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Europe still funding Israeli torture, drones and racial profiling

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…)

State Department Syria Memo: Setting the Stage for War with Russia

By Bill Van Auken on June 24, 2016

Secretary of State John Kerry met Tuesday morning with several of the State Department “diplomats” who drafted an internal dissent memo calling for the US to launch air strikes against the Syrian government, (more…)

Israeli Forces Raid Cells of PFLP Prisoners Following Mass Hunger Strike

June 21, 2016

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Officials of Israel’s prison service Tuesday stormed the cells of Palestinian prisoners affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) at Israel’s Rimon prison and searched their belongings, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said in a statement. (more…)

Israel’s Suspension of West Bank Water Supplies ‘Inhumane and Outrageous’

June 16, 2016

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The Palestinian Prime Minister’s office on Thursday slammed Israel’s decision to cut off water supplies for tens of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank this week as “inhumane and outrageous.” (more…)

Syria: Aleppo Doctor Demolishes Imperialist Propaganda and Media Warmongering

By Vanessa Beeley on June 15, 2016

Antaki-2-1024x525The following is the transcript of an interview given to Be Curious TV by Dr Nabil Antaki, a doctor based in the Syrian government held western sectors of Aleppo. (more…)

Palestinian Prisoners Speak out on ICRC Family Visit Cuts, Pledge to Boycott ICRC

June 12, 2016

The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced that it plans to implement a 50% cut in family visits for Palestinian men prisoners beginning in July 2016. Over the objections of Palestinian prisoners’ associations and international advocates, the ICRC has used budget limitations (more…)

Do I have the Right to Exist?

The impact of the North America Nakba Tour

By Paul Larudee on June 7th, 2016

Photo: Bill Hackwell

Photo: Bill Hackwell

For two months in the spring of 2016, two stateless Palestinian women from two refugee camps in Lebanon carried their message thousands of miles to audiences throughout North America.  Mariam Fathalla, expelled from Palestine in 1948 at the age of 18 and now 86 years old, and Amena Ashkar, born 22 years ago in the Bourj el-Barajneh camp, overcame many obstacles and were unable to overcome some, but their message never waivered. (more…)

There is No U.S. War against ISIS; Instead, Obama is Protecting His “Assets”

By Glen Ford on June 1, 2016

Two years ago, President Obama said he had no strategy to combat the Islamic State. The U.S. is still not waging war against ISIS or “jihadists of any brand in Syria.” The international iihadist network is a U.S. imperial asset. (more…)

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