By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – It might take someone of Trump’s vapid visibility to drive home the point that “world’s policeman” is not a viable role for the U.S. to play. He wants to cut back on U.S. military commitments overseas. He calls the Iraq War “one of […]
Palestine: It’s not the Economy, Stupid
By Yossi Alpher | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – By all means, give the Palestinians development aid. But let us not delude ourselves that this will facilitate a two-state solution anytime soon. One of the most persistent and constant themes in both the Israeli and the international approach to the Palestinian issue has been the […]
The Ted Cruz solution won’t stop terrorism in the U.S.
By Robert Pape and Walker Gunning | ( Chicago Tribune) | – – Most Americans felt the Brussels bombings in the pits of their stomachs. That’s natural. Terrorism’s greatest weapon is not those it kills immediately, but its ability to spread fear after the fact. That fear makes terrorism not just a political issue, but […]
Americans Must Challenge Congress on its Knee-Jerk Support for Israeli Expansionism
By Thomas Buonomo | (Informed Comment) | – – With recent reports of a potential last-year attempt by the Obama administration to set the parameters of a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict–which could perhaps include a UN Security Council resolution–it is important to assess the political context in order to estimate the prospects for substantive […]
On Palestinian Land Day, Israel has usurped 90% of Jordan Valley in W. Bank
By Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics IMEMC | – – The following is a press release by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistic (PCBS), marking the fortieth anniversary of the Palestinian Land . . . . . . Israeli Occupation . . . set up a buffer zone along the border of the Gaza Strip […]
Republican front-runner Donald Trump: Women’s “punishment” for abortions
TeleSur | – – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that women may need to be “punished” for having abortions in the United States. Speaking at a MSNBC town hall in Wisconsin, Trump said “there has to be some form of punishment” for terminating a pregnancy, adding that the specifics would have to be […]
Are Belgian Nuclear Plants vulnerable to Terrorism?
By Robert J Downes and Daniel Salisbury | (The Conversation) | – – Belgium’s counter-terrorism efforts are once again being called into question following the recent tragedies in Brussels. The attacks were carried out against soft targets – the public check-in area of Brussels Airport and Maelbeek metro station – but a series of unusual […]
“Investigate Israel’s Extrajudicial Killings:” Sen Leahy, 10 other Congressmen
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM — US Senator Patrick Leahy along with 10 other Democratic congressmen have called on the US to investigate the possibility of “gross violations of human rights” by Israel’s and Egypt’s security forces, including “extrajudicial killings.” US Senator Patrick Leahy together with US Secretary of State John Kerry in […]
Under Israeli Siege, Gaza running out of Clean Water
AJ+ | – – “According to the United Nations, 90 percent of the water in Gaza is undrinkable, and the population relies heavily on a coastal aquifer that could become unusable in 2016. What will happen to the population in Gaza?” AJ+: “The Shortage Of Clean Drinking Water Is Worsening In Gaza”