Days after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, its top general flew to London, John McEvoy and Mark Curtis report.
Israeli Army Chief Visited Britain After ICC Warrants
China, CN Live!, Consortium News, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Militarism, NATO, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, Winter Fund Drive
CN Launches Drive in Time of Crisis
With several Mideast wars threatening to ignite the whole region; Ukraine in its most dangerous phase yet, and Consortium News fighting its own battles to continue, CN urges your support at this turbulent time.
Britain, CN Live!, Consortium News, Constitution, Free Speech, Legal, Media, Press Freedom, Russia, Social Media, U.S., Ukraine, Winter Fund Drive
The War on Consortium News
From PayPal to Global News to anonymous hackers, there are forces that prefer you don’t read Consortium News.
Low-Lying Nations Take Climate Case to World Court
A coalition of countries that are particularly vulnerable to climate change are demanding that larger polluting nations be held to account under international law.
Asia, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, Korea Peninsula, Militarism, NATO, North Korea, South Korea, U.S.
South Korea’s 6-Hour Martial Law
Yoon does not want to lose power, writes Kiji Noh, but more importantly the U.S. cannot allow Yoon to lose power. He is key to the Asian force posture against China.
SCOTT RITTER: Congress Must Prevent Nuclear War
Today is the gravest danger of nuclear war than at any time in the nuclear era. This is a reality so stark and intimidating that many people feel powerless to do anything about it. But something can be done.
X Suspends CN Live! Producer; Facebook Blocks CN Pieces
Analysis, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Middle East, Military, Palestine, United Nations
Ex-Israeli Defense Chief: Israel Guilty of Ethnic Cleansing
Moshe Ya’alon has refused to apologize for saying Israel is committing ethnic cleansing in Gaza because it “reflected reality on the ground.” He also said the IDF was “not the most moral army.” Joe Lauria reports.
Craig Murray: Lebanon’s Teetering Ceasefire
Israel has blatantly violated the ceasefire without a word of protest from the Western powers.
Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Russia, Syria, U.S., U.S. State Department, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
RAY McGOVERN: Neocons Try Again in Syria
Events during the Obama administration probably point to the way things will work out again, if the attack on Syrian forces continues for more than a few weeks.
Biden Administration, Civil Rights, Commentary, Israel, NATO, Palestine, Russia, South Africa, U.S., U.S. Congress, Ukraine, War Crimes
Vijay Prashad: US to ICC: FU
The United States confirms it has no regard for international law or a genuine rules-based order.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Netherlands, Palestine, United Nations, War Crimes
US Could Deal Death Blow to International Law
Marjorie Cohn raises the prospect of the U.S. government invoking the 2003 “Hague Invasion Act” to extract Israeli officials from the ICC if they are arrested.
Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Election 2024, Gulf States, Middle East, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, U.S., United Arab Emirates
AS’AD AbuKHALIL: Trump II & the Middle East
There are always hopes — so far proven unfounded — that in a second term an American president will be kinder to the Arabs.
WATCH: Craig Murray — Displaced & Returned
In Lebanon, 1.2 million people have been forced from their homes and have become refugees. In these videos, some of them tell their stories as some return to Dahiya.
Some Questions to Ask on Thanksgiving
Andrew P. Napolitano expresses gratitude for what he considers under governmental assault: life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the exercise of free will and human reason.
US Backs Starvation in Gaza at Thanksgiving
Palestinians in Gaza are now facing their second winter amid Israel’s bombardment and near-total blockade on humanitarian aid, which began in October 2023.
Legislating Silence
Outcry Over Biden’s Parting Landmines
Days after the White House agreed to provide Ukraine with landmines, protesters who have been victimized by the weapons were outside a landmine summit in Cambodia.
Craig Murray: Death in the Bekaa Valley
After a month of Israeli drones buzzing overhead, the author had grown rather blasé about them. But his companions were concerned about one moving along with them as they drove.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Sebastian Gorka Is Back
This time around, Trump has elected to ignore the F.B.I. security clearance vetting process for the sworn member of Vitezi Rend, a Hungarian group that served under the Nazis.