Since the beginning of the pandemic, Israel’s government has occasionally committed to helping to the Palestinians under its occupation – but consistently failed to follow through. Could this be considered genocide?
New Congress entertains its first anti-BDS legislation
New Congress, same Israel partisanship. One congressperson proposed an amendment to the COVID relief bill that would refuse funding to supporters of the Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights – during a *pandemic.*
Israel’s ‘secret evidence’ serves as my chains, lock, and key
This Amnesty International worker shares his thoughts about clinging to hope while under the brutal, often indiscriminate and frivolous restrictions Israel imposes on Palestinians like himself.
Steven Pinker’s ‘Enlightenment Now’ ignores Israeli genocide against Palestinians
Dr. Gideon Polya writes that Pinker undermines an argument about Enlightenment benefits by ignoring gross human rights abuse of Palestinians by Israel, the ongoing Palestinian Genocide, Muslim Genocide, and other holocausts…
Indisputable facts about Israel and the International Criminal Court
Israel complains that other countries are committing “worse atrocities” and that it is simply practicing “self-defense” – but the International Criminal Court (ICC) has good reasons for dismissing these claims.
Meet Sami Huraini, leader of a rising youth protest movement in the West Bank
Activist Sami Huraini, 23, is one of the coordinators of a West Bank youth group engaged in weekly demonstrations. His family history of nonviolent protest has yielded some unlikely victories.
Thanks to the US, the Israeli Military Shot My Cousin, Harun Abu Aram
Americans, if you think the Palestinian issue is unrelated to you, think again: Israeli violence is being perpetrated in your name, with money that should be spent to make your lives better.
Daily assault on Palestinian childhood – attacks, bombings, abductions, shootings
Being a child while Palestinian is full of risks. Airstrikes, home (and school) invasions, home (and school) demolitions, inability to access medical care – these are just some of the dangers of being not-Jewish in a land under Israeli control.
Israeli interrogator sexually assaults Palestinian child detainee
In a world where the oppressor always has the upper hand, this 15-year-old Palestinian boy had the courage to tell the story of his torture and rape while in Israeli custody. The practice is well-documented, but Israel has so far escaped accountability.
Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project
A long-secretive Israeli nuclear facility that gave birth to its undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.