Silent Lonesome Man

Politically, when we look about journalism, we may expect every journalist to have the same degree of respect to each other, even when their affiliation may complicate the matter. Not this time though. Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American journalist of Catholic background, had been shot dead by an unknown assailant on 11 May 2022, when she was covering news from Jenin, which had been recently besieged by the Israeli special forces hunting for Palestinians suspected of being terrorists. Her past was also interesting, she gained American citizenship from her maternal parents but she felt belonged to Palestine instead, and chose the journalist path. But in a faithful encounter, she enrolled herself to Al Jazeera in 1997. By that time, Al Jazeera was still a baby TV channel, established a year ago and used the staff from the already closed BBC Arabic branch in Riyadh that relocated to Qatar. And Shireen's role was far more important than expected: her journalist activities have ma...

When the conflict in Gaza broke out, it appeared that most Arab countries would state solidarity with Palestinian people, in line with the majority of the Muslim world. Yes, it is. The Arab states have to love, defend and respect Palestine, no? Well, if you're not a Palestinian, nor even an Arab who have insight about the Arab states, then it will be a problem. Actually, the reaction between Arab nations do not show any sight about unity - it is rather, a conflicted, if not saying deeply sectarian situation among the Arab states. But why Arab countries are unable to find a common solution? And how does it affect its status? Palestinians burning portrait of UAE leader Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in 2018. Unfortunately, relations between the Palestinians and other Arab nations are not so wealthy. There is a deep disgust and resentment against the other Arab entities from the Palestinians, a tribute to the infamous Arab-Israeli War of 1947. Before Israel became a nation like today, t...