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“No Safe Place”: After Deadly Attack on Gaza School, UN Warns 150,000 Seeking Shelter Are at Risk
At least 16 people were killed and more than 200 injured Thursday when a school used as a United Nations shelter came under fire in Gaza.
Turning Point? Largest West Bank Protest in Decades Raises Specter of a Third Intifada
Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip has triggered the largest West Bank protest in years, with more than 15,000 people marching Thursday from Ramallah toward Jerusalem.
Win Without War Statement on House Passage of McGovern-Jones-Lee Iraq Resolution
H. Con. Res. 105 is a strong, clear statement of congressional opposition to US military intervention in Iraq.
The Blame for MH 17 Isn’t Russia’s Alone
The ultimate responsibility for this disaster falls on those whose actions led to the civil war in the Ukraine.
Seven Arrested at Hancock Air Base in Anti-Drone Protest
Eight Atlantic Life Community activists joined with Upstate Drone Action at the main gate of Hancock Air Base, in Syracuse, New York.
Secretary Kerry’s Gaffe May Reveal Hope for Compromise for Israel and Gaza
John Kerry inadvertently revealed the administration's possible doubts about Israel. The Israeli narrative may lose traction as the public sees the reality on the ground in Gaza.
Professor William I. Robinson: Global Capitalism Is in the Midst of Its Most Severe Crisis
US intervention abroad in the 20th century - the forging of a US empire - claimed tens of millions of victims, inflicted untold suffering, and set back the aspirations …
Henry A. Giroux | Killing Machines and the Madness of Militarism: From Gaza to Afghanistan
Neoliberal governments invoke phrases like “collateral damage” or “military necessity” to absolve them of the horrors they inflict. We need to develop a new political language.
Is Israeli Public Opinion Turning After 700 Palestinian Deaths?
Israel-based correspondent Lia Tarachansky reports on the mood in Israel in the wake of a rising Palestinian death toll.
Not in Our Name: Jewish Activists Arrested in Sit-In at Friends of Israel Defense Forces New York City Office
Members of Jewish Voice for Peace and Jews Say No! occupied the New York City office of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.