Isn’t Islam inherently violent? What stopped the Islamic world having an Enlightenment? Why are some Muslims so into head-chopping? Jonathan Cook examines some common misperceptions.
Islam vs the West: 4 Fallacies Exposed
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Hedges Report: Is Israel ‘On the Brink?’
Ilan Pappé discusses his new book and the dynamics causing him to expect that, under a disintegrated and religious extremist Israel, the “Zionist project will collapse in front of our eyes.”
US Wants to Bury the Genocide, But So Far the World Objects
Trump plainly intended his Gaza peace plan to close the book on Israel’s crimes, but in Europe, people are building momentum for accountability, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
ICJ Exposes Israeli Lies About UNRWA
The international court said Israel had “not substantiated its allegations that a significant number of UNRWA employees were members of Hamas.”
WATCH: All Eyes on Gaza
As part of his Australia tour, Chris Hedges joined Antoinette Lattouf & Ahmed Alabadla in Sydney to discuss the media, genocide and Western complicity.
Chris Hedges: The Speech a Press Club Banned
The National Press Club of Australia in Canberra canceled an engagement with journalist Chris Hedges after it was announced on its website. Hedges delivered the banned speech on Monday in Sydney.
Israel Defies Ceasefire With Heavy Wave of Airstrikes Across Gaza
Dave DeCamp reports on the deadliest day of Israeli attacks in the Strip since the ceasefire went into effect on Oct. 10. It occurred after an Israeli bulldozer struck an unexploded bomb. It was misrepresented as a Hamas attack.
Trump Admits Complicity in Genocide
In his speech to the Knesset, Trump told Netanyahu: “We make the best weapons in the world, and we’ve got a lot of them. And we’ve given a lot to Israel … [And] you used them well,” writes Marjorie Cohn.
Israel Keeps Killing During Gaza ‘Ceasefire’
Hamas is urging international mediators to help enforce the ceasefire agreement, warning that Israel’s continued violations risked blowing up the tenuous truce.
Chris Hedges: Trump’s Sham Peace Plan
There will be no peace in Gaza. Only the temporary absence of war as the history of Israel’s “peace agreements” shows.