Raphael Lemkin’s application of the term genocide to the Ottoman Turk’s systematic mass slaughter of the Armenians predated the Holocaust, write Mischa Geracoulis and Heidi Boghosian.
New York Times Spins Lemkin’s Work on Genocide
US Supreme Court Defends Free Speech on Palestine
The dismissal marks the third consecutive time a federal court has dismissed the Jewish National Fund’s case against the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
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PATRICK LAWRENCE: Russia’s Turn From the West
Sergei Lavrov’s recent comments are a case of the subtext being vastly larger than the text.
Chris Hedges: Four Horsemen of Gaza’s Apocalypse
Joe Biden relies on advisors who believe in the West’s civilizing mission to the “lesser breeds” of the earth to formulate his policies towards Israel and the Middle East.
Guardian’s ‘Hamas Mass Rape’ Story Doesn’t Add Up
Jonathan Cook addresses the latest in a continuous cycle of stories about the events of Oct. 7.
Caitlin Johnstone: Welcome to the Empire
Ever the victim of unprovoked attacks from the people it has been strangling. Ever the shining city on a hill of human corpses. Ever the defender of the poor, helpless plutocrats of Wall Street.
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UK Has Flown 50 Spy Missions Over Gaza
The flights have taken off from Britain’s controversial air base on Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, and averaged around one a day since the beginning of December, Matt Kennard reports.
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Decoding Iran’s Missile & Drone Strikes
Tehran just sent a big message about Washington’s stratagem of creating a coalition of terror groups in the region, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
Global South Takes Israel to Court
The Ukraine War and Israel’s genocide in Palestine have both accelerated the decline in the authority of NATO countries, writes Vijay Prashad.
UK Chief Rabbi Blesses War Crimes in Gaza
Jonathan Cook reflects on Ephraim Mirvis and his religious incitement to crimes against humanity.
John Pilger: Assange Arrest a Warning From History
Consortium News this month pays tribute to the life and work of John Pilger, an all-time great journalist who died Dec. 30. Today we republish his essay from April 2019 just after Julian Assange’s arrest.
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Patrick Lawrence: The End of Global Leadership
This president’s signature project — America will lead democratic nations in a crusade against the world’s authoritarians — is virtually nowhere taken seriously.
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Biden Exceeds Worst Fears About Trump
None of Trump’s misdeeds rise to the level of single-handedly facilitating a genocide in Gaza or taking the world closer to nuclear war than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Journalists Rebel Over Gaza Coverage
The contested concept of “impartiality” lies at the heart of running battles between unionised staff and news organisations in Australia, writes Mick Hall.
Risking Prison to Shut Israel’s Elbit Down
The U.K. government wanted to brand us as criminals for occupying and defacing the Israeli weapon maker’s London headquarters and three of its factories, writes Huda Ammori.
Technicality Could Sink Genocide Case v Israel
South Africa may have given the World Court a way out of ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide and must halt its attacks, writes Joe Lauria.
Israel’s Dangerous Escalation in Lebanon
Hezbollah calls Israel’s repeated attacks deliberate provocations designed to drag Lebanon into the war, Abdul Rahman reports.
Australian Journalist Fired After Israel Lobby Push
Antoinette Lattouf was fired after sharing a Human Rights Watch Instagram post accusing the Israeli government of “using starvation of civilians as a weapon of war in Gaza.”
Chris Hedges: The Case for Genocide
The International Court of Justice may be all that stands between the Palestinians in Gaza and genocide.
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Judging Genocide
U.S. allies’ fear of backing the genocide charge against Israel reaches all the way to Australia, reports Kellie Tranter.