There is no room to doubt that Israel’s bombing of Palestinian civilians and depriving them of food, water and other necessities of life are grounds to invoke the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Craig Murray: Activating the Genocide Convention
Category: Israel
No Room at the Inn for Roger Waters
The rocker’s Buenos Aires and Montevideo hotel rooms were canceled because he opposes genocide in Gaza, so he must fly in from Brazil each night for his concerts, he told Pagina/12.
SCOTT RITTER: The 2-State Solution’s Nuclear Option
A new Palestinian state could never be free as long as its neighbor, Israel, possesses nuclear weapons.
When Israel Would Give Up Its Nukes
There is just one scenario in which Israel would relinquish its nuclear weapons and it seems further from reality than ever, wrote Joe Lauria on May 4, 2015.
The War Machine Wants You to Condemn Hamas
The act of condemnation has been cynically weaponised, writes Jonathan Cook. The aim is not to show solidarity with Israelis. It’s to fan the flames of hatred to rationalise crimes against Palestinians.
An Egyptian-Led ‘Conscience Convoy’ to Rafah
Journalists and activists from around the world are gathering in Cairo before heading to the only border crossing into Gaza not controlled by Israel, reports Mahmoud Hashem.
Caitlin Johnstone: Policing Opposition to Genocide
The whole objective is to grind the conversation down into insignificant quibbling about manners and decorum so people stop drawing attention to the blood-spattered elephant in the room.
Israeli Deceit & the Ongoing Battle of Shifa Hospital
Gareth Porter says the claim that the largest medical center in the Gaza Strip provides cover for Hamas is the longest running theme in Israeli war propaganda, dating back nearly 15 years.
Chris Hedges: Pinnacle of Horror
Joe Biden will go down in history as an accomplice to genocide. May the ghosts of the thousands of children he has participated in murdering haunt him for the rest of his life.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Banality of Propaganda
The annals of the awful art — Hitler’s, Mussolini’s, Japan’s and America’s during World War II — show that it does not have to be sophisticated. The Israeli president’s display of Mein Kampf just proved that again.