A look at the arsenals of Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia as cross-border strikes escalate
BASSEM MROUE and JON GAMBRELL Updated Wed, February 14, 2024 at 4:51 PM EST·4 min read BEIRUT (AP) — The slow-simmering cross-border conflict between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group and Israeli forces escalated Wednesday, reviving fears that the daily clashes could expand into an all-out war. A rocket fired from Lebanon struck the northern Israeli town of Safed, killing […]
Who Has the Right to Self-Defence, the Occupier or the Occupied?
ARENA ONLINE / ALI KAZAK 10 NOV 2023 To say Israel has the right to defend itself is like saying a chronic abuser has the right to defend himself because his victim hit him. Israel is not an innocent party under attack and defending itself, as it is being portrayed by much of the international […]
Al Jazeera bureau chief’s son Hamza al-Dahdouh among journalists killed in Gaza
By Shaimaa KhalilBBC News, Jerusalem The eldest son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief has been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza. Hamza al-Dahdouh, an Al Jazeera network journalist and cameraman, was driving in a car with other journalists along a road between Khan Younis and Rafah on Sunday when it was hit. […]
Pinkwashing
INTRODUCTION WHEN USED IN RELATION TO THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT, the word “pinkwashing” refers to Israel’s putatively dishonest abuse of its sterling record on LGBT human rights to conceal or “whitewash” its struggles with the Palestinians. Alleged to constitute an invidious “cover up”, pinkwashing actually represents a term of art deployed to deceive and fabricate fallacious arguments […]
UN General Assembly demands Gaza cease-fire: How countries voted
On the matter of a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, the United Nations General Assembly conducted a vote. The resolution aimed to address the ongoing conflict and ensure the safety and well-being of the affected population. The outcome of the vote was notable, with an overwhelming majority of 153 countries voting […]
Hundreds More Palestinians Dead as Israel’s Brutal Attack Claims Lives
The death toll increased substantially as Israel continued to clash with Hamas fighters in major cities of the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Nearly 2 million displaced Gazans were struggling with food shortages while seeking secure shelter. The Gaza health ministry reports that over 17,170 Palestinians have lost their lives and another 46,000 have been injured […]
It’s Time to Confront Israel’s Version of “From the River to the Sea”
Far from being a mere slogan, the phrase captures both the longtime ambitions of the Israeli right and the reality Israel has imposed on Palestine since 1967. By RASHID KHALIDI The right of the Jewish people to the land of Israel is eternal and indisputable… therefore, Judea and Samaria will not be handed to any […]
The End of an Era: Mehdi Hasan’s Show Cancelled on MSNBC and Peacock
In an age where news cycles spin with dizzying speed and the quest for balanced journalism is ever more challenging, the broadcast landscape felt an unmistakable jolt. Mehdi Hasan’s fervent pursuit of truth on “The Mehdi Hasan Show” is coming to a close. The narrative surrounding this cancellation and the future of Mehdi Hasan—an unapologetically […]
Piers Morgan vs Norman Finkelstein On Israel and Palestine | The Full Interview
The “Piers Morgan Uncensored” show recently featured Dr. Norman Finkelstein, a renowned author and political scientist, who was eagerly anticipated by our audience to delve into the complex and long-standing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Dr. Finkelstein, who is known for his committed work on the conflict and his Jewish heritage, directly addressed the question […]
Norman Finkelstein deconstructs Ben Shapiro and challenges him to debate
Excerpt from an interview with Professor Norman Finkelstein, who takes the time to deconstruct one of Ben Shapiro’s shock videos You’re Being Lied To About Israel And Palestine on the conflict that has now become genocidal in Israel-Palestine.