The Nobel Committee also invoked “genocide” in honouring Justice Pillay, chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry that found Israel responsible for genocide in Gaza. A striking, if implicit, acknowledgment of the gravity of what is happening there. The word is becoming impossible to ignore, even if too many still do.

Where does a president’s responsibility begin — and where does it end? I put that question to Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader over the mass expulsion of Haitians, including pregnant women and children. His answer: “My responsibility begins at the frontier.” youtu.be/gLumNCq6WNA?si=R56l…

The UN’s previous peacekeeping mission failed to bring lasting security to Haiti. So, when Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader calls for a stronger international force to fight the gangs, I ask: what would make this time any different? youtu.be/gLumNCq6WNA?si=R56l…

What struck me most about Naza was not just hearing Israeli soldiers describe, in their own words, the horrors they witnessed and took part in during the bombing of Gaza. But it was also how they described it: for some, the killing was “fun”. Others struggled to remember whether they had killed hundreds or thousands. They spoke with chilling casualness about the children and even babies they knew they were killing. One compared it to playing a video game. As the credits rolled, no one moved. No one spoke. For several minutes after the film ended, everyone just sat there, stunned. I’ve never experienced anything like it. A deafening silence that echoed the collective shock and disbelief at what we had just witnessed. A silence that spoke louder than words.

X reminded me today that I’ve been on this platform for 10 years. I joined reluctantly and, for a long time, preferred to keep my thoughts to myself. Gaza changed that. I could no longer pretend silence was an option, or worry about being seen as taking sides when the facts were so stark and the suffering so vast. Particularly as journalists, we have a responsibility to confront the evidence, even when doing so invites accusations of bias. We must not be deterred by the familiar false labels used against those who dare to speak out and challenge carefully manufactured prevailing narratives. One thing I know for sure: I would much rather lose followers than compromise an inch of my integrity. I will continue to report on the injustice inflicted on the Palestinian people. I witnessed it first-hand many years ago, when I visited Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territory with Kofi Annan, then UN Secretary-General. The oppressive reality of the occupation was already impossible to ignore, nor was the destruction of Palestinian lives, homes and futures, or the complicity of much of the media in obscuring or failing to confront it. Nor can I ignore the suffering in southern Lebanon, where another Israeli occupation is taking hold. Lives are being upended and communities destroyed, with far too little attention from the outside world. There are so many other injustices in the world. My daughter often reminds me of Sudan and other forgotten crises. I know Palestine is not the only place where the world is failing its people. But it has long symbolised, for me, so much of what is wrong with the world: flagrant violations of human rights tolerated, international principles invoked selectively, and those with the power to act unwilling to do so. It is the injustice itself, and the impunity, hypocrisy and indifference that allow it to continue, that I find so difficult to accept. There are times when I feel like switching off. Sometimes I have. But I keep coming back to why I became a journalist three decades ago: the belief that truth matters, injustice must be confronted, and journalism can make a difference. Despite my growing disillusionment, I still believe in the importance of what we do and the media’s responsibility to hold power to account and give voice to those who might otherwise go unheard. The relentless noise, distortion and obfuscation can be exhausting. But our responsibility as journalists remains: to uncover the facts, challenge power and call things by their name when the evidence demands it. Journalism cannot be entirely detached from our values. Objectivity requires rigour, honesty and a commitment to facts; it must never become an excuse for evading the truth or treating overwhelming evidence as just another side of an argument. Hiding behind the need to remain “neutral” is no excuse for failing to report the facts. What gives me hope is that more people are willing to examine the facts, question the narratives they’re fed and speak out. Social media has enabled voices and information that might otherwise never reach a global audience to break through, despite attempts to silence dissent and algorithmic suppression that can make certain perspectives harder to see. As Desmond Tutu famously said: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” We cannot always change minds or make ourselves heard. But we can bear witness. We can refuse to look away. We must never allow the suffering of an entire people, or the killing of children, to become just another story the world learns to live with and normalise. If we can make even one person see things differently, question what they have been told or understand a truth they had not seen before, that matters. Sometimes, that alone is enough.

No arrests, no accountability. This is what impunity looks like in a system sustained by state protection. Maybe it’s time the media stopped hiding behind the words “settler violence” and started naming this violence for what it is.

“Are we going to normalise genocide?” Mary Robinson @TheElders asks. The former UN human rights chief warns that more European governments are aware of the horrific situation in Palestine. “This is on their watch. ” Full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=P3jHMbAP…

“Why would you need courage for telling the truth?” Navi Pillay on being recognised by the Nobel Committee for her “exceptional courage” and integrity.

A chess grandmaster whose chessboard seems to be missing a few pieces when it comes to sound reasoning. Try again, Garry.

“Navi Pillay was instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.” An important moment for international peace and justice and a chance for the Nobel Committee to reclaim some of its lost credibility.

Ghana was at the heart of the transatlantic slave trade. I spoke to its President @JDMahama who refuses to let the world sweep that painful history under the carpet #reparations #africa Full interview: youtu.be/jhMBelx-Bro?is=YXPD…

“If it walks like a duck and it talks like a duck…” In my interview with Ghana’s President John Mahama, he explains why he calls Israel’s actions against Palestinians in Gaza a “genocide,” arguing that “as long as we continue to distort justice, depending on who it is, we’ll continue to live a lie.” Full interview: youtu.be/jhMBelx-Bro?is=YXPD…

In a rare sit-down interview, Ghana’s President John Mahama explains why Africa must finally break its ‘dependency syndrome’, why its partnerships ‘must be on our own terms’, and why its prosperity ‘is not a threat to anybody.’ Full interview: youtu.be/jhMBelx-Bro?is=YXPD…

Finally, some justice.