Drawing on the moral power of the UNGA this September
The UN General Assembly assembles all members of the organization in an open forum with equal voting power. It was the UNGA that adopted the initial UN Partition Plan for Palestine in...
Why Israel targets journalists in Gaza
When wars erupt, journalists are often the first casualties — not always in terms of physical harm, but in the silencing of their ability to bear witness. In Gaza, however, the war...
Ending Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon also an internal matter
We all know that, to start a war, you need an enemy, while ending a war needs the two enemies to reach an agreement to stop fighting. The difficulty then is in...
Has Israel’s strategic position improved or worsened?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to have been paralyzed for hours, if not days, following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. If anyone knew that his entire paradigm of...
Building Global Harmony: The Power of Faith and Dialogue at the VIII Congress
In the wake of the tectonic global shifts following the cataclysm of September 11, 2001, as the world teetered precariously between reconciliation and rupture, the Republic of Kazakhstan advanced a gesture both...
US lifeline masks Israel’s economic freefall
In an important step toward the economic isolation of Israel due to its genocide in Gaza, Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global last week announced it would divest from yet more Israeli companies.
AI, work and the future of employment
For two centuries, technological revolutions have promised both upheaval and renewal. The spinning jenny broke the guild system, tractors displaced farm laborers but fed millions more, and computers hollowed out clerical work...
Nepal awaits Bipin Joshi: Bring him home now
While his family begs for his return from Gaza, many Nepalis wonder if greater diplomatic pressure could have freed him
The heart knows no greater anguish than the uncertainty...
Where can the migrants go?
There is an increasing lack of compassion in the world. People want to stop the alleged influx of unauthorized foreigners entering their countries but fail to offer any solutions for where these...
Is Netanyahu an isolated phenomenon?
Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies are also his adversaries, both Arabs and Israelis. The Israeli prime minister spares no effort in provoking them and stirring enough dust to stay in the headlines or to...