Category: Current Op-Ed

Analysis on Palestinian history, Middle East politics, and the ongoing struggle for justice.

Category: Current Op-Ed

Recognition of Palestine: A birth certificate or a PR ploy

September 29, 2025 at 11:24 am A flag-raising ceremony held at the newly opened Palestinian Embassy building following the United Kingdom’s decision to recognize the State of Palestine, in London, United Kingdom on September 22, 2025. [Raşid Necati Aslım – Anadolu Agency] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk At this year’s United

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“Gaza is burning”: How Zionist hate fuels genocide?

September 22, 2025 at 1:19 pm Thick smoke rises from the area after the Israeli army launched intense attacks on residential areas and multi-story buildings where thousands of displaced Palestinians had taken refuge on al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City, Gaza, on September 19, 2025. [Saeed M. M. T. Jaras –

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Dog in Gaza and the conditioning of the Western mind

August 18, 2025 at 2:01 pm Hamed Ashour and his German Shepherd dog in Gaza [Hamed Ashour/Facebook] by Jamal Kanj jamalkk Over a week ago, a friend sent me a link about Hamed Ashour and his German Shepherd dog in Gaza, suggesting I might be interested in writing about it.

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Jamal Kanj

Jamal Kanj (jamalkanj.com) is the author of Children of Catastrophe: Journey from a Palestinian Refugee Camp to America, and other books. He writes frequently on Arab world issues for various national and international publications.