Outrage after UK academics address Israeli university closely tied to military

February 19, 2025
Imran Mulla
Dibyesh Anand and Nitasha Kaul, academics at the University of Westminster, defended their decision to speak at a conference organised by Tel Aviv University

 

 Israeli soldiers detain a youth in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on 19 February (AFP)

Why Washington’s global dominance is hanging by a thread

February 19, 2025
Hossam el-Hamalawy
The launch of the Gaza war in October 2023 and the ensuing genocide puzzled many around the globe for different reasons. Some in the Arab world and elsewhere were perplexed that the West—particularly the US, Israel’s biggest sponsor—seemed “helpless” and “unable” to stop Israel and enforce a ceasefire for more than a year.

 An effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump dressed as a jester is seen at a protest in Washington, DC, on 5 February 2025 (Drew Angerer/AFP)