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Israel and the US Empire
I am fortunate enough to live in a place where the local paper still prides itself on being a public forum. Every three months, I'm allowed 600 words to say whatever I think is most important for readers to understand. Keeping in mind the dismal...

Francesca Albanese Was Sanctioned Because She Supports Terror — Not Because She Criticizes Israel
Francecsa Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the “Occupied Palestinian Territories,” is not an international lawyer. She is, however, a biased terror justifier and supporter who denies Israel’s right to self defense. She continuously insists...

Israel heads to Qatar for Gaza talks despite calling Hamas demands ‘unacceptable’
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Israeli press fears Iran is prepared for a LONG WAR as Tel Aviv takes damage, economy falters
Israeli press fears Iran is prepared for a LONG WAR as Tel Aviv takes damage, economy falters As Israel celebrates U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, fears are mounting that Tehran is preparing for a protracted conflict, launching...

Israel, U.S. war won’t end Iran’s nuclear program
Damage at the Isfahan nuclear technology centre after US airstrikes on Sunday. Maxar Technologies/EPA It will drive it underground, following North Korea’s model, and irreversibly damage the nonproliferation regime COMMENT | ANTHONY BURKE | The...

Israel now faces adversaries that it cannot defeat
Since October 7, 2023, the war of images has eclipsed the war of weapons. From Gaza’s pulverised hospitals and starving infants to mass graves and desperate fathers digging through rubble, every pixel captured on a smartphone strikes deeper than a...

Israeli attacks on Iran’s police driven by rage at public-driven crackdown on spies: Police chief
Iran’s police chief says the Israeli regime’s attacks on the Law Enforcement Force’s facilities throughout the recent Tel Aviv-imposed war were driven by anger over the high level of public cooperation in arresting those spying for the regime....

Israeli startup says its new technology will save the planet. Scientists have doubts
The startup Gigablue announced with fanfare this year that it reached a historic milestone: selling 200,000 carbon credits to fund what it describes as a groundbreaking technology in the fight against climate change. Formed three years ago by a...

'A lie repeated 1000 times is still a lie': China's Israel envoy hits back
Xiao Junzheng became China's ambassador to Israel in November 2024, knowing full well that he had arrived in a warzone. This week, he hosted Israel Hayom for his first major interview with the Hebrew media. The timing was not incidental; the...
Can AI Stay Neutral? Grok’s Israel-Palestine Replies Raise Doubts
Something odd is happening with Grok 4, that latest AI version. Ask it who to support in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and instead of giving a direct answer, the chatbot turns around and checks what Elon Musk has posted on the topic. That’s not a...

European Council of Imams condemns visit of 'so-called Imams' to Israel
The European Council of Imams has strongly condemned a recent visit by a group of individuals described as “so-called imams” to Israel, calling the act a betrayal of basic Islamic principles and solidarity with the Palestinian people. The council...

Israeli Strike on Gaza City Kills 12, as Ceasefire Talks Resume in Qatar
At least 12 people were killed on Sunday when Israeli forces bombed a house in Gaza City, marking the latest in a series of deadly attacks across the besieged Palestinian territory. The strike comes just a day after 78 Palestinians were reportedly...

Opinion – Israeli Genocides in Gaza
As affirmed by reports from Amnesty International, UN Special Rapporteurs, and international legal experts, Israel’s conduct in Gaza satisfies multiple legal and empirical criteria of genocide: the deliberate targeting of civilians, intentional...

Yemeni Forces Sink Israel-Bound Ship In Red Sea Escalation
(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Beirut- In a dramatic escalation of maritime attacks in the Red Sea, Yemen's armed forces announced the successful targeting and sinking of the cargo vessel Eternity C, which they claim was en route to the Israeli port...

'Israel' concealed damage inflicted by Iran in war, report finds
Iran struck five Israeli military sites during the June war, satellite data shows, despite Israeli military censorship and efforts to downplay damage. The Israeli regime reportedly concealed the extent of damage inflicted by Iranian missile...

This was the moment Israel decided to strike Iran without US support
Israel believes that some of the enriched uranium stockpiles held in underground facilities in Iran survived the joint Israeli-American attacks, and could still be accessible to Iranian nuclear scientists, The New York Times reported Thursday,...

Can Israel survive without the West? The answer reveals our collective...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster support for Gaza War, July 24, 2024| AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta The Israeli genocide in Gaza, along with the escalating regional wars it has ignited,...

Israeli attacks on Iran cause severe environmental damage
Gisoo Misha Ahmadi Press TV, Tehran As Iran begins to assess the devastating aftermath of the 12-day Israeli-imposed war of aggression, the focus has shifted beyond the human toll to the silent wounds inflicted on nature. Forests burned,...
More government, media criticism of Israel needed
Sovereignty at risk The US seems to be taking us for mugs over AUKUS, and perhaps we are. The arrangement made by the Morrison government with the Biden administration and the UK government under Rishi Sunak saw Australia commit to spending...

Outspoken pro-Israel professor at Columbia University steps down
An Israeli professor at Columbia University in New York who flagged pro-Palestine protester Mahmoud Khalil to US immigration authorities has left the institution after an investigation against him was closed. Shai Davidai, an assistant professor...