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The murder of 6 year old Hind symbolizes the horrific reality of Israel's genocide in Gaza
Image of Hind via X Six-year-old Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl, faced unimaginable terror as she pleaded for help after Israeli forces...
Michael Laxer
Feb 10, 20241 min read


Instead of Diplomacy and Peace, US Chooses to Back Genocide and War
The horror Americans feel at the plight of people in Gaza and the U.S. role in it is a shocking new low in this disconnect between the...
Michael Laxer
Feb 9, 20246 min read


U.S. and UK Carry Out Dozens of Airstrikes in Yemen
By Global News Service U.S. and British forces carried out nearly a dozen airstrikes inside Yemen on February 4, targeting the capital...
Michael Laxer
Feb 7, 20241 min read


'Scandal': Israeli Dossier 'Provides No Evidence' for Claims Against UNRWA Staff
"People in Gaza are starving, and because of spurious allegations made in a dodgy dossier, they will experience worse hunger." By Jake...
Michael Laxer
Feb 6, 20243 min read


Palestinian Groups Warn of Catastrophe as Israeli Forces Close in on Rafah
"Such an attack could result in an unprecedented loss of Palestinian lives," the organizations said. By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams A...
Michael Laxer
Feb 5, 20243 min read


Why We Must Reject the Pinkwashing of Genocide in Gaza
For a gay high schooler living in the U.S., it is with extreme difficulty that I watch the American and Israeli governments exploit my...
Michael Laxer
Feb 4, 20244 min read


Israel's Assault Has Traumatized Virtually All of Gaza's 1 Million+ Children: UNICEF
By Julia Conley, Common Dreams Out of the 1.7 million people who have been forced from their homes in Gaza by Israel's bombardment over...
Michael Laxer
Feb 2, 20243 min read


Israel Bombed Belgian Aid Office in Gaza After Nation Refused to Halt UNRWA Funding
"This is a direct result of the impunity Washington has provided Israel," said one analyst. The building before and after the bombing --...
Michael Laxer
Feb 2, 20243 min read


30 Bound and 'Executed' Palestinians Found at Gaza School After IDF Exit
"This is precisely why Israel was taken to the International Court of Justice with the accusation that it is committing genocide," said...
Michael Laxer
Feb 1, 20243 min read


US Attacks on the ICJ Are a Declaration of Empire
They should not be seen simply as “pro-Israel” sentiment, but instead as part of a broader effort to undermine international law in order...
Michael Laxer
Feb 1, 20247 min read


'Shameful': Panel Votes to Expel Israeli Lawmaker Ofer Cassif for Backing Genocide Case
One Israeli civil rights group called the move an "act of McCarthyism and gagging, which severely harms freedom of expression, the right...
Michael Laxer
Jan 31, 20243 min read


Workers Party of Ireland condemns Israeli attacks on UNRWA
Workers Party of Ireland members march in solidarity with Gaza, October 2023 The Workers Party of Ireland has issued a powerful...
Michael Laxer
Jan 31, 20242 min read


American Federation of Teachers Joins Call for Gaza Cease-Fire
The union's executive council called for a cease-fire after months of pressure from educators across the United States. By Julia Conley,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 31, 20242 min read


Everywhere He Goes, Biden Is Haunted by the Martyrs of Gaza
Supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza protest a visit to Dallas by Joe Biden, January 8 -- image via screenshot By Global News Service Biden...
Michael Laxer
Jan 31, 20241 min read


Health Care in Southern Gaza Facing a Fate Similar to That in the North
Smoke billows after an Israeli attack in Gaza -- Image via the PPP By Global News Service Health services at Nasser Hospital in Khan...
Michael Laxer
Jan 31, 20241 min read


Three U.S. Soldiers Killed and 34 Others Wounded in Attack on the Syria-Jordan Border
By Global News Service At least three U.S. soldiers were killed and 34 were wounded in an attack on a U.S. outpost near the Syria-Jordan...
Michael Laxer
Jan 30, 20241 min read


Western Countries Punish UNRWA for Work in the Gaza Strip
By Global News Service On January 27, a set of Western countries announced they would end their funding of UNRWA, the United Nations...
Michael Laxer
Jan 30, 20241 min read


The International Court of Justice Censures Israel for Its Genocidal War
By Vijay Prashad On January 26, 2024, the judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) released their 29-page order that found...
Michael Laxer
Jan 30, 20246 min read


Nancy Pelosi Smears Humanitarians Calling for a Gaza Cease-Fire
Like Congress as a whole, Pelosi refuses to acknowledge that so many Americans are protesting because the Israeli armed forces have been...
Michael Laxer
Jan 30, 20243 min read


Ruling by UN’s top court means Canada and the U.S. could be complicit in Gaza genocide
By Heidi Matthews, Faisal A. Bhabha and Mohammad Fadel, The Conversation The International Court of Justice has issued a ground-breaking...
Michael Laxer
Jan 29, 20244 min read
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