Former British diplomat Craig Murray was in the public gallery for the first day of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. Here is his highly-personal account.
Craig Murray: Your Man in The Hague — Day 1
SA’s Impassioned Plea to Stop Israel’s Genocide
Lawyers for South Africa argued before the World Court in The Hague on Thursday why Israel was committing genocide in Gaza and why the court must stop them now, reports Joe Lauria.
ADL Deems Pro-Palestine Protests ‘Anti-Semitic’
The ADL’s CEO said the group’s new report highlights a threat to Jews that’s “unprecedented in modern history.”
Colonialism, Human Rights, Indigenous People, International, Israel, Legal, Middle East, Militarism, News Analysis, Palestine, Uncategorized, War Crimes
What Israel Faces at The Hague
South Africa’s petition to stop what it alleges is Israeli genocide in Gaza has begun on Thursday in the International Court of Justice. Gareth Porter reports.
WATCH: Day 1 of SA v Israel on Genocide at World Court
South Africa on Thursday presented its case against Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and asked the World Court to order Israel to stop its military operation. Watch the replay. Israel responds on Friday.
Patrick Lawrence: What Is Said & What Is Done
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Imprisoned With Covid
Thanks to a courageous whistleblower, we can see how leadership of the Dallas Jail led to unnecessary deaths and how leaders continued to double down on their bad decisions.
Despite Growth, Only Social Movements Will Bring Progress
A future that centers the well-being of humankind and the planet will not materialize on its own, writes Vijay Prashad. It will only emerge from organised social struggle.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Israel, Jordan, Legal, Palestine, South Africa, U.S., United Nations
Israel Worried Ahead of World Court Genocide Hearings
The Netanyahu regime and its chief patron, the United States, understand the magnitude of South Africa’s ICJ application, which will be heard this week, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Spark That Lit the Fire: Untold Story of Oct 7 Attacks
Israel is reeling under collective shock because of its tendency to pay close attention to analyses of Israel and its supporters — while largely neglecting the Palestinian viewpoint, writes Ramzy Baroud.
John Pilger: The Great Game of Smashing Nations
More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the U.S., Britain and their “allies” destroyed.
Analysis, Colonialism, Human Rights, Israel, Militarism, Palestine, Politics, Racism, Uncategorized, United Nations
The Spectacular Failure of the Zionist Project
The two-state solution is no longer possible and the only way forward is the struggle for a democratic secular state accommodating both Palestinians and Israelis, writes Stefan Moore.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, China, Commentary, Film, Germany, History, Japan, Media, NATO, Propaganda, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, WikiLeaks
John Pilger: Silencing the Lambs: How Propaganda Works
Leni Riefenstahl said her epic films glorifying the Nazis depended on a “submissive void” in the German public. This is how propaganda is done.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Outsider Among Us
JOHN PILGER: Visiting Britain’s Political Prisoner
“I think I’m going out of my mind,” Julian Assange told John Pilger at Belmarsh Prison. “No you’re not,” Pilger responded. “Look how you frighten them, how powerful you are.”
A Political Class With the Same Geopolitical Aims
The two-party U.S. system is political theater designed to promote powerful interests who stand above and behind the parties.
US Citizens Push Embassies to Back SA’s Genocide Charge
A coalition of ‘grassroots diplomats’ are taking the lead on international solidarity with South Africa in the absence of diplomacy and accountability from U.S. officials, writes Melissa Garriga.
How Israel Leverages Genocide With Hamas ‘Massacres’
Gareth Porter reviews the Netanyahu government’s process of planting stories of nonexistent atrocities by Hamas on Oct. 7 with credulous foreign-news outlets and the Biden administration.
WATCH: Pilger & Ellsberg — Extradition Extra Edition
We lost both John Pilger and Daniel Ellsberg in 2023. Here they both appear on CN Live! on Sept. 20, 2020 to discuss Julian Assange’s extradition hearing.
Biden Administration, Colonialism, Commentary, Israel, Palestine, Terrorism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Al-Aqsa Flood & the End of Partition
Hamas’ Oct. 7 operation laid waste to Israel’s belief that Palestinians can be siphoned off into Bantustans while the colonizing state enjoys peace and expansion, writes Tareq Baconi.