The United Nations General Assembly began a debate on Thursday on “Illegal Israeli Actions in the Occupied Territory.”
WATCH: UN GA on ‘Illegal Israeli Actions’ in Gaza & the West Bank
Category: International
Craig Murray: The Chances of a Regional War
As countries with influence over Israel actively encourage the slaughter, Murray considers what will happen internationally and what is happening in Western societies.
Germany’s Ban on Public Solidarity With Palestine
While other European countries are witnessing mass protests in solidarity with Palestine, Germany has been policing such scenes off its streets, Peoples Dispatch reports.
Chris Hedges: Let Them Eat Cement
Israel is not only decimating Gaza with airstrikes but employing the oldest and cruelest weapon of war — starvation. Israel’s message, on the eve of a ground invasion, is clear. Leave Gaza or Die.
Zionist Think Tank’s Blueprint for Gaza Ethnic Cleansing
As Israel’s carpet bombing of Gaza leaves over 5,000 dead and at least one million people displaced, a Tel Aviv-based think tank produces an ethnic cleansing plan, Kit Klarenberg reports.
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.
Gaza, Hamas & Netanyahu’s Likud
Dan Steinbock says the Hamas war is manna from heaven to Israel’s far-right government. Netanyahu himself has contributed to the expansion of Hamas since the 1990s.
WATCH: Ilan Pappé — ‘Dehistoricizing Oct. 7’
The Israeli historian explains the history essential to understanding the current attacks on Gaza and the danger of suppressing that history. He spoke last Thursday at UC Berkeley.
US Government & NewsGuard Sued by Consortium News
The suit accuses NewsGuard of defaming Consortium News and the U.S. government of acting in concert with NewsGuard to violate the First Amendment.
WATCH: Celebration of the Life of Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg, the most prominent whistleblower in U.S. history, will be remembered on Sunday at 1pm PDT, 4pm EDT. Watch it here.