Category: Palestine

By Kenneth J. Theisen   On Thursday the U.S. Senate confirmed its support for Israeli war crimes by passing a resolution in support of Israel’s attack on the Palestinians of Gaza. The…

By Kevin Gosztola “…new torments and new tormented souls I see around me wherever I move, and howsoever I turn, and wherever I gaze.” –Third Circle, Inferno by Dante Alighieri   “Consider…

by Dahr Jamail   “Foreseen for so many years: these evils, this monstrous violence, these massive agonies: no easier to bear.” -Robinson Jeffers, American poet   Agence France-Presse reports that the first…

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 thousand Gazans,…

  By Kevin Gosztola   Obama recently told reporters, in response to criticism he has received for being silent on Israel’s military annihilation of Gaza:   “After January 20 I am going…

  By Dennis Loo Steven Erlanger of the New York Times writes today (“For Israel, 2006 Lessons but Old Pitfalls”): “This time, Israeli military commanders are leading from the front, not trying to direct…

  by Larry Everest   Shortly after darkness fell on Saturday night, January 3, Israel launched a massive land invasion of Gaza involving 9,000-10,000 soldiers, tanks, helicopters, and heavy artillery, engineering and…

  by Kevin Gosztola       On December 28, the US vetoed a Security Council draft resolution to end Israel’s “disproportionate use of force” on Gazans. The vote was 11 ayes, three abstentions…

  By Robert Parry   Without an extreme double standard on terrorism, it’s hard to see how today’s bloodbath in Gaza would be possible.   Israel, a nation that was born out…

  By Cynthia McKinney   Yesterday, we met with the President of Lebanon, the Chief of the Military, and the Interior Minister who all thanked us for responding and risking our lives…