Tag: Imperialism

Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says / Israeli forces shoot Palestinians dead after surrender

United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month.The fragile, US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October, after two years of war. “The ceasefire risks creating a dangerous illusion… Read More Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says / Israeli forces shoot Palestinians dead after surrender

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Brutish, bullying, imperialistic: the Ugly American is back

Donald Trump is using US power to insert himself into other countries’ affairs, treating them as vassals Steven Greenhouse For decades, president after president has sought to rid the US of its image as a bullying, imperialistic nation. But with his blustering, often brutish behavior toward other countries, Donald Trump has rapidly revived that notion. Under Trump,… Read More Brutish, bullying, imperialistic: the Ugly American is back

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Disappearing people, disappearing morals – how two years has changed Gaza and Israel

There can be no healing until the world stares into and acknowledges the void torn open by this conflict Orly Noy About two weeks after 7 October, I received a WhatsApp message from an acquaintance in Gaza. He asked me to check on his mother, who at that time was hospitalised in East Jerusalem. He had… Read More Disappearing people, disappearing morals – how two years has changed Gaza and Israel

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Whitewashing Gas Exploration in Post-Genocide Gaza

By Dan Steinbock / Informed Comment New York (Special to Informed Comment) – In December 2022, Israeli Ministry of Energy launched the Fourth Offshore Bid Round offering new exploration licenses. A year later, it awarded licenses to several Israeli and international companies: Eni (Italy), Dana Petroleum (UK, a subsidiary of a South Korean company, and Ratio… Read More Whitewashing Gas Exploration in Post-Genocide Gaza

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Israel’s top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse

Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee ‘heroes’ and military investigators traitors. Her arrest and detention raises serious questions about the rule of law in Israel, accountability for abuse and killing of Palestinians during what a UN commission has called a genocidal war, and the country’s ability to defend… Read More Israel’s top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse

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Monstrosity in the Mediterranean before which Spain humiliates itself 

Why does Spain allow, applaud, and humiliate itself in the face of this unbridled Trumpist bullying that, so clearly and dangerously, could lead us to a third, and final, (atomic) war? What nobody understands is why an army of gorillas is sailing in our Mediterranean (https://as.com/…/el-buque-de-guer…) dedicated to threatening everyone, bombing left and right, directly… Read More Monstrosity in the Mediterranean before which Spain humiliates itself 

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Gaza ‘temporary’ ceasefire line could become permanent new border

NB: Two weeks into the ceasefire, more than 20 Palestinians are still being killed on average each day, many of them close to the yellow line. Consequently, very few of the displaced are returning to the area under Israeli control. Settler colonialism and ethnic cleansing continue, aided and abetted by the US and UK. They… Read More Gaza ‘temporary’ ceasefire line could become permanent new border

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Chris Hedges: The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israel lobby, cancels my talk on our betrayal of Palestinian Journalists

 October 4, 2025  I was scheduled to give a talk at the National Press Club of Australia on October 20 called “The Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists.” It was to focus on the amplification of Israeli lies in the press, which most reporters know are lies, betraying Palestinian colleagues who are slandered, targeted and killed by Israel. But,… Read More Chris Hedges: The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israel lobby, cancels my talk on our betrayal of Palestinian Journalists

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Hundreds of prominent Jews and Israelis urge world powers to hold Israel accountable ‘for Gaza atrocities’

‘What’s happening in Gaza and the occupied territories is not Judaism – it’s a horrific religious and fanatic mutation. We must stand against it, speak truth to power, and refuse to be silenced‘ An open letter, signed by at least 460 Jewish and Israeli intellectuals, celebrities and political figures, calls on the UN and heads… Read More Hundreds of prominent Jews and Israelis urge world powers to hold Israel accountable ‘for Gaza atrocities’

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