As nations come together in the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, they face both a serious challenge and an unprecedented opportunity, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
The World’s Chance to Confront US-Israeli Genocide
Category: United Nations
UN Rights Chief: Hold Israel Accountable
Volker Türk on Monday called on countries to hold Tel Aviv accountable for violating international law in its war on Gaza and escalating violence in the illegally occupied West Bank.
Vijay Prashad: Three New Kinds of Refugees
Despite many attempts to redefine the term “refugee,” it remains in international law as a term related to persecution and not to starvation.
The Brutal Wish of a Failed Israeli Diplomat
There is more to Gilad Erdan’s hatred of the U.N. than the mere frustration of a disappointed diplomat, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Warning of ‘Genocidal Violence’ on the West Bank
As the Israeli military’s largest assault on the West Bank in decades continued into its second week, U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said the “writing is on the wall.”
UK Prime Minister Terrorizing Palestine Supporters
After the arrest of Sarah Wilkinson on Thursday, Jonathan Cook says Keir Starmer is determined to silence critics of his — and his government’s — complicity with Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Chris Hedges Report: Roots of Mideast Conflict
“It took the weight of the British Empire to turn the Zionist dream … into an agenda.” Historian and author Eugene Rogan on the consequences of the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Suspending Israel From the UN
Members could employ the same mechanism used in 1974 to freeze apartheid South Africa out of the General Assembly, Anton Ferreira reports.
Israel Staging Largest Attack on West Bank in Decades
Israel Katz, Israel’s foreign minister, indicated that this was a planned escalation, saying the military was operating in “full force.”
Probing US Regime-Change in Pakistan & Bangladesh
Jeffrey D. Sachs says the U.N. should investigate the charges that Imran Khan and Sheik Hasina have leveled against Washington.