Amnesty refuses to acknowledge the serious nature of Israeli crimes…… there is virtually no reference to relevant history, e.g., the prior attacks on Gaza, who initiated those attacks, the Goldstone report, etc. ….. It also doesn’t recognize the nature of the Palestinian resistance, and their right to self-defense. Nowhere does AI acknowledge that Palestinians are […]
The campaign runs of both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates in 2016 will depend on financing from hawkish, pro-Israel donors such as Adelson, Braman and Saban. Jonathan Cook, Al-Araby – With potential candidates for next year’s US presidential elections starting to declare their hand, the chief donors on both sides of the political divide […]
Gaza security services have been receiving complaints submitted by citizens who have been blackmailed or threatened by Israeli security and intelligence officers to work for them as informants Almonitor, Rasha Abou Jalal,Translator Joelle El-Khoury, GAZA CITY – Gazans are increasingly issuing complaints with security services in the Gaza Strip of being blackmailed by Israeli security and […]
In this in-depth analysis, Dr. Sniegoski concludes that there is no apparent reason that Iran would be a threat to American interests. Some of Iran’s key concerns harmonize with those of the United States, such as maintaining the flow of oil to the industrial world (which has been hindered by American-instigated sanctions) and combating radicals […]
“Fact Checker” columnist condemns Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif for saying Israel has 400 nukes, even though many other respected sources concur with this estimate Alison Weir, CounterPunch – Washington Post “Fact Checker” columnist Glenn Kessler chastizes Iran’s Foreign Minister for saying that Israel has 400 nuclear weapons. Specifically, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said: “It’s […]
House Armed Services Committee votes more money to Israel, on top of the over $8 million per day it already gets from U.S. taxpayers – far more than to any other nation JTA, House committee approves missile defense funding for Israel – The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee approved $474 million for Israel’s […]
JTA: U.S. court tosses Palestinian complaint against charities that support West Bank settlers The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court’s dismissal of an appeal from a group of 13 Palestinians that sought damages for alleged “terrorist attacks” by Jews in the West Bank. The complaint was filed against five U.S.-based charities that […]
An international group of more than 500 doctors have attacked the Lancet over its coverage of the humanitarian disaster caused by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Jeremy Laurence, Independent – One of the world’s oldest and most venerable medical journals is under attack from an international group of more than 500 doctors over its coverage of the […]
Due to the Israeli siege, many families in Gaza have to send their children to work to support their families Mohammed Omer, MiddleEastEye – Midnight approaches, and the small feet of Imad Awadallah feel heavy but manage to carry him and his bag across the street to a dark alley. Whoever he meets, he has […]
Deal will make Israel the only country in the Middle East to have the advanced aircraft, VP says. “We will always have your Back”…… “We would fight for you” Ha’aretz (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States would deliver new F-35 fighter jets to Israel next year to help […]
