By Carlos Aznárez on December 27, 2016
Photo: Aram News
The behavior of the Israeli government is beyond unpunished. Not only has the Zionist country not complied with any of the UN resolutions throughout the years but now it dares, with complete impudence, (more…)
By Julian Rose on December 22, 2016
We are faced by a shocking fact these days: the profession of journalism, and I speak of mainstream media journalism, has descended into truly toxic levels of printed and broadcast disinformation. (more…)
December 25, 2016
Days after the UN Security Council approved a resolution affirming the illegality of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and called for their construction to cease, reports emerged that Israel is set to approve thousands of new settler units in occupied East Jerusalem. (more…)
By Dennis J Bernstein on December 20, 2016
Eva Bartlett, Photo: Bill Hackwell
It’s rare for Americans to hear any version of the Syrian conflict other than the simplistic accounts favored by the U.S. government and the mainstream news media that rely heavily on rebel sources and their international supporters who often traffic in propaganda. (more…)
By Ali Abunimah on December 12, 2016
Israel has failed to launch a single criminal investigation for torture despite more than 1,000 complaints by victims since 2001. (more…)
By Finian Cunningham on December 20, 2016
The brutal slaying of Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov in Ankara sent shockwaves around the world. Condemnations were issued by Washington and European states of the act of terrorism by a gunman who shot Karlov in the back while he was speaking at a photo gallery in the Turkish capital. (more…)
By Vanessa Beeley on December 20, 2016
Syrian child at Jibreen registration centre where civilians gather to register after the liberation of all of East Aleppo. Photo: Vanessa Beeley
Today, in Damascus, I met with Dr Bouthaina Shaaban, political and media adviser to the Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad. Dr Shaaban is a woman of immense experience in the political sphere within Syria, she is a woman who expresses herself without filters and with tremendous wisdom and visible compassion for her country and her people. (more…)
December 12, 2016
Palestinian prominent former hunger striker and leader of the prisoners’ movement Bilal Kayed was released today, Monday, 12 December, after 15 years in Israeli prisons to the cheers and salutes of his family, friends and comrades in his home village of Asira al-Shamaliyeh, throughout Palestine and internationally. (more…)