The latest strikes on the southern Gaza city bring laws governing U.S. transfers of weaponry into the spotlight, reports Jake Johnson.
IDF Kills 18 Kids Hours After House Votes Billions to Israel
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WATCH: Murray on Assange’s Non-Assurance & Mideast Crisis
The former British diplomat Craig Murray discusses the meaning of the U.S. “assurances” on Julian Assange and the brewing disaster in the Middle East on CN Live!
Israel Has a Choice
A military that initiated a conflict with an extreme act of aggression obviously has a choice about whether to escalate, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Scott Ritter: The Missiles of April
The “Missiles of April” represent a sea-change moment in Middle Eastern geopolitics — the establishment of Iranian deterrence that impacts both Israel and the United States.
Iran Refuses to Bow — Can it Afford to Stand?
The Islamic Republic has been confronted with the most important challenge it has faced since Saddam Hussein mounted his invasion of the country in 1980, writes John Wight.
Vijay Prashad: Violating Diplomatic Missions
From Israel’s bombing of Iran’s embassy in Damascus to Ecuador’s raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, leaders feel emboldened by the impunity granted by the Global North.
Risking Jail in Egypt to Advocate for Gazans
Fatma Khaled reports on Cairo Gaza, an activist group that is pressuring the el-Sisi government to keep the Rafah crossing open to let aid into Gaza without Israel’s permission.
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.
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.
‘A Declaration of War’ Against Iran
Seven people including Iranian diplomats and an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps senior commander were killed in Israel’s airstrike Monday on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus.