Tariq Kenney-Shawa

New York

US Policy Fellow at Al-Shabaka Network

Producer at AJ+

Articles

A Ceasefire Is Not Enough

2 months ago | thebaffler.com | Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Call it what you want—a “ceasefire,” a “temporary truce,” or a “humanitarian pause.” For Palestinians in Gaza, it’s simultaneously a moment to breathe and nothing more than a mirage. For fifteen months, Gaza has been flattened under the weight of relentless Israeli bombardment and siege, its people turned to statistics, entire neighborhoods to rubble.
La tregua non fermerà Israele

Jan 23, 2025 | internazionale.it | Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Steven Witkoff, il nuovo inviato di Donald Trump in Medio Oriente, ha saltato le formalità quando ha informato gli israeliani che sarebbe arrivato per incontrare il primo ministro Benjamin Netanyahu sabato 11 gennaio. Gli hanno fatto notare allora che la sua visita coincideva con lo Shabbat, quindi il premier non sarebbe stato disponibile fino a sera, ma Witkoff ha chiarito che la festività ebraica non avrebbe interferito con il suo programma.
A Ceasefire Won’t Stop Israel’s Genocidal Agenda - Global Research

Jan 19, 2025 | globalresearch.ca | Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Steven Witkoff, Donald Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy, reportedly didn’t bother with pleasantries when he informed the Israelis that he would be arriving to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Saturday. When told his visit coincided with Shabbat, meaning the prime minister would be unavailable until the evening, Witkoff made it clear that the Jewish holiday would not interfere with his schedule.
A ceasefire won’t stop Israel’s genocidal agenda

Jan 19, 2025 | internationalviewpoint.org | Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Steven Witkoff, Donald Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy, reportedly didn’t bother with pleasantries when he informed the Israelis that he would be arriving to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Saturday. When told his visit coincided with Shabbat, meaning the prime minister would be unavailable until the evening, Witkoff made it clear that the Jewish holiday would not interfere with his schedule.
A Ceasefire Won't Stop the War on Palestine

Jan 16, 2025 | thenation.com | Tariq Kenney-Shawa

World / January 16, 2025 A Ceasefire Won’t Stop the War on PalestineThe agreement may reduce the intensity of Israel’s killing spree, but it is likely to usher in a grueling new phase of ethnic cleansing with Trump’s full support. Ad Policy A child recovers books from the rubble of a building hit in Israeli strikes the previous night in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 16, 2025.
A Ceasefire Won’t Stop the War on Palestine

Jan 16, 2025 | msn.com | Tariq Kenney-Shawa

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A ceasefire won't stop Israel’s genocidal agenda

Jan 16, 2025 | 972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Tariq Kenney-Shawa

The agreement may reduce the intensity of Israel’s killing spree, but it is likely to usher in a grueling new phase of ethnic cleansing with Trump’s full support. facebook twitter email link Steven Witkoff, Donald Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy, reportedly didn’t bother with pleasantries when he informed the Israelis that he would be arriving to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Saturday.
And What Kind Are You?

Jan 6, 2025 | thebaffler.com | Dorothee Elmiger |Andrew Wilson |Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Now and then, I think of Walter Wippersberg’s Das Fest des Huhnes (The Festival of the Chicken), a satirical film about a team of sub-Saharan anthropologists traveling to Upper Austria to study the strange rites of the native population. These whites who gather in big tents, drink large amounts of yellow liquid, and flap their arms like wings when dancing—so the anthropologists conclude—seem to worship a new idol: the chicken.
Palestinian Clearance Revenues: Israel’s Tool to Collapse the PA

Dec 1, 2024 | al-shabaka.org | Tariq Kenney-Shawa |Hanna Alshaikh |Abdullah Al-Arian |Ismat Quzmar

IntroductionIsrael’s withholding of Palestinian clearance revenues is a longstanding practice, historically used to punish or manipulate the Palestinian Authority (PA). Since October 2023, the Israeli regime has only escalated its theft of Palestinian funds, bringing the PA to the verge of financial collapse. This policy memo argues that Israel’s weaponization of clearance revenues is not merely an extension of past measures but a reflection of a new, more radical agenda driven by the far-right.
In Lebanon, Israel Sows The Seeds Of More Bloodshed And Terror

Oct 30, 2024 | progressivehub.net | Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Over the last year, we have witnessed President Joe Biden elevate the U.S.-Israel “special relationship” to new heights. From replenishing Israel’s weapons stocks and shielding it from accountability on the international stage, to deploying U.S. assets and personnel in Israel’s defense, the Biden administration has gone above and beyond to ensure that Israel not only could sustain its unprecedented assault on Gaza, but that it wouldn’t have to bear the full cost of war.