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The CHS team regularly engages in international affairs by writing op-eds and sharing their opinions in TV interviews that are broadcast on regional and global platforms to wide audiences.

7 Oct 2024

Netanyahu's 'new Middle East' has arrived - but it's not what he envisioned

A year ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood before the UN General Assembly with a map depicting the "New Middle East"....
3 Oct 2024
After one year of genocide, why Israel's belligerence may be its undoing

On 7 October 2023, Hamas launched an offensive into southern Israel to irrevocably shatter an unsustainable status quo. While the crisis that has now persisted for an entire year did indeed erupt on that day, it had been decades in the making.

Mouin Rabbani
26 Sep 2024
Weaponizing a Water Crisis: The Destruction of Water Supplies in Gaza

In Gaza, the Israeli military is using water as a weapon of war, destroying most of the infrastructure needed to provide clean water. This tactic, which forces thirst, malnutrition, disease, and death on Palestinian civilians, is mentioned in the International Court of Justice case that South Africa filed against Israel in January, accusing the Israel government of genocide. Juan Cole examines the specifics of Israel’s systematic targeting of the water infrastructure in the Gaza Strip and the effects it has had on the people living there.

Juan Cole

TV Interviews

14 Feb 2024

UNRWA Funding Suspension

Riccardo Bocco

27 Jan 2024

Palestinian Analyst Exposes Why ICJ Means Big Trouble for Israel

Mouin Rabbani

23 Jan 2024

Palestine This Week: Israel's failing war aims and legal momentum against genocide

Mouin Rabbani
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Editorials & Articles

29 Aug 2024
The role of volunteering in crisis management: A beacon of solidarity and resilience

In 1862, Swiss businessman Henri Dunant authored 'A Memory of Solferino', inspired by his experiences at the Battle of Solferino in 1859. In this influential work, Dunant described the compassionate actions of the women of Castiglione, who cared for all the wounded regardless of their nationality, embodying a spirit of universal camaraderie and expressing this sentiment with the phrase 'Tutti Fratelli' (all brothers). Dunant's reflections led him to propose the creation of relief societies in peacetime to care for the wounded during wars by zealous and devoted volunteers. This concept laid the foundation for establishing the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) National Societies and the Movement in 1864. This historical event, the birth of the Red Cross Red Crescent International Movement, is a testament to the power of solidarity, human compassion and the potential of voluntary service...

Amjad Mohamed Saleem
14 Aug 2024
Torture Camp Protests Expose Depth of Palestinian Dehumanization in Israel

On the morning of Monday, July 29, a contingent of Israel's military police—the agency responsible for policing the security forces—arrived at Sde Teiman, an Israeli military base in the Negev Desert that now serves as a detention center for Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. The military police had come to arrest nine military reservists who serve at the site, which whistleblowers have raised concerns about for months...

Mouin Rabbani
21 Jul 2024
Polio and the destruction of Gaza’s health infrastructure

Polio had been eradicated in the Gaza Strip but was detected this past week. While it is unclear how it has suddenly reappeared it is beyond doubt how it’s spreading: Israel's systematic destruction of Gaza's health infrastructure.

Mouin Rabbani
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