Phyllis Bennis says the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran was a deliberate provocation that matches Netanyahu’s longstanding goal of drawing the U.S. into a potential Israel-Iran war.
Middle East a Tinderbox After Assassinations
Year: 2024
UN Finds ‘Appalling Acts’ of Torture Against Palestinians
Experts said the OHCHR report served mainly to confirm previous findings on Israeli detention centers.
Green Groups That Didn’t Back Biden Endorse Harris
Groups backing Harris were angered by Biden supporting the Willow project and Mountain Valley Pipeline, continuing fossil fuel lease sales, and skipping last year’s U.N. summit.
WATCH: Assange’s ‘Maggie’ Island
A look at the island in Queensland where the WikiLeaks publisher, now free and returned home to Australia, grew up.
Iranian-American Group: Biden Must Avert War With Iran
The U.S. must make clear that “military assistance to Israel will be leveraged to secure an end to the conflict,” said the president of the National Iranian American Council.
Netanyahu Risks Regional War With Assassination
Critics of the killing in Tehran of Ismail Haniyeh, a key figure in the cease-fire negotiations, say it heightens the chances of all-out war between Israel and Iran.
Suicide Squad
US Hate Against Muslims & Palestinians Surges
As Israel’s U.S.-backed war on Gaza continues, university administrators, employers, and federal agencies are contributors to rising complaints of Islamophobia.
US Veterans Tell Harris: End Siege of Gaza
In an open letter, Veterans For Peaces asks the vice president to call for a permanent ceasefire and emergency food and medical aid now, while she is campaigning for president.
A Very Undemocratic Democracy
Nat Parry reflects on a Democratic theme — which Biden raised in his withdrawal announcement last week — that their party will protect democracy from Donald Trump.