Wherever he turned in the Middle East, the U.S. secretary of state was met by opposition, reports Joe Lauria.
Blinken’s Humiliation
Category: Middle East
What We’re Not Hearing About Oct 7
Any journalist who wishes to avoid colluding in the genocide unfolding in Gaza ought to be wary of repeating the Israeli claims about what happened during the initial Hamas assault, writes Jonathan Cook.
US Diplomatic Setbacks Make Isolating Iran Difficult
Not achieving an early ceasefire in Gaza risks Hezbollah opening a second front, confrontation with Iran and a world war, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
Caitlin Johnstone: Losing Wolf F’n Blitzer
Not since Iraq has the U.S. empire allowed itself to get caught looking this brazenly evil in front of everyone. There’s only so much propaganda spin you can put on that.
Gaza-Israel Catastrophe — Gaza’s Nightmare
Dan Steinbock lays out the background of the Netanyahu government’s apparent final solution, now underway, for the Palestinian territory. Part 4 in a 5-part series.
After Gaza, Conflict in Asia
As the world’s failure to stop massacre after massacre in Gaza shows the deep failure of the U.N.-centered international system, Vijay Prashad turns attention to the conflict looming over Northeast Asia.
Gaza-Israel Catastrophe — Far-Right Terror
After the Camp David Accords, the assassins’ message to peacemakers was loud and clear, writes Dan Steinbock: “Don’t even try.” Part 3 of a 5-part series.
Israeli Apologists’ Apartheid Coda
Caitlin Johnstone: Israel Is Left Only to Gaslight the Public
Israel works so hard to distort your perception of reality because a lucid perception of reality is highly unfavorable to Israeli information interests.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Settler Colonialism
What’s happening today and for the last 100 years in Palestine is consistent with the history of the West for the last 500 years, a reader writes.