Chris Hedges: My Promise to Palestine
When I accepted the Tafik Diab Prize for my writing on the genocide in Gaza in Cairo on June 10 I explained why the cartoonist Joe Sacco and I are…
Chris Hedges: Nero’s Guests
I gave this talk in Blackburn, England during a campaign event for my friend Craig Murray who is running for parliament. Like George Galloway, who was recently elected to parliament,…
No Way Out in Nuseirat: the Great Hostage Rescue Massacre
The Biden administration’s complicity in the Nuseirat mass slaughter is a sinister calculus that justifies killing and wounding 1000 people to rescue four people who could have been released through…
Palestinians Ask Federal Court to Rule Biden Is Complicit in Israeli Genocide
“Genocide can never be a legitimate foreign policy choice,” plaintiffs argue in case against Biden, Blinken and Austin.
93 Nations Back ICC as Israel Faces Charges for War Crimes in Gaza
A joint statement calls on "all States to ensure full co-operation with the Court for it to carry out its important mandate of ensuring equal justice for all victims of…
Active-Duty US Service Members Issue Appeal to Congress to Stop Funding Genocide
As Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians, the number of US conscientious objectors is increasing.
Gaza Horror: UN Finds Israeli Forces Guilty of Sexual Abuse and Torture
A UN investigation has revealed brutal acts by the Israeli military targeting men, women, and children, with victims’ families forced to witness.
Patrick Lawrence: The Afterlives of Lies
The hoax of “weaponized rape” in Gaza takes what seems a fatal hit.
World Food Programme Pauses Use of US Aid Pier in Gaza Due to Israeli Attacks
WFP already has to “make choices every day to take food from the hungry to give to the starving,” a UN official said.
94% of Americans Want to End Ukraine War, but US Rejects China Peace Deal, Opposes Talks With Russia
Polling shows 94% of people in the US and 88% in Western Europe want a negotiated settlement to end the war in Ukraine, but NATO opposes a peace proposal made…
Their Rules-Based International Order Is the Rule of the Mafia
In defiance of the International Court of Justice, Israel continues to bomb Gaza. Like the United States, Israel refuses to abide by international law, exposing the hypocrisy of the ‘rules-based…
UN Security Council Adopts Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
The US claims Israel has accepted the proposal, but Netanyahu continues to reject the idea of a permanent ceasefire.
“I Heard All of My Friends’ Last Breath”: Testimonies From the Nuseirat Massacre
The Israeli massacre in Gaza's Nuseirat camp killed over 270 Palestinians and injured many more. Survivors say the horrors they witnessed will stay with them for the rest of their…
Baby Ahmad Was Beheaded by Israel, With a US Bomb
On Sunday night, May 26, Ahmad became the symbol of the unspeakable horror of genocide in Gaza after Israel bombed his family tent in north Rafah.
Israel Kills Over 200 Palestinians to Rescue 4 Captives; US Allegedly Involved in Operation on Saturday
At least 210 Palestinians were killed and 400 others were injured in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday after Israeli forces carried out a "rescue operation" to retrieve four captives.…