With this recent dire news on Gaza, it is important to talk about the depoliticization of the Palestinian struggle and the global narrative’s fixation on humanitarianism. What I mean by that is the consequent disregard of the issue’s initial causes, such as settler colonialism and violence.

War can no longer be seen as a local failure; it is reproducing itself within a system that has failed to regulate it. And democracies, far from being immune, are active participants. The challenge is no longer just to stop a war. It is to prevent more from joining the wave.

This is not a new phenomenon. Indeed, the myth of a “new era” persists in Lebanon’s political vocabulary. It is recycled every few years by the same elites who have no intention of changing the system that keeps them in power and keeps the people’s sense of identity divided. This language of rebirth has come to feel like denial. It is impossible to inaugurate a new era when the same oppressive political structures are completely intact.

The emotional pull of a photograph creates share-ability on social media, challenging the traditional journalism.

What lies behind this stability, and is Jordan really a good student in a bad class? Parts of the answer lie in Jordan’s relations with West