Truthout
Interview
Will COP28 End Up as the Greatest Flop in Global Climate Diplomacy Thus Far?
Environmental economist James K. Boyce analyzes the roadblocks to climate action at the COP28 climate summit.
Honoring the Life and Work of Gaza Scholar Refaat Alareer, Killed by IDF Strike
Alareer used his pen and his voice to fight back and to write back, says scholar and policy analyst Jehad Abusalim.
Gaza Poet Describes Being Stripped, Jailed and Beaten by Israeli Forces
“I felt … terrorized by this army because they were ordering us to do everything at gunpoint,” says Mosab Abu Toha.
“Palestine Is About Living in Spite of Everything”
“Hope is what the history of Palestine has taught me,” says Palestinian feminist Rana Barakat.
Gaza Aid Worker Describes “Horror” of His Family’s Third Forced Relocation
Yousef Hammash’s family, like thousands of other Palestinians, have now resorted to living in a makeshift tent.
Humanitarian Groups Demand Ceasefire as Israel Intensifies Genocidal War on Gaza
The Norwegian Refugee Council’s Shaina Low describes the “hectic, chaotic, desperate” conditions on the ground in Gaza.
Israel Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Generate Military Targets in Gaza
Gaza’s civilian devastation is in part the result of a “very loose interpretation of what a military target is.”
New Revelations “Call Into Question the Integrity of COP28,” Says Journalist
The UAE is using COP28 to deflect from its human rights abuses and boost the standing of oil CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber.
Jeremy Scahill: Biden Must Be Accountable for Cosigning Al-Shifa Hospital Lie
Scahill deconstructs the narrative around Gaza’s largest hospital as Israel detains the head of the facility.
Incarceration Is a Central Tool of Israel’s Oppression of Palestinians
Over 7,000 Palestinian political prisoners remain inside Israeli prisons, says a lawyer with a prisoner advocacy group.