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USA: Reflections on Another Election

Having been mostly silent about American imperialism and the havoc that it wreaks, mainstream Western commentators were suddenly very vocal about the American election. They all voiced their opinions and made their predictions. Geopolitical knowledge, on the other hand, was…

Open letter from Brian Eno and Yanis Varoufakis to the judges of the International Criminal Court

On October 7, Brian Eno and Yanis Varoufakis appealed to the International Criminal Court to do its duty. To uphold international law by prosecuting self-evident war crimes in Israel-Palestine, lest genocide becomes normalised across the world. Dear judges of the…

AIPAC’s War on Democracy: Joint Statement from Veterans For Peace and Move to Amend

Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza has produced increasing calls for an immediate ceasefire, while a pro-Israel, U.S.-based group has waged an increasing war on democracy with little public scrutiny and no end in sight. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee…

Why did Israel invade the Gaza Strip?

After the asymmetric punishment inflicted by Israel in Gaza, all basic infrastructure, schools, mosques, hospitals and 90 per cent of buildings were reportedly destroyed by systematic aerial bombardments resulting in over 40,000 Palestinian civilian casualties and several thousand more buried…

They’re Arresting the Wrong People Inside of Congress

I was arrested again inside of Congress for speaking out against US-backed genocide. Myself and others were brutally tackled and carried out of the room by Capitol Police. I was charged with “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding” for speaking out and…

Letter from Humanist International to the UN Secretary General

Letter of the Humanist International to Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations Organization on the occasion of the demand for coherent actions of the UN in the face of the genocide in the Gaza Strip in Palestine.…

“We are the red line!”: Tens of thousands to surround the White House on June 8 to demand Biden end the genocide in Gaza

Tens of thousands of people will join a national mobilization to surround the White House on June 8 to demand that U.S. President Joe Biden act on his promises and suspend all aid to Israel. Organizers declare that despite Biden…

Active Duty, Veterans, G.I. Rights Groups Launch Campaign for Military Personnel to Tell Congress “Stop Funding Genocide in Gaza!”

As more members of the military and State Department resign over U.S. funding of the genocide in Gaza, a new campaign will be launched tomorrow to allow military personnel to directly contact their congressional representatives. Initiated by active-duty military members,…

The UN Resolution on the Srebrenica Genocide Seen from the Heart of Sarajevo

In the main hall of the “Vijećnica” or City Hall, one of the emblematic buildings of Sarajevo, strong emotions were felt at 17:24 when a large screen projected the votes of the United Nations General Assembly that had gathered to…

Yeheli Cialic: “Israel, we cannot stand by and watch. Silence is complicity”

Yeheli Cialic is the coordinator of Mesarvot, a network of young Israeli conscientious objectors who refuse to join the army in protest of the occupation and the war in Gaza, a choice that means going against everything they have been…

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