By Ramzy Baroud on October 29, 2018
Despite living under near constant blockade and military siege, Palestinian children have a much higher literacy rate than in the United States – editorial note (more…)
By Jonathan Cook on October 9, 2018
Ido Even-Paz switched on his body camera as his tour group decamped from the bus in Hebron. The former Israeli soldier wanted to document any trouble we might encounter in this, the largest Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank. (more…)
The moment long feared is fast approaching in Gaza, according to a new report by the World Bank. After a decade-long Israeli blockade and a series of large-scale military assaults, the economy of the tiny coastal enclave is in “freefall”. (more…)
September 9, 2018
As Syrian forces backed by Russia launch the final showdown in Syria against jihadist extremists in Idlib province, the potential for a U.S.-Russia confrontation has never been greater, as VIPS warns in this memo to the president. September 9, 2018 (more…)
By Amjad Ayman Yaghi on August 30, 2108
Since the beginning of the Great March of Return at the end of March, the Israeli military has left no doubt that it will not feel restrained in dealing with Gaza’s demonstrations. (more…)
on August 27, 2018
Standing on the campus of Birzeit University in Ramallah (Palestine) one gets a full flavour of the beauty of Palestine as well as of its electric tension. Dryness in the hills is broken by patches of flowers. (more…)
By Whitney Webb on August 13, 2018
Last Thursday’s horrific bombing of a bus full of school children in northern Yemen was carried out using a weapon sold to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition by the United States, (more…)
By Adam Johnson on July 25, 2018
Global Research is reporting that on Friday Saudi air strikes hit a hospital’s entrance, fishing port and fish market in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah, killing 55 and wounding over a 100. Those figures are expected to rise. – editorial (more…)