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Afghanistan, Commentary, Human Rights, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Militarism, NATO, Propaganda, Russia, Saudi Arabia, U.S., United Kingdon, Yemen
West Fears ‘Atrocity Upsurge’ While Ignoring Gaza
The problem isn’t “global inaction” to prevent mass atrocities, as The Guardian claims, writes Jonathan Cook. It’s intense U.S. and U.K. support for atrocities so long as they bolster their global power.
Biden Administration, Colonialism, Column, Commentary, Israel, Palestine, Propaganda, Protests, Racism, U.S., U.S. Congress, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Zionism Has Lost Young America
Nobody really believes there’s a threat to Jewish students on campuses or that pro-Palestinian students are subjecting their Jewish classmates to abuse or harassment.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Human Rights, Ireland, Legal, Palestine, U.N. Security Council, U.S., United Nations, War Crimes
Forcible Transfer of Gazans Is a Crime Against Humanity
The biased chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court condemns Hamas but ignores Israel’s atrocious crimes, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Australia, Denmark, European Union, Human Rights, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Palestine, U.N. General Assembly, United Nations
US Losing Allies on Gaza
The U.S. again voted against a Gaza ceasefire on Tuesday, but this time a slew of U.S. allies abandoned Washington in the U.N. General Assembly, writes Joe Lauria.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Israel, Palestine, U.N. Security Council, U.S., United Kingdon, United Nations, War Crimes
UN Honor, US Shame in Gaza
When Washington vetoed a ceasefire in Gaza Friday, it stood alone against international law as the U.K. — its tutor in imperial brutality — dutifully abstained, writes Jeffrey Sachs.
American Empire, Biden Administration, Books, Censorship, Civil Rights, Column, Commentary, Constitution, Israel, Palestine, Propaganda, U.S., U.S. Congress, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Gaza & Confronting Power
The American state, broadly defined, is well on its way toward a form of apple-pie absolutism, forcing distorted meanings not merely on three university administrators but on all of us.
WATCH: Anti-Genocide Protestors Arrested at US Capitol
U.S. Capitol police arrested demonstrators calling for the end of U.S. support for Israel’s genocide on Monday.
Caitlin Johnstone: I Will Not Look Away
It’s a paltry offering, really. Almost nothing. But it’s all I’ve got to offer: this simple, sacred vow to honor the victims by refusing to look away from what’s being inflicted upon them.
Analysis, Commentary, Human Rights, Indigenous People, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Legal, Middle East, Palestine, United Nations, War Crimes
Craig Murray: Stopping Genocide
Almost the entire political Establishment of the West have outed themselves as enthusiastic proponents of a racial supremacism, prepared to give active assistance to a genocide of indigenous people.
Liberalism’s Intimacy With the Far Right
Though liberal elites are horrified by the vulgarity of the far right, they are not opposed to diverting the masses from a politics of class to a politics of despair, as the far right has done, writes Vijay Prashad.
Analysis, Britain, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, U.N. Security Council, United Arab Emirates, United Nations
What US Got Most Crucially Wrong in UN Veto
The U.S. has again vetoed a Security Council resolution urging an immediate end to the killing in Gaza, in essence backing the ongoing genocide, writes Joe Lauria.
Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Middle East, Palestine, WikiLeaks
WATCH: Assange on Human Rights Day
Julian Assange’s father John Shipton addressed a rally in Sydney, Australia on Human Rights Day Sunday, calling for his son’s immediate release.
Biden Administration, Censorship, Civil Rights, Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine, Politics, Propaganda, U.S., U.S. Congress, United Nations
Zionist Suppression in Congress
It isn’t enough for U.S. legislators that Palestinians are suffering genocidal violence, writes Corinna Barnard. Last week lawmakers went after the freedom to protest in support of Palestinians as well.
Caitlin Johnstone: The Official Story of Oct 7
If you question any part of it, you’re an evil anti-Semite who loves terrorism and wishes Hitler had won. You should be censored, fired, kicked off campus and disappeared from polite society.
Outrage as US Congress Slams University Chiefs Over Supposed ‘Anti-Semitism’ on Campuses
While U.S. congressional hearings drew attention to supposed anti-Semitism on universities, Naomi Klein urged advocates of a ceasefire in Gaza to ignore the “distraction machine,” which is “on overdrive.”
Patrick Lawrence: Gaza Divides the World
As the crisis unfolds, the brute exercise of power by the U.S. and Israel has catalyzed world reactions. A significant transformation in global diplomacy is underway.
The ‘Cop City’ Mass Arraignment Circus
Hannah Riley describes the scene in the Atlanta courthouse last month when dozens of political activists faced criminal enterprise charges for trying to save a forest from becoming a massive police-training center.
Israel’s ‘Two-State’ Smokescreen for Ethnic Cleansing
The genocide in Gaza must not be viewed in isolation, writes Hamza Ali Shah. It is inextricably linked to what is happening in the West Bank.
Craig Murray: UK Support for Genocide Can Boost Scottish Independence
There is overwhelming support for Palestinians in Scotland and the fact that U.K. tax money is being spent on committing a genocide should galvanize a further push for independence, writes Craig Murray.