Israel’s antiquated marriage laws survive because they are a core component of its version of apartheid — a racist system shielded from Western public view.
Jonathan Cook: ‘Mixed Marriages: a Second Holocaust’
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Jonathan Cook: Western Democracy?
Western societies are not led by individuals. Rather, they are shaped by structural forces that reward the super rich and operate like laws of nature — though there is nothing natural about them.
UN Rights Chief Blasts Israel’s New Death Penalty Law
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk says the application of Israel’s new death penalty law to residents of the occupied Palestinian territory would constitute a war crime.
19 New Apartheid Colonies for the Occupied West Bank
The move boosts the illegal expansion drive in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed at least 1,039 Palestinians — at least 225 of them children — over the past two years.
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.”
Chris Hedges Report: Francesca Albanese on an Economy of Genocide
In her forthcoming report, U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese will detail how Palestine has been exploited by global capitalism and explain the role certain corporations have played in the genocide.
Jonathan Cook: The BBC’s Complicity in Genocide
Armed with a report on the state broadcaster’s pro-Israel coverage of Gaza, journalist Peter Oborne in a parliamentary meeting last week eviscerated the BBC over its shameful reporting.
The Chris Hedges Report: On the Precipice of Darkness
“Industrial violence, which is decimating the Palestinians, will become ubiquitous” — from the author’s recent address at the Sanctuary for Independent Media.
Chris Hedges: Genocidal Scorecard
U.N. Special Rapporteur Albanese’s report is an an urgent appeal for a full arms embargo and sanctions on Israel until the genocide of Palestinians is halted.
Chris Hedges Report: The Trauma of Occupation
The new documentary Where Olive Trees Weep offers a rare view into the everyday experience and psychological ramifications of occupation.