IMEMC | – – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said rights group Breaking the Silence had “crossed a red line”, following allegations that the group collected classified information from members of the Israeli military. The PM launched the allegation shortly after Israel’s Channel 2 aired an investigative report based on video footage obtained by undercover […]
Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam Captured in Brussels Firefight
Euractiv.com | – – The most-wanted fugitive from November’s Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, was wounded and caught in a shootout in Brussels on Friday (18 March), according to the Belgian minister for asylum and immigration. Local media reported two people had been arrested, after one of Europe’s longest and biggest manhunts. Television footage showed masked, […]
Israeli Gov’t violations of Palestinian Journalists’ Rights reached new Peak in 2015
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian press freedoms watchdog on Thursday said 2015 had seen an “unprecedented” increase in Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists across the occupied Palestinian territory. The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms, known as MADA, recorded a total of 599 violations against media freedoms throughout […]
Sanders politely Avoids AIPAC & sharing Stage with pro-Netanyahu Warmongers
TeleSur | – – The Vermont senator said that he would send comments to AIPAC on Monday and requested that the organization present them to the summit. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will not attend the AIPAC conference next week, becoming the only presidential candidate across the board to fail to address the pro-Israel summit. […]
Where are the Women? Syrian, other Peace Talks need female Representation
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 2016 (IPS) – “When it comes to peace talks, women have a special stake,” said Gloria Steinem while discussing current peace talks in the Middle East. Steinem, a prominent activist, joined the 60th annual session of the UN Commission on the […]
Climate Godzilla Stirs: Heat and CO2 Records ‘Obliterated’
By James Dyke | (The Conversation) | – – And another one bites the dust. The year 2014 was the warmest ever recorded by humans. Then 2015 was warmer still. January 2016 broke the record for the largest monthly temperature anomaly. Then came last month. February didn’t break climate change records – it obliterated them. […]
Dear Candidates: What’s the US Military for and What exactly do you want from the Mideast?
by Peter Van Buren | ( Tomdispatch.com) The nuances of foreign policy do not feature heavily in the ongoing presidential campaign. Every candidate intends to “destroy” the Islamic State; each has concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korea, and China; every one of them will defend Israel; and no one wants to talk much […]
New York Times Edits Pro-Bernie Article Into Hit Piece
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Interesting development: The New York Times wrote a positive story about Bernie Sanders… for a few hours until they edited it into a hatched job. Why did this happen? Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you […]
Putin’s Syria Gambit: Surprising Views of Russian Pundits on What Moscow Achieved
By Robert Coalson | ( RFE/RL ) | – – As Russian warplanes continued their partial withdrawal from Syria two days after President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly announced that Moscow's objectives in the country had been "generally accomplished," observers debated how the move changes the situation in the volatile region. Russian analysts are divided on what […]
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