Médecins Sans Frontières says Israeli violence in Gaza inflicts suffering on Palestinians every day but is calibrated to avoid stirring international outrage, Jessice Corbett reports.
Doctors Group Calls It Still Genocide
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UN Panel Reaffirms Israel Commits Genocide; Calls for Palestinian Doctor’s Release
A U.N. commission has called on Israeli authorities to free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, provide him with medical care and free all other arbitrarily detained Palestinian medical personnel, Jessica Corbett reports.
Judge Slams Trump Admin for Orwellian History
The administration’s claims of power to erase or hide historical accounts “echo Big Brother’s domain in Orwell’s 1984,” ruled Judge Cynthia Rufe.
Minnesota, Illinois Sue Trump Officials Over ICE
The two states are filing federal suits against operations in which, the Illinois attorney general says, immigration agents “have acted as occupiers rather than officers of the law.”
Maduro & Flores Plead Not Guilty in US Court
Maduro described himself as a prisoner of war and said he remains Venezuela’s president. The next hearing is scheduled for March.
An Assault on Academic Freedom
U.S. civil rights laws are being exploited to suppress pro-Palestine speech in an authoritarian assault on academic freedom, finds a report by two academic groups.
Khalil Sues Trump Admin for $20 Million
In lieu of payment, the pro-Palestine student organizer would accept the administration’s apology and abandonment of its policy of political retaliation and abuse of power.
US Led Surge in Global Military Spending in 2024
For the second year in a row, military outlays rose in all five of the world’s geographical regions amid world-wide tensions, finds the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
‘I Am a Political Prisoner’
“My arrest was a direct consequence of exercising my right to free speech,” Mahmoud Khalil writes in his letter from ICE detention.
Outrage at Israel for Cutting Power to Gaza Water Plant
“Ceasefire Israeli-style” — the act of collective punishment comes as negotiators are meeting in Qatar over the terms of the second phase of the ceasefire deal.