Category: Palestine

  By Michael Ratner   On the celebration of King’s birth I often read or listen to the anti-war speech that he gave at Riverside Church on April 4, 1967—A Time to…

By Caoimhe Butterly   The morgues of  Gaza ‘s hospitals are over-flowing. The bodies in their blood-soaked white shrouds cover the entire floor space of the Shifa hospital morgue. Some are intact,…

  By Malcolm Shore   Several hundred people packed a New York City auditorium Tuesday night for an emergency town hall meeting about Israel’s assault on Gaza. The event — entitled “A Call…

By Chris Hedges World Can’t Wait helped produce a town meeting last night, sponsored by Revolution Books in New York City. Chris Hedges gave the main address.   The incursion and bombardment…

A rapidly arranged Town Hall Meeting held January 13, at NYC’s Ethical Culture Center, turned out over 500 people. Speakers included Chris Hedges, Cynthia McKinney, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Goodman, Peter Weiss, Adam…

  By Marjorie Cohn   Since Israel began its war on Gaza 11 days ago, more than 560 Palestinians – about a quarter of them civilians – have been killed. Some two…

  by Bill Quigley   Dr. Nicolas Doussis-Rassias and many other volunteer doctors have been waiting in Rafah, Egypt for days.   Nicolas and the other physicians came to Rafah to go…

  By Elaine Brower and Thomas Good   NEW YORK — On Saturday, January, in solidarity with other protests around the world, members of Movement for a Democratic Society-Staten Island joined with…

By Dennis Loo Israel continues to claim that the hundreds of civilian deaths (including children) in its war upon Gaza are the result of Hamas using civilians as human shields. Israel repeated…

By Kenneth J. Theisen Anyone who has been following the actions of Israel in its attack on Gaza is well aware that Israel is violating international law. A recent press release of the…