Ceasefire

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Trump and U.S. Hubris Undid the Plan for Iran's Destruction
08 Apr 2026
The U.S. has been temporarily rattled in its regime change effort against Iran. Iranian resistance, hubris on the part of the U.S., and Donald Trump’s personal instability combined to undo a twisted…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Iran’s Nuclear Rights
08 Apr 2026
Most of the world would be at greater ease if Iran had a nuclear bomb.
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright
A Sigh of Relief…But Breathing Easy is Impossible in a Circumference of U.S. Empire (Or, the Perpetual Relevance of Frederick Douglass’s Prescription for Resistance)
08 Apr 2026
The ceasefire brings a sense of relief but not safety. Iran showed that the empire is not invincible, but the US commitment to the doctrine of hegemony has not changed.
Editors, The Black Agenda Review
POEM: The Beirut Jokebook, June Jordan, 1982
25 Jun 2025
“What did the Arab lady say to the Israeli tank?”
Hanna Eid
Gaza Ceasfire: An Appraisal of the Situation
29 Jan 2025
A week has elapsed since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas went into effect. As Palestinians return to their devastated communities, we must analyze the moment and the…
Tamara Nassar
Day 1: Gaza ceasefire
22 Jan 2025
Fifteen grueling months of bombing and military assault have finally come to a pause as the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has come into effect.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The People's Ceasefire
27 Mar 2024
The United States relented and abstained from voting on a UN Security Council resolution requiring Israel to abide by a two-week ceasefire. Popular pressure forced this small step. Organized…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
A Veto from Hell
25 Oct 2023
On October 18, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield raised her hand to veto even so much as a “humanitarian pause” to Israel’s war on Gaza.