U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for an “immediate humanitarian cease-fire, the unconditional release of all hostages, the protection of civilians, and the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid.” By Brett Wilkins Apr 07, 2024 Peace and human rights advocates on Sunday renewed calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and an increase in lifesaving humanitarian […]
Over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Amr Abdallah was one of them. By CHRIS HEDGES April 3, 2024 On the morning Amr Abdallah was killed, he woke before dawn to say his Ramadan prayers with his father, mother, two younger brothers and aunt, in an open field in southern Gaza. “It […]
“This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war,” said the aid group’s CEO. By Jake Johnson Apr 02, 2024 World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that a targeted Israeli […]
“Arming a war criminal makes you a war criminal,” one critic admonished the U.S. president. By BRETT WILKINS Mar 29, 2024 Despite growing worldwide calls for an arms embargo, the Biden administration in recent days has approved the transfer of billions of dollars worth of new weapons shipments to Israel, including warplanes and […]
The genocide in Gaza is the final stage of a process begun by Israel decades ago. Anyone who did not see this coming blinded themselves to the character and ultimate goals of the apartheid state. By CHRIS HEDGES MAR 30, 2024 There are no surprises in Gaza. Every horrifying act of Israel’s genocide […]
Though many of Israel’s traditional allies in the West are openly disowning its behavior, weapons from various Western and non-Western countries continue to flow, feeding the war machine. By RAMZY BAROUD Mar 29, 2024 Common Dreams Over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Mothers have been […]
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 […]
In May 2013 I resigned from PEN America over the appointment of former State Department official Suzanne Nossel. A decade later, PEN America has become a propaganda arm of the state. PEN America peddles agitprop. It is our version of the Union of Soviet Writers. The human rights violations by our enemies are heinous crimes and our own, […]
The “temporary pier” being built on the Mediterranean coast of Gaza is not there to alleviate the famine, but to herd Palestinians onto ships and into permanent exile. CHRIS HEDGES MAR 18, 2024 Piers allow things to come in. They allow things to go out. And Israel, which has no intention of halting […]
This kind of feminism allows us to be in genuine solidarity with women all over the world and not just in our hyper-specific contexts. By DANAKA KATOVICH Mar 12, 2024 Common Dreams The following is from a speech given by CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich at Palestinian Feminist Collective’s International Working Women’s Day Vigil […]
Will we ever see an end to the cycle of destruction fueled by capitalism and U.S. imperialism? By MELISSA GARRIGA Mar 09, 2024 Common Dreams President Biden’s State of the Union address made one thing clear: war, genocide, and militarism remains the Amercian way. From Gaza to Ukraine, from the Middle East to the borders […]
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 […]
No feminist struggle without Gaza From the women of Gaza to the feminist and revolutionary forces worldwide, as March 8th approaches, it represents a truly revolutionary occasion where the systems oppressing women, queers, and their intersectional issues can be confronted. Still, it also offers a litmus test for international anti-colonial feminism, as well as […]
Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation was ultimately a religious act, one that radically delineates good and evil and calls us to resist. By CHRIS HEDGES FEB 29, 2024 Aaron Bushnell, when he placed his cell phone on the ground to set up a livestream and lit himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C., […]