Our Wednesday News Analysis | The World Radicalized by the Gaza Genocide

Introduction

October 7, 2023, marked a paradigmatic rupture in how Palestine is discussed and imagined. Until that moment, international discourse had been trapped in the vocabulary of statehood and peace processes. The Palestinian question was framed as a conflict to be managed rather than a structure of domination to be dismantled. Still, October 7 forced the world to confront the realities Palestinians have long named: settler colonialism, the ongoing Nakba, Zionism, and Israeli apartheid.

The author highlights October 7 as a significant date that uncovers weaknesses in the liberal world order, which contribute to Palestinian injustices and suffering.

It emphasizes that genuine peace can only be achieved by dismantling systems of apartheid and dispossession, and it supports a new
Palestinian movement committed to liberation.

True justice goes beyond just establishing a state; it includes respecting all Palestinian rights—whether it's the right to return, equality, or sovereignty—and restoring Palestinian institutions to reflect the collective will of the people.

This rupture is not merely rhetorical; it marks a substantive shift in global political understanding. Discourses of decolonization and accountability now permeate arenas once confined to the diplomatic language of a two-state solution. Israel’s assaults on Gaza have shattered the pretense that its violence is episodic or defensive, exposing genocide as a structural feature of its settler-colonial project. For Palestinians, this moment reaffirms a longstanding truth: liberation cannot be secured through negotiation within an unjust system but requires confronting the structures that enact their dispossession and erasure.

For the world, as this commentary argues, the genocide has catalyzed a broad radicalization. When crowds march through global capitals demanding a free Palestine, they simultaneously articulate demands for the abolition of racialized capitalism, extractive regimes, climate injustice, and all forms of contemporary fascism. Palestine is understood through an intersectional lens, one that binds these struggles together. This radical understanding of structures of power reframes Palestine not as an isolated crisis but as a lens through which the broader architecture of global domination becomes visible...

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OPINION | TRUMP'S GAZA CEASE-FIRE IS THEATER DISGUISING ISRAEL'S DESIRE TO PROLONG THE WAR

Source: Haaretz
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-12-23/ty-article-opinion/.premium/trumps-gaza-cease-fire-is-theater-disguising-israels-desire-to-prolong-the-war/0000019b-4a88-d034-ab9b-ca8fe17e0000

By Mahmoud Shehada
Published December 23, 2025

Despite reports of tensions between Trump and Netanyahu, the U.S. president is not challenging Israeli goals in Gaza, but accelerating them: Towards a territory permanently trapped, without sovereignty, political resolution or accountability

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben-Gurion Airport in October.Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/ Reuters

The Gaza crisis appears to result from deliberate political choices by Israel and the U.S.

While the U.S. can pressure Israel, it opts not to, avoiding real diplomacy and claiming to prioritize stability.

Gaza remains caught in a cycle of suffering and destruction,
with efforts focused on managing the crisis rather than solving it.

Could it be that President Trump is intentionally trying
to lure Netanyahu into a trap of his own making?

Israeli media increasingly portrays a growing rift between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over "the day after" in Gaza. But a closer reading – taking into account how Gaza is actually governed, how it receives supplies, and the constraints it faces – reveals a different reality.

The disagreement is not about Gaza's future, but about how quickly and how visibly Israel's objectives should be consolidated.

Trump is not challenging Israeli goals in Gaza. He is seeking to accelerate their execution, package them as a political achievement, and move on. Netanyahu, by contrast, continues to rely on delay, ambiguity, and controlled escalation – his usual strategy for buying time while reshaping facts on the ground.

This tension surfaced publicly after Israel's recent targeted assassination of a senior Hamas official. According to reports by Israeli journalists, Trump's irritation at the move does not stem from opposition to military force, but rather from concern that Netanyahu's controlled escalations could sabotage the staged political progression Trump wants to present as a diplomatic success.

Yet the "success" itself rests on fragile foundations.

The U.S.-promoted vision – international stabilization forces, transitional governance structures, and reconstruction pathways – faces fundamental obstacles. Few countries are willing to deploy forces into a territory Israel continues to define as "under Hamas control." This designation functions less as a security assessment than as a political veto. It allows Israel to block any arrangement that might limit its freedom of military action.

Even within Israel's security establishment, there is little confidence that Hamas can be dismantled through deterrence alone or the job can be outsourced to an international force. Still, the illusion persists because it serves a strategic purpose: Keeping Gaza suspended in a permanent interim, without sovereignty, without political resolution, and without accountability.

Israel's strategy to dismantle Hamas rests on a key demand: disarmament...

Read more: Opinion | Trump's Gaza Cease-fire Is Theater Disguising Israel's Desire to Prolong the War

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HOW THE JEWISH CHRONICLE WEAPONISES 'ANTISEMITISM' TO FUEL A MORAL PANIC

Source: Middle East Eye
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/how-jewish-chronicle-weaponises-antisemitism-fuel-moral-panic

By Neve Gordon
Published December 4, 2025

Articles conflate pro-Palestinian activism with hatred of Jewish people, following the Israeli government's insidious playbook

Protesters holding placards take part in a demonstration in central London, on 26 November 2023, to protest against antisemitism (AFP)

Editor’s Note | Who is a Semite? From the Semen of Abraham!

According to some legends, people who trace their ancestry back to the biblical Abraham are seen as Semites and are classified as Semitic. This connection often highlights a rich cultural and historical heritage that many find inspiring and meaningful.

The term "Semitic" is commonly used in historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts to refer to a group of peoples and languages originating in the Middle East. This name is connected to the biblical figure Abraham, whose descendants are traditionally regarded as the ancestors of many Semitic peoples. The idea of "Semite" is rooted in linguistic and cultural relationships that are intertwined with their biological heritage.

Semitic peoples are primarily identified by their languages, including Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, and Amharic. These languages share standard grammatical and lexical features, forming the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. While many Semitic-speaking groups assert cultural or religious origins in Abraham, this classification is rooted in linguistic and cultural connections, invariably stemming from their direct biological ancestry.

Indeed, suggesting that everyone descended from Abraham is a Semite—whether mythological, historical, or a mix of both—could oversimplify the complex history and diversity of Semitic peoples.

Nonetheless, the term "Semitic" refers to peoples and languages historically associated with the Middle East, with Abraham as a crucial ancestral figure in religious tradition.

Based on the above, the modern definition of ‘Zionism’, “returning to the land,” as opposed to the biblical definition of Zionism, “returning to God,” is an affront to Semitism.

Nothing is more anti-Semitic than modern Zionism. Most Eastern European Jews who migrated to the land are not biologically descended from the original Hebrews and cannot pass a DNA test to prove their genetic connection to the land. Instead, they are primarily descendants of Jews who converted from paganism, as were many of our Christian ancestors.

Let's be honest and straightforward. The global community isn't against Semitism; instead, many are outraged with Israelism. Those advocating for justice and equality oppose Israelism, not Semitism.

As a Bible-believing Jew who follows the divine principles of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, our Abrahamic faiths, I look forward to the day when we live in a genuine one-state democracy where we greet each other with “WELCOME HOME.”

Let’s clarify the difference between anti-Semitism, which unfairly targets individuals because of their cultural and linguistic background, and critiques of political ideologies or policies like modern Zionism or the Israeli state's actions. Mixing these up can often cause misunderstandings and make it harder to have productive conversations about justice, human rights, and the Israeli-Palestinian Quest to Peacefully and Productively Coexist.

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On Yom Kippur, two British Jews were killed at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester, during a cruel, antisemitic act of violence. One of them was accidentally shot by the police.

Labeling criticism of Israel and anti-Zionism as antisemitism is a strategic tactic aimed at silencing dissent and suppressing pro-Palestinian voices.

It incorrectly interprets the unease some Jewish people feel about such criticism as a security concern, resulting in a misapplication of the term antisemitism.

This approach undermines genuine efforts to combat antisemitism and also enables Israel to evade accountability for alleged human rights violations, ultimately damaging the Jewish community.

Later that week, while discussing antisemitism at the dinner table, my teenage son, who frequents a high school in Hackney, London, took out his phone and displayed scores of antisemitic Instagram reels.

Numerous AI-generated clips depicted Orthodox Jews in different settings, appearing to be obsessed with money, while other reels denied the Holocaust - questioning, for example, the possibility of preparing six million pizzas in 20 ovens. A few of his school friends liked the reels, thinking they were funny...

Read more: How the Jewish Chronicle weaponises 'antisemitism' to fuel a moral panic