in Gaza."| The New Arab
The UN has expressed alarm over worsening violence in war-torn Sudan’s Darfur, as the International Organization for Migration said hundreds died in two days this month in the region.| The New Arab
In-depth: Over the last decade, through corruption and underhand dealings, gold has provided brutal men – both local and foreign – with the financial means to start wars.| The New Arab
In-depth: Concerned that they may face trial for their complicity, Sudan’s junta leaders are blocking the ICC’s investigation into crimes committed in Darfur, paving the way for increased impunity for human rights abuses.| The New Arab
In-depth: Since the outbreak of the conflict between the army and the RSF over 50 detention sites have been set up in Khartoum, where a wide range of human rights abuses have been documented.| The New Arab
In-depth: In recent weeks, Sudan’s army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has engaged in intense diplomatic activity, while his rival leading the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has been unable to keep pace.| The New Arab
In-depth: In recent weeks fighting between the army and the RSF has intensified in parts of Khartoum, South Darfur and Kordofan, further aggravating a critical humanitarian situation in the absence of any peace process.| The New Arab
In-depth: Hundreds of people are being held incommunicado in informal detention centres run by the army and Rapid Support Forces, while others have vanished in the midst of fighting.| The New Arab
During their release on Sunday, three Israeli hostages were given what appear to be gift bags by Hamas fighters. But what was inside them?| The New Arab
Analysis: There is little substance in the ceasefire over Gaza’s political future, but Hamas remains politically and militarily active and will expect a role.| The New Arab
Make no mistake, Trump’s return to the White House signals a return of explicitly racist, repressive, and Islamophobic global politics, argues Laura Albast.| The New Arab
The World Health Organization said it was ready to pour much-needed aid into Gaza during the truce but would need full, systematic access across the territory.| The New Arab
Despite tragically losing most of his family, Ahmed Alnaouq explains why Palestinians have been victorious after over 15 months of Israel’s genocide on Gaza.| The New Arab
The names of the more than 90 Palestinian prisoners set to be freed on Sunday night have been published, after Hamas released three captives from Gaza.| The New Arab
Gaza’s Civil Defence workers are being praised for their rescue work during over 15 months of Israel’s war as they return back to Gaza after the ceasefire.| The New Arab
Gaza’s civil defence rescuers said Israeli strikes killed eight people on Sunday after Israel delayed a ceasefire in its war on Gaza meant to take effect today| The New Arab
HRW is urging Israel to be held accountable for its ’heinous crimes’ in the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire’s announcement, set to take effect on Sunday.| The New Arab
Spain’s foreign minister visited Beirut on Wednesday for talks with Lebanon’s newly-elected president, former army chief Joseph Aoun.| The New Arab
Analysis: With the 60-day ceasefire deadline looming, Israel may keep troops in Lebanon beyond the withdrawal date, highlighting the fragility of the truce.| The New Arab
In-depth: Every year, thousands of Israeli extremists take part in the controversial ’flag march’ in Jerusalem. But this is only the most recent expression of a century-old movement with a growing influence in Israeli society and politics.| The New Arab
Analysis: From reoccupying Gaza to reinstalling the Palestinian Authority, Israel’s endgame scenarios are still unclear, but a return to the former status quo of occupation and open-ended conflict is not sustainable.| The New Arab
In-depth: The Maghreb region today is rife with diplomatic conflicts, with the Western Sahara dispute a key issue fuelling political divides. Experts argue that the origins of these regional rivalries trace back to colonialism.| The New Arab
Israeli forces in Gaza arrested journalist Diaa Al-Kahlout, a correspondent for The New Arab's Arabic service, along with others, including his relatives, in Beit Lahia.| The New Arab
Analysis: The Russia-UAE alliance over Sudan not only shows the waning influence of the United States in Africa but also over its traditional Gulf partner.| The New Arab
In-depth: The Rapid Support Forces have surrounded and besieged the Sudanese army's last Darfur holdout in El Fasher - a city gripped by famine and fear.| The New Arab
In-depth: Sudan's year-long conflict has created one of the world's worst hunger crises as warring factions remain locked in a deadly power struggle.| The New Arab
