Creating conditions that threaten the survival of all or part of a given population is part of the very definition of genocide under international law, writes Phyllis Bennis.
Defunding UNRWA Makes US Complicit in Genocide
Category: Biden Administration
US Complicity in Gaza Case Gets June Appeal Date
While welcoming the news, the head of Defense for Children International-Palestine said that “each day that passes without an end to Israel’s genocidal campaign results in catastrophe for Palestinian children in Gaza.”
Arab Americans Can Help Defeat Both Biden & Trump
Aaron Bushnell burned himself alive for a free Palestine, writes Sam Husseini. Voters should do the work of pairing up from across the political spectrum to halt the genocidal duopoly.
US Voters Support Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza
Sixty-seven percent of Americans of all political affiliations want the U.S. to join the international call for a permanent ceasefire, according to a Data for Progress poll.
The Democracy Election
The deep crisis of U.S. democracy is not just the fault of one party, writes Nat Parry. The anxiety over the loss of democracy in the United States actually cuts across party lines.
Denmark Ends Nord Stream Probe With No Charges
The country found “deliberate sabotage” but wouldn’t continue probe to find out who was responsible. It’s the second U.S. ally in the past month to end an investigation into the pipeline explosions.
Israel Could Kill 85,000 More Gazans in 6 Months
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine considered deaths from traumatic injuries as well as infectious diseases, maternal and neonatal health crises and other illness.
Killing Oneself to Try to Stop a War
In the wake of Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation, Ann Wright recalls other suicides committed in protest against U.S. policies, including by five Americans opposed to the U.S. war in Vietnam.
Caitlin Johnstone: He Burned Himself Alive to Turn Eyes to Gaza
We each have own our personal response to Israel’s incineration of Gaza. This was Aaron Bushnell’s.
Biden DOJ Indicts Journalist for Tucker Carlson Leaks
Timothy Burke, a Tampa-based media consultant and former Daily Beast staffer, was hit with more than a dozen federal charges this week in an action that raises press-freedom concerns.