The current war is the latest manifestation of a strategy dating from the aftermath of the 1973 October War and rise of U.S.-Israeli ties, writes Dan Steinbock. First of a five-part series.
Gaza-Israel Catastrophe: ‘Strategy of Tension’
Category: Middle East
WATCH: UN Security Council Talks as Gazans Die; Israel Calls for SG’s Head
Foreign ministers spoke at the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday as the humanitarian catastrophe continues to mount in Gaza. Israel called on the U.N. secretary-general to resign after he called for Israel to obey the laws of war.
WATCH: US Vetoes UN Resolution for Ceasefire in Gaza
The United States Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have called for a humanitarian pause in the fighting in Gaza as well as for Israel to rescind its order to 1.1 million Gazans to leave their homes…
The US Quandary Over Gaza
Despite the massive show of force off the waters of Israel, the Biden Administration is profoundly uneasy about any escalation of the conflict into a wider war, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: A Victimizers’ Memorial
Another war memorial is being planned for the National Mall in Washington. This one is for the 9/11 era and it is being chaired by none other than George W. Bush.
Ray McGovern: A Matter of Justice
The extremists now heading the Israeli government have made no secret of their plans to move even more forcefully against the Palestinians. It was and is a powder keg that has now exploded.
‘A Massive War Crime’
International law experts and human rights groups are denouncing Israel’s announcement of an intensification of its longstanding blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Why Americans Are Never Told Why
When Western media discusses terrorism against the West, such as 9/11, the motive is almost always left out, even when the terrorists state they are avenging longstanding Western violence in the Muslim world, reports Joe Lauria.
Teaching Sept. 11
Approaching the terrorist attacks as a memorializing event on the anniversary generally avoids deeper inquiry into the historic U.S. role in the Middle East and Afghanistan, write Jeremy Stoddard and Diana Hess.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: End of an Era in Arab Journalism
Lebanese journalist Talal Salman was renowned in his region, but less known in the West. He was one of the most influential journalists in the Middle East, coming from a pre-Gulf dominated era of Arab journalism.