By Peter Rodgers* – Modern Diplomacy The war in Gaza has been raging for nearly three months, and there seems to be no end in sight. The war in Gaza has been raging for nearly three months, and there seems to be no end in sight.
By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon* – ADN SAN FRANCISCO | January 2024 (IDN) — An avalanche of polling shows Joe Biden with abysmal approval ratings and grim re-election prospects, but Democratic leaders keep spinning away in dreamland. Even before the…
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies (*) – CODEPINK On January 11th, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague is holding its first hearing in South Africa’s case against Israel under the Genocide Convention. The first provisional measure South Africa has asked of…
by Roy Eidelson* – CounterPunch website The infamous U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay turns 22 this month. Its ugly history now spans an entire generation. For those who might not remember, on January 11, 2002, General Richard Myers described Guantanamo’s first…
By Naomi Klein* – The Guardian In 2005, Palestinians called on the world to boycott Israel until it complied with international law. What if we had listened?
IPS, by Afghanistan-based female journalist* Jan 10 2024 (IPS) – The prevalence of social media usage among Afghan women and girls has surged since the Taliban assumed control of the country in August 2021. Faced with restrictions confining them to their homes, many women…
By George Monbiot`* – The Guardian The Atlas Network’s dark-money junktanks are behind neoliberal policies around the world. And you may find its leaders on a resignation honours list near you There are elements of fascism, elements borrowed from the Chinese state and…
By Amnon Aran * – The Conversation Three months since Hamas launched its murderous October 7 attacks, Israeli foreign policymakers remain far from achieving their goals The Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) military campaign in the Gaza Strip has been unrelenting. According to data…
Editorial – Haaretz, Israel The decision to arm and mobilize thousands of settlers for military service in the occupied territories, and to station them where they live, and in close proximity to Palestinians, some of whom they know and hate, seemed at first an irresponsible…
By Rebecca Gordon* – LA Progressive Despite Trump’s histrionic claims about asylum-seekers pouring into the U.S., the United States is not, in fact, a major recipient of international refugees Back in 1968, my father announced that, if Richard Nixon were elected president that…
