To our surprise, Ms. Albanese responded to our proposal with genuine enthusiasm, emphasizing her readiness to engage a North American audience and to work as a “people’s Special Rapporteur.” This message thrilled us—finally, we had found someone who could counter the hysteria surrounding Palestine on campus, a hysteria that had confined our people’s fight for liberation to the brutal labels of “terroristic” and “Jew-hating.”

Most readers familiar with Palestine will agree that its exceptionality extends beyond discourse—it’s embedded in the grim realities on the ground. The political system between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea is exceptional not only because it diverges from other systems but because it has been allowed to fester, unchecked, into a full-blown catastrophe.

Does genocide merit public dissent? Can the support for systematic rape, and calls for its increase, be obstructed by mere colloquial objection? Will the eradication of an entire people along with centuries-old roots be matched with civil, mannered disagreement?

With the flames of justice blazing in their eyes, these brave students erected the long-awaited encampment, a symbolic bastion aimed to call out and put pressure on their university to disclose and divest their financial and academic ties with the entity responsible for the displacement and destruction of Historic Palestine.

The facade of American exceptionalism is crumbling, revealing a nation grappling with its own demons. Columbia's turmoil, while significant, is but a microcosm of the broader societal decay we're witnessing.

The following is a speech delivered on my behalf at the Queen’s Alma Mater Society (AMS) Awards Gala for the “The Advocacy in Equity” Award. The Award “celebrates students who demonstrate bravery and/or speak the truth as they challenge narratives and defend the rights of humans, non-human animals, and/or the environment”. I opted to skip out on an event that celebrates student achievement as in my eyes nothing was achieved.

I've become a spectator in my own life, observing the tragedies unfold without the emotional response that once fueled my activism. The flame of passion has flickered out, leaving behind the cold ashes of resignation. And as I stand here, a living corpse, I find solace in the acceptance of my own internal demise because it grants me a peculiar kind of freedom. A freedom that unshackles the burden of hope that was, in truth, a heavy anchor pulling me down. This freedom gives Palestinians the space to reimagine a path for liberation that is not reliant on anyone other than Palestine.

The past 48 hours are historic and will be studied and referenced in the years to come. But, as of now, the foremost lesson we can draw is that liberation is within reach.

The Zionist project has fundamentally altered the essence of the region, reshaping its perception and collective memory. Essential to this analysis is the role of critical cartography, spotlighting how our prevailing epistemological framework—shaped by overarching colonial structures—further informs our pursuit of liberation. Studying cartography can expose how dominant epistemologies are crafted and manipulated, underscoring their entwinement with prevailing colonial paradigms.

We can see the spirit of martyrdom is evident in the celebratory nature that takes hold in the funeral precessions. Death in Palestine is mythicized to ensure it is mourned as a moment free from sorrow, a way to celebrate death as a sacred wedding ceremony, where the departed soul is forever betrothed to the land.

A burgeoning movement focused on cultivating a new consciousness among Palestinians has recently gained momentum.

Analysis of narratives regarding Jerusalem - January 27th, 2023

Reaction to the events in Jenin and Nablus