Congratulations, Israel, on your 70th Independence Day
Samia Nasir Khouri boldly calls out Israel for a list of human rights violations and indignities perpetrated on Palestinians during the 70 years of…
Category: Trump / Governmental actions
A Special Relationship Born in Hell
The US is in a toxic relationship that has made us indifferent on our best days, complicit in murder on our worst. Our mainstream…
The Middle East Is Heating Up – Again: An Interview With Richard Falk
Richard Falk discusses critical Middle East topics, including the legality of Trump's recognition of Jerusalem, Iran and Trump's "special relationships" with Israel and Saudi…
Bolton Means Another War for Israel is Coming
Newly appointed National Security Advisor John Bolton is expected to lead the rest of Trump's hawkish team into war. It's just a matter of…
Israeli ministers & Israel Lobby leaders praise appointment of John Bolton as ‘stalwart friend of Israel’
Israeli officials welcome Bolton; other supporters have been AIPAC, American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, the Orthodox Union, Agudath Israel of America, the Zionist…
Instead of being in jail, Haspel is CIA director
Had President Obama prosecuted Gina Haspel and other CIA torturers, she would have gone to prison. But Obama said he wanted to look forward,…
New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Has a Hawkish History on Iran and Israel
Mike Pompeo, who Trump nominated to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, has a record as a strong Israel supporter and a fierce…
The Mideast Peace Plan Is Nearly Finished. Is It Dead on Arrival?
President Trump's "ultimate deal" is said to be nearly ready for unveiling, but will Palestinians even look at it? The climate is not conducive…
US Embassy move to Jerusalem is being fast-tracked, Adelson offers funding
Trump has now put Operation Jerusalem Embassy into hyperdrive: it should open May 15, 2018 - the 70th anniversary of the founding of the…
I Helped Sell the False Choice of War Once. It’s Happening Again.
Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell, recalls his work to invent a case for "pre-emptive" war against Iraq. It worked like…