Israel’s New ‘Government of Darkness’: The Most Underreported Story in the Middle East
By Patrick Cockburn / CounterPunch If a prize was to be awarded for the most important yet least reported story in the media in 2022, it might well go to…
Twitter Suspends Palestinian Journalist Arikat, and Media Response—Silence
In yet another demonstration of anti-Palestinianism in the U.S. mainstream, there is no outcry over Twitter's arbitrary suspension of Said Arikat, longtime D.C. correspondent for Al-Quds newspaper.
The Lions’ Den is Not a Fleeting Phenomenon: On Palestine’s Looming Armed Revolt
As Lions’ Den insignias are now appearing in every Palestinian neighborhood throughout the Occupied Territories, the group has succeeded in branching out from a specific Nablus neighborhood – Al Qasaba…
ICC Wanted to Investigate Israeli War Crimes. Now It’s Caving to US Pressure.
Two years after launching an investigation of war crimes in Palestine, the ICC is still dragging its feet.
The World Cup Isn’t Over Yet, but Palestine Has Already Won
We can only guess at who might take home the World Cup. But Palestine has won people’s hearts and captivated the world’s attention — and its team isn't even playing.
Revealing New Evidence in Abu Akleh’s Killing, Al Jazeera Sues Israeli Forces at ICC
The news network said the journalist's killing was part of a "wider attack on Al Jazeera, and journalists in Palestine."
Israel Set to Deport Palestinian-French Human Rights Defender Salah Hammouri
Having spent nearly a decade in occupation prisons, Hammouri was most recently placed under administrative detention in March. In 2020, Israel revoked his residency status, an often-used tool of ethnic…
Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Including Two Brothers
The three Palestinians killed overnight were identified as Jawad Rimawi, 22, Thafer Rimawi, 21, and Mufid Ikhlayel, 44. A fourth Palestinian was killed later on Tuesday morning after carrying out…
Symbolic but Significant: Why the Decision to Investigate Abu Akleh’s Murder is Unprecedented
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch The recent decision by the United States Department of Justice to open an investigation into the killing, last May, of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh…
Settler Pogroms Against Palestinians Will Become The Norm Under New Israeli Government
The main point to be taken from the results of the Israeli elections is that the lives of Palestinian have never been in more danger than they are now.
Israeli Obstruction of the Abu Akleh Investigation Should End the ‘Special Relationship’
Although a US investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder will unlikely lead to accountability, Israel’s refusal to cooperate should raise questions about the US/Israeli relationship.
How It Feels to Visit an Apartheid Country
Racial profiling in Israel is rampant. Abuse and invective are normal. This is the daily machinery of separating Jews from Arabs and justifying it in traditional colonial terms.
Top 5 Worst Things Far-Right Netanyahu Could Do As Prime Minister
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Now that far, far right Israeli politician Binyamin Netanyahu has been elected, what are the major negative consequences Israel…
The Hill Cancels Katie Halper for Telling Truth About Israel
Katie Halper recorded a segment for The Hill’s Rising defending Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib from attacks over calling Israel an apartheid state. The Hill presents itself as a channel that opposes…
Shireen Abu Akleh Was Deliberately Killed By an Israeli Sniper, Claims New Investigation Report
Forensic Architecture and Al-Haq issued their findings after findings after a new investigation. Abu Akleh’s family has moved the ICC seeking Israeli accountability for her killing.