The imperial spin machine operates by reversing victim and victimizer, aggressor and defender — claiming to act in self-defense while existing in a continuous state of attack, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
US to Iran: Only Israel May Escalate
Category: Israel
Israel’s Been Like This Since 1948
We have been lied to for decades about the creation of Israel, writes Jonathan Cook. It was born in sin, and it continues to live in sin.
CN Condemns FBI Raid on CN Columnist’s Home
Consortium News strongly condemns the raid on the home of its columnist Scott Ritter by the F.B.l. on Thursday as a serious threat to press freedom.
Palestinians Demand ICC Arrest Warrant for Smotrich
Comments this week by the Israeli finance minister about starvation were seen as an “explicit admission of adopting and bragging about the policy of genocide.”
Ruling Challenges Media Stance on Palestine
Major media face a reassessment of their Israel coverage after the ICJ judgement, writes Mick Hall.
Caitlin Johnstone: Kamala Harris & Genocide
The cause for which Aaron Bushnell gave his life in the most agonizing way possible is being intentionally subverted by people who claim to care about justice and human rights.
AIPAC Hijacks US Elections
Medea Benjamin responds to the pro-Israel lobby’s second “win” of the U.S. campaign season.
Poll: Americans Oppose Sending US Troops to Defend Israel
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs poll comes as Israel braces for retaliatory attacks from Iran and its allies following an assassination campaign last week.
Israel’s Barbarism Is Grossly Under Reported
The fatality figures started to stall in the spring, around the time Israel completed its destruction of Gaza’s hospitals and kidnapped much of the enclave’s medical personnel, writes Jonathan Cook.
What the UN Chief Can Do for Gaza
Mona Ali Khalil urges António Guterres to invoke Article 99 again. This time not to make exhortations, but to account for what has happened on and since Oct. 7 and chart a path to lasting peace.