The World Court cited “exceptionally grave” developments, especially the “spread of famine and starvation,” in once again ordering Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza. By BRETT WILKINS Mar 28, 2024 Citing “the worsening conditions of life faced by Palestinians in Gaza, in particular the spread of famine and starvation,” the International Court of […]
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 Human Rights Forum (HRF) decries the contradictory and morally repugnant stand of the Indian government on Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. HRF demand that all deals with the Zionist Apartheid State of Israel be annulled. By Press Release 8-3-2024, Hyderabad The Human Rights Forum (HRF) strongly condemns Adani’s recent agreements with Israel […]
With the numbers of the murdered in Gaza surpassing 28,000 people, Israel is mercilessly bombing Palestinian in Rafah. As Palestinians prepare for a catastrophic ground invasion of Rafah, the U.S. Senate votes to send an additional $14 billion to Israel. Amnesty International warns Palestinians in southern Gaza are “facing the real and imminent risk of […]
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 […]
By Peter Greste, Macquarie University Israel has emerged as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, according to a newly released census compiled by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Each year, the committee releases a snapshot of the number of journalists behind bars as of December 1 2023 was the […]
The international community must “hold Israel accountable for its heinous crimes,” said the Al Jazeera Media Network. By JAKE JOHNSON Jan 07, 2024 An Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday killed two Palestinian journalists and seriously wounded a third, adding to the war’s grisly toll on media workers. The […]
Settler colonial states have a terminal shelf life. Israel is no exception. By CHRIS HEDGES Dec 17, 2023 Israel will appear triumphant after it finishes its genocidal campaign in Gaza and the West Bank. Backed by the United States, it will achieve its demented goal. Its murderous rampages and genocidal violence will exterminate or ethnically cleanse Palestinians. […]
Israel is Shutting Down its Human Laboratory in Gaza Israel uses Palestinians imprisoned in Gaza as human guinea pigs for its weapons and technology industries. By CHRIS HEDGES NOV 17, 2023 CAIRO, Egypt: The Palestinians are human laboratory rats to the Israeli military, intelligence services and arms and technology industries. Israel’s […]
UN Experts Warn of ‘Grave Risk of Genocide’ in Gaza “Time is running out to prevent genocide and humanitarian catastrophe,” the special rapporteurs stressed—while other experts said such conditions already exist in the pulverized Palestinian enclave. By Brett Wilkins Nov 02, 2023 As the death toll from over three weeks of relentless Israeli bombardment […]
“We will do everything in our power to demand an end to U.S. support for genocide and apartheid,” said Jewish Voice for Peace. By Brett Wilkins As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaims in genocidal undertones his army’s “holy mission” to invade Gaza, Jewish American peace activists are ramping up their nationwide effort to bring […]
15 May 2020, marks the 72nd anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe) in Palestine. In 1948, Zionist militants destroyed 531 Palestinian towns and villages and took control of an additional 774. More than 800,000 Palestinians were ethnic cleansed and forced to become refugees in the neighboring countries. Yet, the Nakba did not end in 1948. It […]
The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is a Palestinian-led movement committed to mounting a non-violent resistance against the systematic oppression and violence faced by Palestinians at the hands of the state of Israel. The movement, which was founded in 2001, offers support to grassroots-level resistance against the apartheid policies, via participation in non-violent demonstrations, and also […]
প্যালেস্তিনিয় আরবদের মনুষ্যত্বকে বাইরের লোকচক্ষু থেকে আড়াল করে রাখার মাধ্যমে “প্যালেস্তিনিয় আন্দোলন একটি আতঙ্কবাদী আন্দোলন” – এই প্রচার সাফল্যের সঙ্গে চালিয়ে এসেছে ইজরায়েল–আমেরিকা যৌথশক্তি। আরবরা যেহেতু ঠিক মানুষ নয়, কাজেই তাদের ক্ষেত্রে মৌলিক মানবাধিকার–ও প্রযোজ্য নয় – এই মত ইজরায়েল ও আমেরিকা উভয়-এর। অথচ একইসঙ্গে অন্যদিকে ইজরায়েল–এর সর্বাঙ্গীণ অধিকার আছে একটি ইহুদি রাষ্ট্র হিসেবে অধিষ্ঠান […]
প্যালেস্তিনিয় আরবদের মনুষ্যত্বকে বাইরের লোকচক্ষু থেকে আড়াল করে রাখার মাধ্যমে “প্যালেস্তিনিয় আন্দোলন একটি আতঙ্কবাদী আন্দোলন” – এই প্রচার সাফল্যের সঙ্গে চালিয়ে এসেছে ইজরায়েল–আমেরিকা যৌথশক্তি। আরবরা যেহেতু ঠিক মানুষ নয়, কাজেই তাদের ক্ষেত্রে মৌলিক মানবাধিকার–ও প্রযোজ্য নয় – এই মত ইজরায়েল ও আমেরিকা উভয়-এর। অথচ একইসঙ্গে অন্যদিকে ইজরায়েল–এর সর্বাঙ্গীণ অধিকার আছে একটি ইহুদি রাষ্ট্র হিসেবে অধিষ্ঠান […]