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Palestinians Cancel Christmas Celebrations Amid Gaza Devastation
Middle East Eye reports in “Palestinians cancel Christmas celebrations amid Gaza devastation” that: “This year, there will be no Christmas lights in Bethlehem, no festive parades in Jerusalem or...
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153 Countries Vote for Ceasefire, UN Can Do Much More
The Malay Mail, Malaysia’s oldest newspaper, just published “Time Malaysia takes Israel to the ICJ for genocide based on Genocide Convention” by Syed Hamid Albar, who has served as both foreign...
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Clarity Sought for Facts on Medicare Advantage
Four U.S. senators sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, calling on CMS to increase data collection on Medicare Advantage (MA)...
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“Washington is a Direct Partner in the Israeli War on Gaza”
RAMZY BAROUD, ramzybaroud@gmail.com, @RamzyBaroud Baroud is editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He was quoted in the Inter Press Service piece: “Israel’s 2,000-pound Bunker-Busting Bombs, Supplied...
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Supreme Court Takes Up Mifepristone Access
The Supreme Court will decide whether to limit access to mifepristone, a key abortion drug. This will be the most significant abortion access case since Dobbs. DAVID S. COHEN;...
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As Democratic Establishment Sticks with Biden, Is Trump’s Vengeful Return...
Bloomberg reports: “Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in all seven surveyed 2024 swing states, with Biden losing the 1 percentage-point lead over Trump he had in Michigan...
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Biden Threatens Houthis in Yemen as They Try to Force Israeli Ceasefire
Erik Sperling of Just Foreign Policy notes that the Pentagon “asserts that ‘of course’ the White House can unilaterally launch hostilities against Yemen at ‘a time and place of our choosing,’ without...
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Israel, U.S. Campuses, and the “Fragility of the Coloniser”
ARUN KUNDNANI, arunkundnani@gmail.com, @ArunKundnani Kundnani is the author of What is Antiracism? (2023) and The Muslims are Coming! (2014). He just wrote the piece “Israel, U.S. campuses, and the...
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Genetically Engineered American Chestnut Trees
The American Chestnut Foundation recently announced that it would drop their “years-long signature effort to develop a genetically engineered American chestnut tree” known as “Darling 58” (D58)....
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20 Things You’re Not Supposed to Know About the War on Gaza
DAVID SWANSON, davidcnswanson@gmail.com, @davidcnswanson Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is the director of World BEYOND War, a global nonviolent movement to end war...
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Beyond U.S. Isolation at UN: What’s Not Being Done
JOHN QUIGLEY, quigley.2@osu.edu Professor emeritus of international law at Ohio State University, Quigley’s books include The Statehood of Palestine: International Law in the Middle East Conflict...
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* The Lancet: State Parties to the Genocide Convention Must Act * UNSC...
AP reports in “The UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving because of war” that “It doesn’t get any worse,’ said Arif Husain, chief economist for the U.N.’s World Food Program. ‘I have...
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South Africa Invokes Genocide Convention Against Israel
South Africa today filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the...
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South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
FRANCIS BOYLE, (217) 333-7954, fboyle@illinois.edu Boyle is professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He appeared on Democracy Now this morning about the South...
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Bombings in Lebanon and Iran
Sina Toossi, senior fellow at Center for International Policy posts: “A deadly attack near the tomb of Iran’s Gen. Soleimani, assassinated by the U.S. four years ago, has left at least 86 dead as per...
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Global Coalition Pushes for Countries to Back South Africa at World Court...
A newly formed coalition is urging other countries to file Declarations of Intervention at the International Court of Justice in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. The...
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U.S. Holocaust Museum Supporters Show “Stop the Genocide In Gaza” on Exterior
Wednesday evening, supporters of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum projected photographs and slides on the exterior walls calling on the world to “Never Again” tolerate genocide for anyone. The...
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Hundreds of Groups Urge Support for South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
The newly-formed International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine has garnered 900 organizational endorsements from around the world in less than one week. Organizations include Progressive...
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Examining South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
South Africa has released the names of its delegation to the Hague in its genocide case against Israel, led by the country’s minister of justice, Ronald Lamola. On Jan. 11, Progressive International...
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South Africa Genocide Case Against Israel
Jeremy Scahill reports: “On Thursday, South Africa will present its historic case before the International Court of Justice in the Hague, accusing Israel of conducting an ongoing genocide in Gaza and...
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