This is a terrible echo of the approach by the U.S. government after Sept. 11, which from the outset conferred advance absolution on itself for any and all of its future crimes against humanity, writes Norman Solomon.
‘Israel’s 9/11’
Category: U.N. Security Council
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.
Uprooting the Causes of Violence in Gaza & Israel
In 2012 the U.N. determined that without “herculean action” by the international community, by 2020 Gaza “will not be livable,” writes Phyllis Bennis. The year 2020 has come and gone.
Jeffrey Sachs: Beyond the Neocon Debacle in Ukraine
Four events have shattered NATO’s drive for enlargement eastward. Now, decisions by the U.S. and Russia will matter enormously for the entire world’s peace, security and wellbeing.
Report: Mediterranean’s Migrant Death Toll Jumps
Over 2,500 migrants died or went missing trying to cross the sea to reach Europe so far this year, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees reports, noting a striking increase from last year.
UN Reform? Think ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Thomas G. Weiss says the U.N.’s highest priority should be reinforcing the system’s crumbling foundations.
UK & France Should Relinquish Permanent UN Seats
Vijay Prashad challenges the right of two old colonial powers to lord over present-day geopolitics.
BRICS: Global Center of Gravity Shifts
As is often the case in history, the actions of a dying empire create common ground for its victims to look for alternatives, writes Vijay Prashad.