The head of the British Independent Television Authority once called Pilger “a threat to Western Civilization.” Kiji Noh reports.
Pilger’s Rap Sheet on the Criminal Elite
Category: Colonialism
Tributes Pour in For John Pilger
From Jeremy Corbyn, WikiLeaks, Afshin Rattansi, Max Blumenthal, Jonathan Cook, Scott Ritter, Vijay Prashad, Glenn Greenwald, Tariq Ali, Matt Kennard, Roger Waters and more.
Caitlin Johnstone: Gaza Atrocities Are ‘Western Values’
What we see in Gaza is a much better representation of what Western civilization is really about than all the gibberish about freedom and democracy we learned in school.
Chris Hedges: The Death of Israel
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Zionism Has Lost Young America
Nobody really believes there’s a threat to Jewish students on campuses or that pro-Palestinian students are subjecting their Jewish classmates to abuse or harassment.
The Fatal Post World War II Contradiction
Lawrence Davidson delves into the history behind the founding of Israel as a European settler state and how it came to see international law as a danger to defy and overcome.
Second Nakba; Same Israeli Lies; Same Western Narrative
Israel is openly carrying out ethnic cleansing inside Gaza and yet, just as during the first “Nakba,” Israel’s lies and deceptions dominate the West’s media and political narrative, writes Jonathan Cook.
Caitlin Johnstone: White House Fears Gaza Pause Will Let World See Too Much
Washington is nervous the four-day military pause in Gaza could allow journalists to report the extent of the enclave’s devastation, further turning public opinion against Israel.
Media Dare Not Call It Genocide
Radio New Zealand (RNZ), for instance, says it decided not to broadcast or report on a Palestinian guest’s remarks because it “would have stolen valuable time” from those being interviewed, writes Mick Hall.
Destroying History to Preserve an Illusion
With the stated aim of providing “context,” The Guardian instead has destroyed the historical context that puts Western foreign policy towards the Middle East in a very grim light, writes Joe Lauria.