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Palestine Solidarity Campaigners Target Hewlett-Packard

By Stephanie Westbrook on October 17, 2016

The boycott of US information technology giant Hewlett-Packard has recently gained renewed interest, becoming the “hot new” target for Palestine solidarity campaigners in several countries. (more…)

Yemen: The Anguish, Bloodshed and Forgotten Heroes in a Forgotten War

By Vanessa Beeley on October 13, 2016

It should be personal to all of us. Yemen, regularly portrayed as the poorest nation in the Arab world, is proving itself to be the richest in courage, resourcefulness and resilience.

Ever since March 2015, some of you may have noticed how oil-rich Saudi Arabia, with the United States at its side, have been waging genocidal war against the Yemeni people. (more…)

15 years on: What US Legacy in Afghanistan?

By Catherine Shakdam on October 7, 2016

Afghanistan, it has been said, is the place where empires come to die. And while we might still fail to grasp all the geopolitical entanglements of this Afghan War, it is clear America overestimated its ability to project power in Central Asia. (more…)

Destroying Syria: a Joint Criminal Enterprise

By Diana Johnstone on October 6, 2016

Well, almost everyone. Everyone claims to want to end the war in Syria and restore peace to the Middle East. (more…)

How Arms Sales Distort US Foreign Policy

By John Marshall on October 1, 2016

Forget oil. In the Middle East, the profits and jobs reaped from tens of billions of dollars in arms sales are becoming the key drivers of U.S. and British policy. (more…)

UN Envoy to Syria says the West is one of the Root Causes of the War in his Country

On September 30, 2016

Washington never had a so-called ‘Plan A’ to resolve the Syrian crisis, Syrian envoy to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari told RT, adding that the West is one of the root causes of the Syrian war. (more…)

Shimon Peres from the Perspective of his Victims

By Ilan Pappe on September 28, 2016

The obituaries for Shimon Peres have already appeared, no doubt prepared in advance as the news of his hospitalization reached the media. (more…)

Israeli Naval Forces Open Fire at Gazan Fishermen

September 23, 2016

Israeli naval forces opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, local sources said. (more…)

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