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As Israel Pulls Plug on Gaza, Smotrich Says Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan 'Taking Shape'
"By openly trying to starve and freeze an entire civilian population to death, the far-right government of indicted war criminal Benjamin...
Michael Laxer
Mar 104 min read
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'War-Crime Starvation Strategy': Israel Blocks All Humanitarian Aid into Gaza
“There will be famine and chaos” A family picks up tents from the UNRWA for makeshift shelter in the devastated Gaza strip, February,...
Michael Laxer
Mar 32 min read
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Israel Plans 1,000 New Settlement Homes as West Bank Raids Intensify
"The Netanyahu government is operating on steroids to establish facts on the ground that will destroy the chance for peace and...
Michael Laxer
Feb 183 min read
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The Right to Remain in the Face of Genocide
Trump’s latest comments confirm that Israel’s wholesale destruction of Gaza is aimed at permanently removing its Palestinian population....
Michael Laxer
Feb 95 min read
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The Real Estate of Empire: How Colonial Gentrification Fuels Trump's Gaza Plan
Trump, in positioning himself as both a political leader and a real estate mogul, offers a disturbing vision of the future in which state...
Michael Laxer
Feb 77 min read
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Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza Is a Brutal Form of Colonial Capitalism
The U.S. president’s real estate vision for Gaza—despicable and unlawful—epitomizes the modern Western colonial project. Video screenshot...
Michael Laxer
Feb 55 min read
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'We Will Not Leave': Palestinians Respond With Defiance to Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan
"This is our homeland," said one Gaza City resident. "Neither I, my children, nor my grandchildren will ever leave it." Trump and...
Michael Laxer
Feb 54 min read
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Gaza Cease-Fire Takes Effect After Deadly Three-Hour Delay
Israeli forces killed at least 19 Palestinians during the delay, on top of nearly 47,000 others slaughtered since October 2023....
Michael Laxer
Jan 193 min read
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United States in 2025: Social Problems Denied via Rhetorics of Refusal
Public domain image from November, 2024 By Richard D. Wolff Societies survive and grow when they successfully navigate their...
Michael Laxer
Jan 177 min read
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Israeli Attacks Kill 70+ as Netanyahu Delays Cabinet Vote on Cease-Fire Deal
"Despite the jubilation of the population in Gaza as well as that of the families of hostages held by Hamas, there have already been...
Michael Laxer
Jan 163 min read
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The Genocidal Legacy of Joe Biden Will Not Be Forgotten
Public domain image of Joe Biden in October, 2023 By Norman Solomon, Common Dreams When news broke over the weekend that President Biden...
Michael Laxer
Jan 65 min read
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A Palestinian's Year in Review: Genocide in Gaza
While Israel's desperate attempt to control the global narrative on the Gaza genocide largely failed, the ethnic cleansing continues....
Michael Laxer
Dec 30, 20247 min read
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At Least 3 Palestinian Babies Freeze to Death in Gaza Amid Israeli Blockade
"As you celebrate the holidays in the U.S., be sure to remember all the holidays the U.S. has robbed from Palestinians through funding...
Michael Laxer
Dec 26, 20243 min read
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How the US and Israel Destroyed Syria and Called it Peace
American interference, at the behest of Netanyahu’s far-right Israel, has left the Middle East in ruins, with over a million dead and...
Michael Laxer
Dec 12, 20248 min read
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US Bombs Over 75 Targets in Syria After Assad Falls
"The Western press are waxing lyrical about the new Syria being born—but not a word on the U.S. and Israeli bombs falling from the sky"...
Michael Laxer
Dec 9, 20243 min read
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Solidarity with the people and the Communists of Syria
Statements about events in Syria from Communist parties in Greece, the Netherlands, Spain and Chile. In light of the alarming events...
Michael Laxer
Dec 9, 20247 min read
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As US Celebrates Thanksgiving, Israel-Imposed Starvation and Suffering in Gaza Intensifies
"There is no military necessity or justification under international law that permits the prevention of basic necessities from reaching a...
Michael Laxer
Nov 28, 20244 min read
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ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas Leader
A panel of ICC judges said there are "reasonable grounds to believe" Israel's prime minister and former defense minister are guilty of...
Michael Laxer
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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What Will US Wars Look Like in Trump's Hands?
The team that Trump has assembled seems to offer some hope for an end to fighting in Ukraine, but little to none for peace in the Middle...
Michael Laxer
Nov 13, 20247 min read
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Biden Stands Aside as Netanyahu Incinerates Gaza, Now Lebanon
Having full U.S. government backing, including weapons and political cover to continue the carnage, Netanyahu knows he has a free hand to...
Michael Laxer
Oct 19, 20244 min read
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