IMEMC – Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians have been killed and several others injured by Israeli army fire, after soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest near the Ofer Prison, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. At least eleven Palestinians were injured in Hebron. The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has […]
By Ali Abunimah. Electronic Intifada – Philosopher and activist Grace Lee Boggs and actor and activist Danny Glover have denounced the inclusion of the film American Revolutionary: the Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs in a government-sponsored Israeli film festival this week.“We stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine, and support their call for cultural and academic boycott of Israel,” they say in […]
IMEMC – Israel says that it has “no intention” of giving the Vatican sovereignty over a Jerusalem holy site, amid protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews which are marking Pope Francis’ upcoming visit. “Contrary to rumors in Israel, there is no intention to transfer to the Vatican sovereignty or ownership on the Tomb of David or the […]
By Philip Giraldi. UNZ – In the real world diplomacy is most often successful when two sides represent parties that can each speak with one voice and that have clearly defined objectives that they seek to attain within the framework of a final agreement. This perhaps explains why so many United States’ negotiations worldwide, often […]
It’s time we ask a different question. By Sohaib Sultan. TIME – As a leader in the Muslim community, just about every time a crazy Muslim or group of Muslims do something insane in the world, I am asked or prominently hear this question being asked, “Why aren’t Muslims condemning this?!” The latest example of […]
Our note: Rahm Emanuel, a dual Israeli citizen (his father was in a terrorist group) who volunteered with the Israeli military during the first Gulf War, is known as a money man for the Democratic Party. He has just announced his support for Hillary Clinton for President. Does he hope he’ll end up number two on her […]
By Andrew Levine. Counterpunch – For as long as the word has been used to describe a type of political theory and practice, philosophers have been quibbling over precisely what liberalism is. As one would expect after more than two hundred years, suggestions abound. However there is general agreement on at least one point: its core […]
AFP – Israel spies on the United States more than any other ally does and these activities have reached an alarming level, Newsweek magazine reported Tuesday. The main targets are US industrial and technical secrets, the weekly said, quoting classified briefings on legislation that would make it easier for Israeli citizens to get visas to enter […]
ADDAMEER, Occupied Ramallah – The latest wave of mass hunger strikes continue for the 14th day as Palestinian prisoners demand the end of the policy of administrative detention. Administrative detention is a procedure in which Palestinians are arbitrarily arrested and detained without charge or trial based on a secret file. There are currently 183 Palestinians under […]
Ideologues across the political spectrum stand between Americans and a constitutionally modest approach to foreign affairs. By Philip Giraldi. Some years back I would have described myself as a conservative Republican. My understanding of what that meant was shaped by two leading conservatives of that era, during my college years William F. Buckley, and somewhat […]
