Rights groups this week reminded the White House of its report in May that concluded that Israel’s use of U.S. weapons were likely “inconsistent” with international law.
Biden’s Memo Invoked to Stop Arms to Israel
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UK Quietly Ties Nuclear Arsenal to Washington
Richard Norton-Taylor says the Starmer government’s rewriting of a transatlantic treaty undermines persistent claims that Britain’s Trident missile system is operationally independent.
Warning of ‘Genocidal Violence’ on the West Bank
As the Israeli military’s largest assault on the West Bank in decades continued into its second week, U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said the “writing is on the wall.”
Aren’t Palestinians Human?
Israeli strikes killed 47 Palestinians in Gaza in one 24-hour period between Saturday and Sunday, receiving not a fraction of the attention Western officials have given six Israeli hostages, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Patrick Lawrence: The Sound of Enforced Silence
Our censors, as the record shows again and again, have no special concern about acting in a serious manner. Power has no such obligation.
SCOTT RITTER: On a Highway to Hell
Nuclear weapons offer an illusion of security. By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift from deterrence to employment, there will be a scenario where the U.S. will use nuclear weapons. And then it’s lights out.
Caitlin Johnstone: No Good News in Armageddon
Every species eventually hits a juncture where it must adapt to changing conditions or go extinct. Humanity is arriving at that point.
Searching for Monsters
Public acceptance of U.S. foreign excess — searching for monsters to destroy — leads to acceptance of war, and to acceptance of war by other means, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Liberal Zionists Cheer as Harris Coddles Genocidal Israel
For J Street’s leadership, the current U.S. policy of enabling the slaughter of Palestinian civilians hits the spot, writes Abba A. Solomon.
Israel Staging Largest Attack on West Bank in Decades
Israel Katz, Israel’s foreign minister, indicated that this was a planned escalation, saying the military was operating in “full force.”