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Tag: War Crimes

By the Time France and UK Recognize a Palestinian State, There Won’t Be One
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By the Time France and UK Recognize a Palestinian State, There Won’t Be One

July 31, 2025

Both the French and UK heads of state have announced that their governments will recognize a Palestinian state by…

Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution
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Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Christian holy sites in both Gaza and the West Bank have faced their felt the brunt of Israeli bombing…

International Pressure on Israel Grows as IDF Soldiers Arrested in Belgium in Connection with War Crimes
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International Pressure on Israel Grows as IDF Soldiers Arrested in Belgium in Connection with War Crimes

July 22, 2025

For decades, members of Israel’s military faced little if any international prosecution for war crimes committed against Palestinians during…

UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine
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UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine

July 4, 2025

From civilian machinists like Hyundai and Caterpillar, to tourist platforms like Airbnb and Booking, to more obvious culprits like…

Fed up with Genocide, European Regions Sever Ties to Israel in Largely-Ceremonial Uptick in Rhetoric
Foreign Policy

Fed up with Genocide, European Regions Sever Ties to Israel in Largely-Ceremonial Uptick in Rhetoric

June 2, 2025

The Western World has been slow to react to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. With the siege, bombing, and blockade…

Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects
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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah
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Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah

April 25, 2025

Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…

BBC Journalists Reveal Editorial Policy of Whitewashing Israeli War Crimes, Matches New York Times Guidelines
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BBC Journalists Reveal Editorial Policy of Whitewashing Israeli War Crimes, Matches New York Times Guidelines

December 30, 2024

In a worrying trend for media integrity, another major Western news outlet has been revealed to have strict editorial…

Human Rights Rapporteur Urges Expulsion of Israel from United Nation
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Human Rights Rapporteur Urges Expulsion of Israel from United Nation

November 4, 2024November 7, 2024

In a new report submitted at the recent session of the UN General Assembly, the organization’s Special Rapporteur on…

Israeli Forces Beaten Back in Southern Lebanon Turn to More Airstrikes
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Israeli Forces Beaten Back in Southern Lebanon Turn to More Airstrikes

October 31, 2024

In the same way that resistance in Afghanistan caused the US to rely more and more on drones and…

Can the United Nations Survive Israel’s War?
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Can the United Nations Survive Israel’s War?

October 14, 2024

In 1960, during the United Nations peacekeeping operations in the Congo, peacekeepers from Ireland came under heavy attack by…

White House Advisor Urges Israel to Carpet Bomb UN Peacekeepers, Smotrich Says Israel Will Extend to Damascus
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White House Advisor Urges Israel to Carpet Bomb UN Peacekeepers, Smotrich Says Israel Will Extend to Damascus

October 11, 2024

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was recently filmed saying that Israel should extend its borders “bit by bit” to…

09/23 End of the Empire: Israeli Aggression Beginning to Terminate the Abraham Accords
End of the Empire

09/23 End of the Empire: Israeli Aggression Beginning to Terminate the Abraham Accords

September 23, 2024September 24, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Russia’s Parliamentary Left Calls for Assassination of Zelenskyy and His Cabinet
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Russia’s Parliamentary Left Calls for Assassination of Zelenskyy and His Cabinet

August 13, 2024

In a statement from Sergey Mironov, the leader of the Just Russia – For Truth Party, representing the socialist…

The Washington Post Takes a Critical Look at US Sanctions in New Series but Fails to Learn Anything
Foreign Policy

The Washington Post Takes a Critical Look at US Sanctions in New Series but Fails to Learn Anything

July 26, 2024

Story at a glance… A multi-part series in the Washington Post outlines the rise in America’s sanctions policy from peripheral…

Lithuania Moves to Exit Treaty Banning Cluster Bombs Citing Weapon’s Effectiveness–Albeit Erroneously
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Lithuania Moves to Exit Treaty Banning Cluster Bombs Citing Weapon’s Effectiveness–Albeit Erroneously

July 15, 2024

Lithuania, a small peaceful nation within the EU that borders Russia, recently announced her imminent withdrawal from the Oslo…

Drone Program Whistleblower Released After 33 Months, Has Bone to Pick with Biden’s Special Counsel
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Drone Program Whistleblower Released After 33 Months, Has Bone to Pick with Biden’s Special Counsel

March 6, 2024

Ruthlessly persecuting government whistleblowers has become a month-to-month routine from the Trump Administration on into Biden’s. While the results…

Much Needed Pressure Mounts on Israel to End Genocide in Gaza–Confronting America’s Complicity Remains Challenge
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Much Needed Pressure Mounts on Israel to End Genocide in Gaza–Confronting America’s Complicity Remains Challenge

February 19, 2024

Writing in the LA Times, the American surgeon and volunteer doctor Irfan Galaria described working in Gaza during the…

Israel’s Destruction of Gaza’s Cultural Monuments and Heritage Dwarfs ISIS and Taliban
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Israel’s Destruction of Gaza’s Cultural Monuments and Heritage Dwarfs ISIS and Taliban

January 15, 2024July 28, 2025

Israel has damaged or destroyed over 100 historic and cultural sites in Gaza since their onslaught began on October…

Summary of Arguments: South Africa vs Israel Regarding the Crime of Genocide in Gaza
World News

Summary of Arguments: South Africa vs Israel Regarding the Crime of Genocide in Gaza

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024

“In our application, South Africa has recognized the ongoing Nakba of the Palestinian people,” was the first sentence spoken…

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American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods

Andy Corbley August 7, 2025

Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution

Julien Torres July 28, 2025

Christian holy sites in both Gaza and the West Bank have faced their felt the brunt of Israeli bombing…

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UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine

Andy Corbley July 4, 2025

From civilian machinists like Hyundai and Caterpillar, to tourist platforms like Airbnb and Booking, to more obvious culprits like…

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