Category: Topical and Current Affairs

Do not mourn the defense secretary. Mourn his victims. There were nearly too many to tally, but his Pentagon refused to count anyway. Jul. 01,

Temperatures that are hotter than the human body can handle.  Ben Farmer of the Daily Telegraphs visited Jacobabad – is a city in Sindh, Pakistan,

15 June 2021 ‘Death to Arabs’ chanted by  right-wing Jewish groups at Flag March   CNN Report :   Thousands of Israeli far-right nationalists marched

In an open letter, 223 members of staff at the British university say the Israeli institution has helped develop Israel’s policy of disproportionate violence against

June 15, 2021 (background to interview comments) Eva McKend of Spectrum News, DC Congressional Correspondent interviews Congressman John Yarmuth (who is Jewish) On Ilhan Omar, 

Ilhan Omar was attacked for saying war crimes allegations should be investigated June 11, 2021, 10:30 AM BST By Hayes Brown via MSNBC.com   Rep.

Sajjad Karim urges Boris Johnson not to pursue an ‘English nationalist agenda’ Thu 3 Jun 2021 10.28 BST  via theguardian.com Sajjad Karim: ‘It’s time for

“It is time for the world to recognize that what we saw in South Africa decades ago is happening in Palestine… time for the world

“It is clearer than ever that the occupation is not temporary, and there is not the political will in the Israeli government to bring about

“Nothing could have adequately prepared me for what I encountered on the ground: Israeli apartheid.” By Professor Emily Jane O’Dell via trtworld.com 8 June 2021

May 24, 2021  via middleeastmonitor.com A third of the members of the British cabinet, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have been funded by Israel or

Lest America be fooled by post-Independence rhetoric, the Herut party Begin led was ‘closely akin to the Nazi and Fascist parties,’ they wrote. On December

Israel claimed its 1967 land conquests weren’t planned. Declassified documents reveal otherwise. The documents describe detailed preparations that were made in years before 1967, with

A former Israeli soldier speaking out describing the IDF daily assault on Palestinians: “There is no Israeli soldier who served in the occupied territory has

source We are Jewish leaders who have a range of opinions, perspectives, and approaches to Israel-Palestine. We are deeply concerned by recent reports and outcries

By Ramzy Baroud via counterpunch.org Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of five books. His

(above pic : Khan Yunis, Gaza, May 27 :  Hundreds of Palestinians attend an event held to commemorate the Palestinians who lost their lives in

(above pic : The front page of Haaretz Hebrew on Thursday) by Gideon Levy May. 29, 2021 11:58  via haaretz.com On Thursday, I felt great

Open Letter Signed by the Rabbis of London We were shocked to hear that the world media gave the impression that the traditionally Orthodox Jews

A 90-year-old Jewish-American activist Shatzi Weisberger explains why her long-held beliefs about Israel have changed  

May 25, 2021   By Diana Buttu via  nytimes.com Ms. Buttu is a lawyer, former adviser to the negotiating team of the Palestine Liberation Organization,

(above pic : Irish MPs wearing Palestine masks in the Irish Parliament, Wed 26 May)   May 26 2021  via PA News Ireland has become

via thearabweekly.com Monday 24/05/2021 Le Drian said the “risk of apartheid is high” if Israel continued to act “according to a single-state logic” but also

  An Israeli pilot has revealed that the destruction of residential towers in the Gaza Strip was “a way to vent the army’s frustration.” In

Senator Bernie Sanders gave a speech on the Senate floor on May 19, 2021 to address the conflict between Israel and Gaza. He introduced a

22 May 2021 Thousands of people have gathered in central London in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Organisers estimated that more than 180,000 joined

I felt alone as a Jew attending a Palestine solidarity rally in 2014. I don’t feel alone any more by Arielle Angel – the editor-in-chief

(above pic :  Northern Paris – demonstration against Israel’s use of force in the Gaza Strip) Israel should take note: the weight of opinion is