Israel is carrying out a campaign to make Gaza uninhabitable. This campaign includes destroying all of Gaza’s hospitals. The message Israel is sending is clear. Nowhere is safe. If you stay you die.
Chris Hedges: Israel’s War on Hospitals
Tag: Geneva Conventions
South Africa Can Use its Nuclear Stance to Pressure Israel
Hügo Krüger outlines how Pretoria can use its nuclear-nonproliferation position to pressure and isolate the Netanyahu government internationally for its policy of apartheid and assault on Gaza.
History of the Gaza Strip
Maha Nassar provides historical context to the current violence in the densely populated and besieged enclave.
Russia, Ukraine and the Law of War: War Crimes
Scott Ritter, in the second and final part of this series, lays out what the law says about war crimes and how it applies to the conflict in Ukraine.
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: The Illegality of Nuclear Weapons
The mere possession of nuclear weapons violates the Nuremberg Principles (decreed a day before Nagasaki) and other international laws, argues international law professor Francis Boyle.
For Hollywood, ‘Vice’ Is Remarkably Astute About Politics
Adam McKay’s movie may be flawed, but it’s still must-see for his depiction of how Cheney amassed power by exploiting Watergate, an inexperienced president and 9/11, writes James DiEugenio.
America and the Plague of ‘Moral Idiocy’
When it comes to applying rules of international law and ethics, the U.S. government and its mainstream media operate with stunning hypocrisy, what might be called “moral idiocy,” says Lawrence Davidson.
Selective Outrage over Ukraine POWs
Exclusive: The U.S. news media regularly engages in selective outrage, piously denouncing some adversary for violating international law yet hypocritically silent when worse abuses are committed by the U.S. or allied governments, as the New York Times has shown again,…