By Andrew Lawler on July 22, 2016
Basra Iraq, Photo: Bill Hackwell
The round hole made by an artillery shell was visible long before we pulled up next to the National Museum in Baghdad in early May of 2003. The puncture, just below a frieze of a king in a chariot, was in the replica of a Babylon gate next to the exhibit halls. (more…)
Press TV on July 23, 2016
More than a dozen civilians are dead or injured after US warplanes launched fresh airstrikes in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo. Local sources said warplanes hit targets in al-Nawajah village east of of Manbij on Saturday, leaving at least 15 people dead or injured. (more…)
By Pepe Escobar on July 18, 2016
When Turkish President/aspiring Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan landed at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport early Saturday morning, he declared the attempted coup against his government a failure, and a “gift from God.” (more…)
July 14, 2016
To whom it may concern,
To all those who have a living conscience in this world, to all those who believe and fight for humanity- which is being violated for the whole world to see and hear, we scream to the last bits of humanity scattered in our souls wishing for someone to join us: ENOUGH! (more…)
July 13, 2016
On July 12, Cuba denounced the UN Security Council’s failure to act in response to Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people, despite global support for the for the cause of the Palestinian nation. (more…)
July 4, 2016
Four Palestinian women are currently held without charge or trial under administrative detention, after the Israeli occupation issued an administrative detention order on Thursday, 30 June against Sabah Feroun, 34, from Eizeriya east of Jerusalem. (more…)
By: Jaclynn Ashly on July 5, 2016
Maan Images/Jaclynn Ashly
“We are hopeful,” Muhammad Elayyan said, as a few dozen Palestinians trickled into the quiet halls of Israel’s Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Monday. “These days, we have to see the glass as half full. We must stay hopeful.” (more…)
By Maren Mantovani on June 29, 2016
It is time for European citizens to demand not a penny more of their tax money be spent on Israeli military and security corporations
As European leaders are gathered in Brussels to discuss the future of the EU, they would be well advised to put into effect values of accountability, justice and solidarity – and halt funding for Israel’s repressive apparatus against Palestinians. (more…)