Israel/ Palestine

By Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, Suffolk University | – (The Conversation) – As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address a joint session of U.S. Congress on July 24, 2024, the nation he leads continues its slide away from democracy. Even before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the country was engulfed by an […]

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Butcher of Gaza Netanyahu Repeatedly Lied to Congress about Iraqi “Nukes,” and now Wants US War on Iran

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a master of misdirection, the technique master illusionists use to divert the viewer’s attention from the trick and to pull the wool over their eyes. He uses his slick American accent, his bulging eyes, his rhetorical flourishes, his maniacal certainty, to fool people whenever […]

Israel/ Palestine

What is behind Israel’s War against UNRWA?

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – Targeting a school during a war could be justified as, or at least argued, to have been a mistake. But striking over 120 schools, and killing and wounding thousands of civilians sheltering inside, can only be intentional, with each attack a horrific war crime in its own right. Between […]

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Israeli Parliament Rejects any Palestinian State, Exposing US Gaslighting

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration, and all its predecessors, have attempted to deflect questions about the concerted Israeli land theft from Palestinians in the Occupied Territories since 1967 by underlining Washington’s commitment to a “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The last time, however, that a US president put himself on the […]

International Court of Justice

US pays Lip Service to a Palestinian State — But Blocks it in Practice

The Conversation

By Dennis Jett, Penn State | – Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state in May 2024, bringing the total number of countries that do so to 144. The United States is not one of them. The U.S. has officially favored a two-state solution, meaning both Israel and a Palestinian state would be recognized […]

International Court of Justice

What is the Impact of the Int’l Court of Justice Verdict against Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Territories?

Michael Jansen

By Michael Jansen ( Gulf Today ) – Anticipating last Friday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) call for ending the occupation of Palestinian territory, Israel’s Knesset rejected the creation of a Palestinian state. This resolution was adopted by a solid majority of 68 of 120 legislators with nine against. The resolution said a Palestinian […]

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Like LBJ, Biden let a Catastrophic Foreign Conflict Stain his Domestic Legacy: He must end the Gaza War Now

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Presidents have two major legacies, on domestic policy and on foreign policy. Big foreign policy mistakes can throw even gargantuan domestic wins into the shade. President Lyndon Baines Johnson reshaped the United States with his Great Society programs, and at least acquiesced in finally ending Jim Crow racial discrimination. Johnson’s […]

Epidemics

‘Ticking Time Bomb’: International Alarm as Poliovirus Found in Gaza Sewage

Common Dreams

By Edward Carver | – ( Commondreams.org ) – Poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples at six locations in the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization said on Friday, following announcements from both the Israel and Gaza health ministries. Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 was found in samples taken on June 23 from sites in […]

International Court of Justice

World Court Finds Israel Responsible for Apartheid, says its Presence in Palestinian Territories is Illegal

Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch – (New York) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion on July 19, 2024, with significant consequences for human rights protections in Palestine under Israel’s 57-year occupation. The opinion stems from a December 2022 request by the United Nations General Assembly to the court to consider the legal consequences of Israel’s policies and practices in […]