“In Gaza, children are the most vulnerable group, and their basic needs, especially their sense of safety, have become non-existent,” said one relief worker. By Julia Conley Oct 09, 2024 The International Rescue Committee said Wednesday that the number of children who have been orphaned or separated from their parents is likely three times […]
“The Israeli government is waging a campaign of death and destruction that has brought the Middle East to a state of war, with millions currently fleeing U.S.-made bombs,” said Jewish Voice for Peace. By Jake Johnson Tens of thousands of people around the world took to the streets Sunday just ahead of the one-year […]
The only solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict is the end of the occupation and apartheid and the establishment of a truly democratic state for both the Palestinians and Jews. Farhang Jahanpour Sep 20, 2024 Israel’s massive cyber-attack on Lebanon on 17 and 18 September, with the near-simultaneous explosion of 3,000-4,000 pagers and […]
Shooting unarmed people is not bravery. It is not courage. It is not even war. It is a crime. It is murder. You are a murderer. CHRIS HEDGES SEP 17 I know you. I met you in the dense canopies in the war in El Salvador. It was there that I first heard the […]
The spiritual death of the United States has been a long time coming. It’s not just the murder and destruction—it’s the arrogance and hypocrisy of it all. By Omar Suleiman Middle East Eye With a military budget greater than the next 10 countries combined, the U.S. naturally remains an international hegemon. But it’s […]
At the medical front in Gaza, the war to save the children is going very badly. It will be lost without a cease-fire. By Juan Cole Aug 24, 2024 Julian Borger at The Guardian reports that the first verified case of type 2 poliovirus in 25 years in Gaza, in a baby, has resulted in the paralysis […]
“It is hard to comprehend how the Biden administration can justify rewarding Israel with new weapons, despite Israel’s persistent defiance of every single plea the Biden administration has made urging a modicum of restraint.” By Jon Queally Aug 10, 2024 Just hours after the Biden administration Friday announced approval of $3.5 billion in […]
A coalition of seven major unions, representing millions of U.S. workers, sent a joint letter to Biden calling on him to “immediately halt all military aid to Israel” ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to Washington. The coalition said the move is needed “as part of the work to secure an immediate and permanent […]
The United Nations’ highest court issued an advisory opinion arguing that Israel’s large-scale expansion of settlements amounts to annexation, a crime under international law. By Jake Johnson Jul 19, 2024 The International Court of Justice said Friday that Israel’s decades long occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is unlawful and must […]
“Why do they target us when we are innocent people?” said a Palestinian woman sheltering at a school attacked Tuesday. “We do not carry weapons but are just sitting and trying to find safety for ourselves and our children.” By Edward Carver, Jul 17, 2024 Israeli attacks have killed 81 Palestinians over roughly the last […]
I returned to occupied Palestine, from where I had reported for The New York Times, after two decades. I experienced once more the visceral evil of Israel’s occupation. CHRIS HEDGES July 12, 2024 RAMALLAH, Occupied Palestine: It comes back in a rush, the stench of raw sewage, the groan of the diesel, sloth-like […]
Detailed accounts by former Israeli soldiers describe how they fired their weapons out of “boredom,” designated any Palestinians in sight as a threat, and routinely burned homes down. By JULIA CONLEY Jul 08, 2024 Disputing the repeated claims of Israeli officials and their vehement supporters in the Biden administration, who have scoffed at concerns that the Israel Defense […]
“It’s a nightmare at Al-Aqsa,” said Samuel Johann, MSF coordinator in Gaza. “How many more men, women, and children have to be killed before world leaders decide to put an end to this massacre?” By JESSICA CORBETT Jun 08, 2024 Palestinian officials said at least 210 people were killed and more than 400 injured […]
“This is not war, it is destruction that words are unable to express,” said the father of two children killed in the Israeli strike. JAKE JOHNSON Jun 06, 2024 Israeli forces on Thursday bombed a Gaza school run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, killing dozens of people including women and children. […]
“It took a genocide that killed 15,000 children and maimed and scarred thousands more but the U.N. has finally and rightly added Israel to its List of Shame,” said one Palestinian observer. By Brett Wilkins June 07, 2024 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres informed Israel on Friday that, for the first time, it is being added […]