Carney says the war against Iran was ‘worth it.’ He’s wrong
US President Donald Trump greets Mark Carney at the West Wing entrance of the White House, May 6, 2025. Photo courtesy the White House/Flickr. Prime Minister Mark Carney supports the…
Middle East, War Zones
Endgames in Gaza?
Girl in Gaza on her way to get food. Photo by Jaber Jehad Badwan/Wikimedia Commons. After reneging on its January ceasefire agreement with Hamas, Israel imposed a total blockade on…
The Iranian people are confronted by enemies within and enemies without
Rally to demand an end to the bombing of Iran, Washington, DC, June 13, 2025. Photo by Diane Krauthamer/Flickr. Less than 24 hours ago, three Iranian nuclear sites—Fordow, Natanz, and…
US-Israeli bid for regime change in Iran would devour the Middle East
A billboard displaying Iranian Ayatollahs Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khamenei. Photo by Erdalislakphotography. Israel and the United States have intensified their radical destabilization of the M...
Israel and the US resume their war of extermination in Gaza
Destruction caused by Israeli bombing of Jabalia camp, Gaza Strip. Photo by Hussein Jaber/UNRWA. On Monday, Israel resumed its bombing of civilians in Gaza, killing over 400 in a single…
History contradicts claims that October 7 attacks unprovoked
Posters calling for the return of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Photo by Oren Rozen/Wikimedia Commons. Canada’s mainstream media has expressed outrage at the “moral equivalency” of the International Criminal Court’s…
Hezbollah still a useful bogeyman for Israel and the US
Hezbollah fighters march in a parade in Beirut. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The Israeli state is rightly concerned about the possibility of large-scale attacks from the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah.…
The British roots of the conflict in Palestine
Postcard with the text of the Balfour Declaration in Hebrew. Published by Ya’ackov Ben-Dov, Bezalel, Jerusalem. Image courtesy the Levy Auction House/Wikimedia Commons. Israeli flags are flying over all government…
Statement on the Assassination of Qassim Suleimani and its Aftermath
Iranian mourners lift a picture of slain military commander Qassim Suleimani during a funeral procession in Tehran. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP. The US military’s assassination of Qasem Soleimani, one of…
The assassination of Qassim Suleimani and the march to war
Thousands of worshippers march after Friday prayers in Tehran following the assassination of General Qassim Suleimani who headed up the elite Quds Force in a US drone strike. Still image…
Syria is the dam against more bloody chaos
Illustration by Carlos Latuff Neither side can be characterised as “good”. There are no “white hats” in this gunfight. But there is clearly a side to prefer if the yardstick…
How to Beat Terrorism: Stop Making the Same 7 Mistakes
Photo by Andrea Bongiorno In the wake of the barbaric London terror attack, everyone is debating how to stop further terrorism. Some say we need more war against Islamic countries…
Debating Syria Productively
Photo by Alisdare Hickson The debate over Syria on the Left is toxic. I pulled together 13 points about the situation in Syria I hope can be useful in framing…
Why the Evacuation of Aleppo May Not Happen
Photo by Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images Ceasefires in Syria are difficult to arrange and particularly likely to collapse because their successful implementation involves so many parties inside and outside the country…
Past and Present Islamist, Democratic and Nazi International Brigades
Photo from Public Domain Introduction The Islamic State (IS) has become a magnet for international brigades, drawing over 30,000 fighters from 5 continents and 86 countries to their war in…
Syria is the Middle Eastern Stalingrad
Photo by Freedom House Day and night, for years, an overwhelming force has been battering this quiet nation, one of the cradles of human civilization. Hundreds of thousands have died,…
Slouching Toward Global Disaster
Photo by _Gavroche_ There are many disturbing signs that the West is creating conditions in the Middle East and Asia that could produce a wider war, most likely a new…
Israel-Palestine: It’s Time to Abandon the Two-State Solution
Jeff Halper. Posted on screenbooker.com. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is currently in a process of collapse. So says Jeff Halper, an American-born anthropologist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, co-founder and director of…
One mile to Syria: war accounts from Syrian refugees
A voice is missing from the international debate on the Syrian War. As world leaders focus on chemical weapons and radical fundamentalists, the voice of the Syrian people, civilians and…