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How to Report on Gaza

By Vijay Prashad on April 10, 2108

If you are a Western journalist and you have to report from Gaza, the best thing to do is to treat the Palestinians as a threat. (more…)

Taking the World to the Brink of Annihilation

By Rick Sterling, Updated on April 16, 2018

Since this article was published one week ago, the US plus UK and France launched attacks of over 100 missiles against Syrian targets. (more…)

In Wake of Gaza Massacre, Israeli Leaders Should Be Prosecuted for War Crimes

By Marjorie Cohn on April 6, 2018

On March 30, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers shot 773 unarmed Palestinian protesters in Gaza, killing 17 and wounding 1,400. Twenty remain in critical condition. (more…)

Paul Larudee: Only Syrians can Create Syrian Solutions

By Olivier Turquet on April 3, 2018

What people and organizations are in the Syria Solidarity Movement?

The Syria Solidarity Movement has a diverse membership from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland and other countries. (more…)

Israeli Army Kills 17 Palestinians in Gaza Protests

Photo: Ma’an News

There should be no doubt that the Gaza Passover Massacre could never have been carried out without the blessings  from the Trump Administration and the Pentagon. (more…)

Palestinian Teen Ahed Tamimi to be Sentenced to 8 Months in Israeli Prison

March 21, 2018

Ahed Tamimi, 17-year-old activist from Nabi Saleh whose case has received widespread global attention, will be sentenced to eight months in Israeli prison following a plea bargain on 21 March at Ofer military court, (more…)

Where Streets Have No Name: Israel Leaves Palestinians in Postal ‘Dark Age’

Jonathan Cook on Saturday 17 March

In the town of Umm al-Fahm, more than a third of all letters never reach their destination. Identity cards, passports and drivers’ licences go missing, welfare cheques are lost, appointments expire, and penalties mount up over unpaid fines. (more…)

The Iraq Death Toll 15 Years After the US Invasion

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies on March 15, 2018

Photo: Bill Hackwell

Numbers are numbing, especially numbers that rise into the millions. But please remember that each person killed represents someone’s loved one. (more…)

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