For decades, the “alternative homeland” – the notion that Jordan should become the Palestinian state – was dismissed in Amman’s diplomatic circles as a distant nightmare or a conspiracy theory.Today, under the shadow of a far-right…
By any measure, Gaza’s devastation demands urgent and serious reconstruction. Homes, hospitals, schools, farms, cultural heritage, and basic infrastructure lie in ruins. Entire neighbourhoods have been erased. The humanitarian need is…
QuotableYousef Birzeit, an economics professor at Birzeit University, says the cost to rebuild Gaza will be far greater than the UN, European Union and World Bank estimate of about $50bn.Published On 12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025Click here to…
Mel Gibson's highly-anticipated sequel to The Passion of the Christ has caused outrage from fans after it was revealed it is using a new cast because the original actors have aged since the first film in 2004.The original movie followed…
In Gaza, the war will not end when the bombs stop falling. It will continue to hurt us from within, having left behind wounds that cut deep – wounds that are not reported in casualty figures or news broadcasts.For my family, one of the…
Balata refugee camp, occupied West Bank – Jameela Sanaqra’s three sons are gone. She knows for certain that Israel killed two of them.Her third son, her youngest, Mahmoud, was shot in his bedroom by Israeli commandos on February 27, a…