The war is part of a broader struggle in which the question of Palestine is being shaped, contested and potentially resolved, argues Ramzy Baroud.
What the War on Iran Means for Palestine
Category: Saudi Arabia
DAYS 25-29: WAR ON IRAN — Remaking the Middle East
Iranians and Saudis see historic opportunity from the war to remake the region. Iran wants the U.S. and Gulf monarchies out, while Saudis want control. Israel has its own ideas, writes Joe Lauria.
The Silence of Arab States
Arab states are not betraying Palestine, because Palestinian freedom, defeat of Zionism and dismantling imperial domination were never central to their agenda, writes Ramzy Baroud.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Internationalism Then & Now
The U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of Iran’s retaliatory strikes, along with the isolation of Cuba, show what U.S. assertion of raw power is doing to what remains of internationalist principles.
DAY 10: WAR ON IRAN
Trump yo-yos on when the war ends and Iran says we decide; Australia sending plane to UAE; Rubio worried about Iraq embassy; Trump says Iran would’ve nuked Israel already; and U.S.-Israel air strikes damage UNESCO sites in Isfahan.
WATCH: The World This Week — Aggression on Iran
Scott Ritter joins The World This Week to discuss the U.S. and Israel’s war of aggression to overthrow the Iranian government with no credible rationale or legal authority, unleashing a conflagration that could alter history.
Is the US Board of Peace Aimed at Undermining the UN?
Trump’s “Board of Peace” is being designed as an alliance like the “coalition of the willing” that fraudulently tried to legitimize the 2003 invasion of Iraq, writes Thalif Deen.
Hedges Report: On Israel Exporting Occupation Technology
Antony Loewenstein discusses the ease with which Israel has used Gaza to experiment with tools of war and surveillance as a means of control as well as profit thanks to their grave human rights abuses.
Islam vs the West: 4 Fallacies Exposed
Isn’t Islam inherently violent? What stopped the Islamic world having an Enlightenment? Why are some Muslims so into head-chopping? Jonathan Cook examines some common misperceptions.
Chris Hedges: The Speech a Press Club Banned
The National Press Club of Australia in Canberra canceled an engagement with journalist Chris Hedges after it was announced on its website. Hedges delivered the banned speech on Monday in Sydney.