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Midnight Approaching over Syria?

By Eresh Omar Jamal on April 23, 2017

To the elation of the western corporate media, Neocons like John McCain and Democons like Hillary Clinton – who had only just called for Trump to attack Syria 24 hours before he obliged – (more…)

Destroying Palestinian Agriculture? Israeli Planes Spray Herbicides Inside Gaza for Fourth Time This Year

By Natasha Roth on April 17, 2017

 

Israeli planes sprayed herbicides inside the Gaza Strip for the second day running on Wednesday and the fourth time this year, according to local farmers and Israeli rights NGO Gisha. (more…)

We Need Better and More Diverse Coverage on Syria

By Veterans for Peace Chapter 162 on April 15th, 2017

Dear Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!

We are a group of military veterans who are hoping NOT to be blown off the face of this planet in a nuclear exchange precipitated by events in Syria. (more…)

Palestinian Political Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike

April 17, 2017

Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers have launched a mass hunger strike starting today. The call for hunger strike came amidst resentment of Israeli’s cruel policies towards political prisoners. (more…)

Silence in the Media after Western Backed Terrorists Massacre of Idlib’s Foua Civilians

By Eva Bartlett on April 16, 2017

Photo: U-News

There are apparently no ‘red lines’ when it comes to the documented terrorism of death squads in Syria, be they the Free Syrian Army (FSA, who committed some of the most heinous massacres of Syrian civilians in 2011, in 2012, in 2013…), (more…)

‘The Resistance’ That Doesn’t Resist War

By Dan Kovalik on April 12, 2017

Simultaneously with Trump’s Inauguration, the liberal “opposition” announced the beginning of “The Resistance” against Trump’s openly racist and xenophobic reign. (more…)

Joint Report Estimates 509 Palestinians Were Arrested in March 2017

April 10, 2017

Four Palestinian institutions concerned with prisoners and human rights, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association and the Prisoners’ Affairs Commission, issued their monthly report on Sunday, 9 April covering the situation in March 2017. (more…)

Is US Policy to Prolong the Syrian War?

By Sam Husseini on April 7, 2017

Many are claiming that Trump is being inconsistent in illegally attacking the Syrian regime with cruise missiles.

After all, he had been saying the U.S. should focus on defeating ISIS, and now he seems to be going after Assad. But contradictions from Trump are a dime a dozen. (more…)

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