London’s mayor, 50 Labour MPs and Winston Churchill’s grandson have joined widening calls to defy Israel’s impunity by demanding the U.K. stop sending it arms, reports Joe Lauria.
British Rebellion Grows Against Arming Israel
Commentary, Israel, Militarism, Palestine, Propaganda, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Sick Cultures: When Belief Systems Turn Pathological
Biden Administration, Commentary, Israel, Military, Palestine, Protest, U.S., U.S. Congress, War Crimes
Active-Duty US Airman Refuses to Eat While Gaza Starves
Gerry Condon reports on Larry Hebert’s hunger strike in Washington and the list of laws the Biden administration is breaking by sending weapons to Israel.
Biden’s Push for $18 Billion in Warplane Sale to Israel
Although the fighter jets may not be delivered for years, critics call it a signal of support for Israel as it commits atrocities in Gaza.
Pressure Mounts on Sunak to Stop Arming Israel
Former U.K. Supreme Court justices wrote to the prime minister telling him to cease arms sales to Israel amid a “plausible genocide” in Gaza and also stunningly called for sanctions against Israeli leaders, reports Joe Lauria.
The Specious ‘US Voter Apathy’ Spin
Wilmer J. Leon on the decline in American voters’ interest in the two major parties and their presidential candidates.
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PATRICK LAWRENCE: Europe’s Identity Crisis
As European leaders continue to import a version of U.S. militarism, rearmament will cost the Continent its postwar social contract.
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Niger to US: Pack Up Your Forever War
Nick Turse on the the latest in a series of stalemates, fiascos, or outright defeats in Washington’s Global War on Terror.
Over 100 Britons Among Israeli Soldiers & Settlers
The disclosure by the foreign secretary’s staff — in response to Declassified UK’s freedom of information request — suggests Parliament was misled, Phil Miller reports.
UK Ignores Its Lawyers’ Warnings on Arms to Israel
In a leaked recording, the Tory chair of a foreign affairs committee says government lawyers advised Britain to stop arming Israel because it is committing war crimes, reports Joe Lauria.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Palestine, U.S., United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, War Crimes
Chris Hedges: A Genocide Foretold
The genocide in Gaza is the final stage of a process begun by Israel decades ago. Anyone who did not see this coming blinded themselves to the character and goals of the apartheid state.
‘A Declaration of War’ Against Iran
Seven people including Iranian diplomats and an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps senior commander were killed in Israel’s airstrike Monday on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus.
Analysis, Britain, Colonialism, Column, Commentary, Egypt, Gulf States, History, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
AS’AD AbuKHALIL: The Revenge to Come
Thousands of Palestinians — and other Arabs — will be planning violent acts of revenge over Gaza. How far will Arab governments go in shielding U.S. and Israeli interests from their angry populations?
Commentary, Germany, Israel, NATO, Nicaragua, Palestine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Beneath Germany’s Unshakeable Support of Israel
Matthew Read says that instead of confronting the economic roots of fascism and sections of the ruling class who abetted Hitler, Germany, since 1949, has fostered a narrative of collective guilt.
Can Assange’s Extradition Be Stopped?
The WikiLeaks publisher could have his appeal against extradition heard if the U.S. does not give “satisfactory assurances” of rights and protection against the death penalty, writes Marjorie Cohn.
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Craig Murray: UK Legal Shambles in Case of Assange
The British establishment continues to move inexorably towards ordering the WikiLeaks’ publisher’s extradition at the time of its choosing.
Biden Administration, Civil Rights, Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine, Racism, Trump Administration, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, War Crimes
History Says the Palestinians Will Remain
Jared Kushner joins the chorus calling for Israel to expand its occupation to Gaza’s waterfront, writes Vijay Prashad on Land Day. If history is any judge, it won’t happen.
Caitlin Johnstone: Ghost Town
Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Palestine, U.N. Security Council, United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, War Crimes
ICJ Issues New Order in Genocide Case Against Israel
The World Court cited “exceptionally grave” developments, especially the “spread of famine and starvation,” in once again ordering Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza.
Britain’s Hidden Helicopter War in Niger
As Niger expels U.S. troops, Declassified UK reveals British helicopters operated a taxi service for French forces in the uranium-rich African state, Phil Miller reports.