The glory days of the league during the era of Nasser are gone, writes As`ad AbuKhalil. Statements were made during last week’s summit, but Arabs were not listening.
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Irrelevance of the Arab League
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Near-Unanimous UN Call to End Cuba Blockade
Thursday’s vote was 185-2. The only two “no” votes were those of the United States and Israel, with Ukraine and Brazil abstaining.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Lebanon & the Deal with Israel on the Maritime Border
The agreement is not a step toward normalization, says As`ad AbuKhalil. Lebanon is split.
Israel Authorizes Military to Kill Palestinians with Drones in West Bank
Israel’s anti-terrorism justification abridges international law, writes Marjorie Cohn. The government has no right of self-defense against the people whose land it occupies.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Putin & the Arabs
The Arab public’s antipathy toward the U.S. determines their stance toward the Russian-Ukrainian war, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
Israel Blocks Award to Renowned Rights Leader
Publicly, the lobbying against Navi Pillay began with an article in the pro-Israeli German tabloid Bild, Barbara Crossette reports.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Installing a War Criminal
When Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982, the imposition as president of Bashir Gemayyel — who introduced the worst savagery seen during the country’s civil war — was one of the chief goals, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
Ukraine Is the New Israel
As`ad AbuKhalil says current U.S.-NATO strategic calculations are demoting Israel from its once central position and will leave the apartheid state increasingly reliant on new alliances with the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia.
Biden’s Democracies
The U.S. had close to 200 years to inculcate its biases and shape its rule of law accordingly, writes Lawrence Davidson.
Media Bias Enables Israel’s War on Palestine
The deadly Israeli wars on Gaza, including the slaying of children, are made possible by an endless stream of Western media misinformation and misrepresentation, writes Ramzy Baroud.