News | War & Peace Netanyahu Orders “Intensive Operation” in West Bank Following Bus Explosions Police have reportedly arrested two Israelis in connection with the explosions. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 21, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Hegseth’s Proposed Pentagon “Budget Cuts” Seemingly Won’t Reduce Spending at All The Defense Department quickly reframed plans for an 8 percent annual reduction in military spending as “offsets.” By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 20, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Commercial AI Has Become a Key Enabler of Israel’s Mass Killing of Palestinians Israeli forces are using artificial intelligence and cloud services sold by OpenAI, Google, Amazon and Microsoft. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams February 19, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Genocide Ran the Yazidi From Their Homeland. A Decade Later, Some Are Returning. ISIS wrecked 80 percent of public infrastructure and 70 percent of civilian homes in Sinjar City and surrounding areas. By Jaclynn Ashly , Truthout February 17, 2025 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Critics Warn of Rising European Fascism as Security Conference Begins in Germany More than 40 protest rallies are planned against the security conference in Munich this weekend. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! February 14, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Competition for Defense Contracts May Drive Divides Within Trump’s Inner Circle Private investors are fueling the rise of defense startups that are competing for billion-dollar Pentagon contracts. By Michael T. Klare , TomDispatch February 10, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Trump Plan for Gaza “Worse Than Ethnic Cleansing,” Says UN Human Rights Expert Unlawful deportation or transfer of a population constitutes both a war crime and a crime against humanity. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout February 9, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Report: Israel Leveled Entire Blocks in Gaza When Unable to Locate Target The strategy was used to “compensate” for a lack of intelligence on a target, an investigation has found. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 6, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Gaza Is Not for Sale — No Matter What Trump Says Trump’s absurd plan to annex Gaza will never be tolerated by Palestinians. By Michel Moushabeck , Truthout February 6, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Google Drops Pledge to Not Use AI to Develop Weapons, Surveillance Technologies One Google worker says there’s widespread employee sentiment that the company shouldn’t be in the “business of war." By Julia Conley , CommonDreams February 5, 2025 Truthout