UPDATED: Biden said Wednesday in response to a reporter’s question at the White House that his administration is “considering” Australia’s request that the case against Julian Assange be ended.
Biden Is ‘Considering’ Ending Assange Case
US National Labor Board Under Corporate Attack
Workers at the companies that are challenging the NLRB’s constitutionality have all begun to organize unions in recent years, with numerous, high-profile wins, writes Kate Andrias.
Caitlin Johnstone: Australia’s Silence on Israel Arms Deal
The denial of a Freedom of Information request on the grounds that such information “could harm Australia’s international standing and reputation,” suggests the details must be pretty damning.
Origins of Israel’s Anti-Arab Racism
The anti-Arab racism that pervades modern Israel can be traced back to attitudes of old European imperialism, argued Lawrence Davidson in 2012, in this prescient forecast of today’s Israeli genocide.
Aid Flotilla Heading to Gaza to Break Siege
CODEPINK’s Ann Wright and Medea Benjamin join a coalition of human rights activists due to set sail on multiple vessels in mid April.
Israel’s Other Defeat
The Palestinian Al-Aqsa Flood Operation placed Israel in a historic dilemma that Netanyahu’s comfortable Knesset majority will not be able to resolve, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Germany, International, Israel, Legal, Middle East, Nicaragua, Palestine, United Nations, War Crimes
WATCH: Nicaragua v Germany on Genocide Complicity
The Central American nation laid formal charges against the Federal Republic at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday, demanding Berlin stop arming Israel.
Kagan’s Latest Bugle for Ruinous Empire
Robert Kagan is deaf to the timeless wisdom of Hamilton, Quincy Adams and Lincoln, envisioning the end of the free world if the U.S. neglects to stand with Ukraine whatever it takes, argues Bruce Fein.
Palestinian Journalists Urge Boycott of White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The appeal to boycott the April 27 event says the White House’s support for Israel’s genocidal policies implicates it directly in the relentless targeting and massacring of journalists in Gaza.
Chris Hedges: The Death of Amr
Caitlin Johnstone: Israel’s ‘Human Shields’ Lie
Climate Change, Commentary, Environment, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine, United Nations, War Crimes
How Israel Weaponizes Water
Even before Israel’s most recent attack on Gaza, 97 percent of the water in the sole coastal aquifer of Gaza was already unsafe for human consumption, writes Vijay Prashad.
Israeli Doctor Blows Whistle on War Crimes
An anonymous physician, in a letter viewed by Haaretz, has warned Israeli officials about what’s going on at a field hospital inside a notorious detention center.
9th Week of Forced-Labor Stoppage in Alabama Prison
Natalia Marques reports on incarcerated organizers in St. Clair prison led by the Free Alabama Movement who are refusing to engage in prison labor.
British Rebellion Grows Against Arming Israel
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.
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.