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 […]
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 […]
Hundreds of thousands of people are being forced to flee, once again, after more than half of Gaza’s population took sanctuary in the border town of Rafah. This is part of Israel’s sadistic playbook. By Chris Hedges May 13, 2024 Run, the Israelis demand, run for your lives. Run from Rafah the way […]
At a time when the massacres and crimes committed by the Zionist-imperialist alliance continue and escalate, Palestinian people, especially people in the Gaza Strip, write a new page of heroism and miracles each day. By Harsh Thakor May 4, 2024 The State of Israel, patronised by imperialists, mainly U.S. imperialism, continues its genocidal […]
Despite weaknesses and false U.S. claims that the resolution is nonbinding, it demands an end to the bombing and a massive influx of humanitarian aid. And that means the possibility of saving lives. By PHYLLIS BENNIS Mar 25, 2024 Common Dreams Five and half months into Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza with more than 32,000 […]
The Democratic Party had one last chance to implement the kind of New Deal Reforms that could save us from another Trump presidency and Christian fascism. It failed. CHRIS HEDGES MAR 18, 2024 Joe Biden and the Democratic Party made a Trump presidency possible once and look set to make it possible again. If […]
“The support for a cease-fire is overwhelming,” said one union leader. “We can’t stand by in the face of this suffering. We cannot bomb our way to peace.” By BRETT WILKINS Feb 16, 2024 Common Dreams Seven national and over 200 local labor unions in the United States on Friday announced the establishment of a coalition […]
When one side in hostilities lacks an army, that side often finds its only recourse is to use what the other side calls “terrorism.” By ROBERT M. SCHAIBLE, SALLY BOWDEN-SCHAIBLE Feb 13, 2024 Common Dreams On October 7, Hamas launched a terrorist attack on southern Israel, killing some 1,100 people, a majority of whom […]
The final stage of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, an orchestrated mass starvation, has begun. The international community does not intend to stop it. CHRIS HEDGES FEB 9, 2024 There was never any possibility that the Israeli government would agree to a pause in the fighting proposed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, much less a […]
By Andrew Thomas, Deakin University In recent weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated his rejections of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, saying: I will not compromise on full Israeli security control over all the territory west of Jordan – and this is contrary to a Palestinian state. While Netanyahu […]
A former hostage warned the Israeli prime minister that if he continues to pursue “the destruction of Hamas, there won’t be any hostages to release.” JESSICA CORBETT Feb 7, 2024 Rights groups in Israel on Wednesday demanded a cease-fire in their country’s four-month war on the Gaza Strip as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Joe Sacco, whose graphic novels marry illustration with cutting-edge journalism, speaks on his career reporting on Palestine and what it means to bear witness as a journalist committed to justice. BY CHRIS HEDGES, The Real News Network JANUARY 19, 2024 Few journalists can be credited with as innovative and impactful a career as Joe Sacco, whose […]
Citing Israel’s declaration of “complete siege,” one critic said the war on Gazan civilians is “proceeding exactly as planned,” including newborns dying within days because their undernourished mothers can’t feed them. BRETT WILKINS Jan 16, 2024 Gaza’s children—already reeling from 102 days of U.S.-backed Israeli bombardment that has killed and maimed tens of […]
The International Court of Justice may be all that stands between the Palestinians in Gaza and genocide. By CHRIS HEDGES Jan 12, 2024 The exhaustive 84-page brief submitted by South Africa to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) charging Israel with genocide is hard to refute. Israel’s campaign of indiscriminate killing, wholesale destruction […]
We know how the Christmas story ends. This child becomes a leader, a prophet, the epitome of marginalized humanity: despised, hunted, convicted, and sentenced to death. By RICHARD ESKOW Dec 24, 2023 Common Dreams Every now and then an image perfectly captures the moment, in all its light or darkness.I was struck by […]