Tag: Palestine / Israel

The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy?

George Monbiot “If you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin,” the Northern Ireland secretary, Hilary Benn, asked last week, “how else can you describe them? That is racist thuggery.” It is. But there is another way of describing the actions of the rioters burning people out of their homes in… Read More The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy?

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Trump in Defeat

The president went to war triumphant and will likely leave greatly weakened. By Jonathan Lemire President Trump lost. The war he waged against Iran promises to conclude in a humbling whimper with the signing of a cease-fire agreement later this week. The United States is left weaker—diminished militarily, strategically, economically, and perhaps morally. The war, which… Read More Trump in Defeat

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Construction equipment multinationals may be aiding Israeli war crimes, experts say

Images show Israeli military using six companies’ bulldozers and excavators to demolish south Lebanon villages William Christou in Beirut Human rights experts have alleged that six multinational construction equipment conglomerates may be aiding and abetting war crimes by supplying excavators and bulldozers to Israel, after photos and videos showed the Israeli military using their equipment to… Read More Construction equipment multinationals may be aiding Israeli war crimes, experts say

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Migration, War, and the Dirty Work of Empire

Siyavash Shahabi Europe’s migration policy produces deniability through distance. A document leaked to Statewatch this month confirms what many have warned about for years. The European Union’s naval mission, Operation Irini, has signed a technical agreement to train and equip coastal forces in eastern Libya. The mission is also to establish a migration coordination centre… Read More Migration, War, and the Dirty Work of Empire

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A Decade of Pogroms and Jewish Terror: Welcome to the 60th Year of Occupation / In Israel’s Army, Murdering a Child Is Fine, but Having an Affair Is Reason to Be Fired

After 59 years of occupation, apartheid and Jewish terror, it’s obvious that, as with mold – plastering or a government of change will not uproot the blight without treating the root cause: racism Michael Sfard According to the human rights group B’Tselem, 24 Palestinian communities were completely uprooted and forcibly transferred from their place of… Read More A Decade of Pogroms and Jewish Terror: Welcome to the 60th Year of Occupation / In Israel’s Army, Murdering a Child Is Fine, but Having an Affair Is Reason to Be Fired

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Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem Fahd Abu Haikal shows a photo of his seven-month- old son, Sam, who was killed on Friday when Israeli soldiers fired at their car. Photograph: Mahmoud Illean/AP Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby in… Read More Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

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The Silenced Lecture & Music Against Genocide

Dr. Malik’s lecture asks one of the most important questions facing the healing professions today: What happens when institutions built to recognize psychological harm learn to look away from the largest concentration of psychological injury on earth? Doctors Against Genocide invites you to join an urgent webinar This Sunday, MAY 24th, 2026 at 12PM ET This week’s webinar… Read More The Silenced Lecture & Music Against Genocide

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