In the long term, this indiscriminate violence waged by Netanyahu and those driving Middle East policy in the White House creates adversaries that, sometimes a generation later, outdo in savagery — we call it terrorism.
Israel’s bombing of Beirut mirrors its harsh attacks on Gaza and symbolises the disdain for human life that characterises both Israeli and U.S. warfare.
The U.S. State Department did not hold a press briefing on Thursday, which is understandable, given the difficulty of keeping up with — much less justifying — the criminality of its ally Israel.
The imprisoned Roger Hallam believes that resistance is not, ultimately, about what we can or cannot achieve. It is about a “re-enchantment of the world,” he says. “It is about our spirit taking center stage.”
The maniacal alliance between the U.S. and Israel has exposed the sham of Western democracy and the illusion of international law, writes Margaret Kimberley.
The Hamas incursion was less Israel’s 9/11 and more a Palestinian Tet Offensive, says John Wight. No ugly oppression has ever given rise to a pretty resistance.
As nations come together in the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, they face both a serious challenge and an unprecedented opportunity, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.