Syria’s future under al-Qaeda spin-off HTS will come in two flavours only, writes Jonathan Cook. Either submit and collude like the West Bank, or end up wrecked like Gaza.
Israel, Not the ‘Liberators,’ Will Decide Syria’s Fate
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UK Prison Abuse of Palestine Activists
Young protesters face more than a year in prison before going on trial over a break-in at an Israeli arms factory near Bristol, Daniel Tester reports.
How US Engineered PA’s West Bank Crackdown
Robert Inlakesh reports on an American initiative to create a specialized PA security force to carry out the type of operation now underway in Jenin focused on suppressing Palestinian opposition to Washington’s agenda.
Chris Hedges Report: Enduring the Trauma of Genocide
Dr. Gabor Maté, a renowned expert in trauma, discusses the psychology of Israeli soldiers, Palestinian resistance fighters, WWII survivors, Nazis and even himself.
Israel Makes Death Feel Like Mercy in Northern Gaza
Israel’s choking siege has entered its third month, writes Shahd Abusalama, whose family in northern Gaza is getting shot at by Israeli drones and facing starvation.
Can You Handle the Truth?
Consortium News is a publication for adults who are prepared to put away their adolescent notions of America’s exceptional goodness and are instead ready to face the ugly realities of the United States abroad.
How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani
As Western media and politicians embrace Jolani and HTS, Alan McLeod sees the U.S. reverting to its pre-9/11 close relationship with al-Qaeda.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Blinded to Syria
Decades after deploying mass violence and rendering citizens grotesquely ignorant of the world, U.S.-led powers appear willing to risk world war, while reinventing a terrorist to lead what was a secular nation until last week.
LISTEN: The Two Puppets
There are parallels between their roles in Syria and Ukraine. But can Abu Mohammad Jolani be as easily controlled by the U.S., Israel and Turkey (who may have conflicting interests) as Volodymyr Zelensky?
US & Israel Destroyed Syria & Called it Peace
Netanyahu’s ambition to transform the region through war, which dates back almost three decades, is playing out in front of our eyes, writes Jeffrey Sachs.