The news network said the killing of Palestinian-America journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May was part of a wider attack on journalists in Palestine.
Al Jazeera Sues Israeli Forces in Intl Criminal Court
Category: Middle East
UN to Mark Nakba Day, Calls for End of Settlements
Amid rising violence in the occupied territories, the General Assembly passed a set of resolutions on the Middle East last week and Palestine’s U.N. envoy said “this is the end of the road for the two-state solution.”
Israel’s Nuclear Menacing of the Middle East
A country with such hyped sensitivity about imagined “existential threats” should not be allowed to acquire the kind of weapons that could destroy the entire region, several times over, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Far-Right Extremist to Run Israel’s National Security
The Palestinian Authority’s foreign affairs ministry said Itamar Ben-Gvir’s new position, which includes responsibility for Border Police in the occupied West Bank, could have a “catastrophic impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Irrelevance of the Arab League
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.
Chris Hedges: Destroyers of US Democracy
With the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday, Biden and other establishment politicians hope to paper over the rot and pain of the system they created with the same decorum they used to sell the country the con of neoliberalism.
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.
Britain’s Covert War in Yemen
The U.K.’s current war in Yemen is not the first time Britain has contributed to devastating the country, writes Mark Curtis.
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.
Shell, BP & Cold War Propaganda
Formerly top-secret files show how the two oil corporations bankrolled British covert propaganda operations during the 1950s and 60s, John McEvoy reports.