Utah primary schools ban Bible for ‘vulgarity and violence’
bbc.com By Max Matza BBC News A school district in the US state of Utah has removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools for containing “vulgarity and violence”. The […]
If Trump returns
Jun 01,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Joseph S. Nye CAMBRIDGE — As the 2024 US presidential primary campaign season begins, the most likely final contest is a rematch between President […]
Why is Karim Khan Silent on Palestine: The ICC and Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
May 29, 2023 Articles, Commentary, Editorials By Romana Rubeo & Ramzy Baroud Considering that the ICC is one of the most important platforms for victims of war crimes to receive some degree of justice, […]
What the rest of the world thinks about the Russia Ukraine war
OPINIONOPINION, Opinions Biden’s five mistakes in Ukraine Washington’s miscalculations in the Ukrainian conflict can have devastating consequences for the world. Published On 30 May 20233 Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of […]
US aid to Israel and the rights of Palestinian children
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN MAY 30, 2023 – DAILY SABAH A Palestinian woman sits at her house, as a psychiatrists performs an activity with children, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza […]
International students are the ‘ideal migrant’. Even that can’t save them from the UK’s cruelty
OpinionInternational students Nesrine Malik Our universities desperately need their money, yet it almost seems the government is trying to put them off comingSun 28 May 2023 14.08 BST Given how […]
American found guilty of torture in Iraq
US soldiers take position on top of Police Building during a training session by US army at al-Karama police headquarter in Mosul, north of Baghdad June 16, 2009. AFP May […]
America’s wars and the US debt crisis
May 24,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Jeffrey D. Sachs In the year 2000, the US government debt was $3.5 trillion, equal to 35 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product […]
As Asian, African powers offer mediation in Ukraine war, Western war makers reject peacemaking
May 24,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen While UN and relief agencies and partisan groups dispute fatalities in the wider region’s recent wars, the Costs of War Project at […]
Why US Democrats are growingly challenging Israel
May 23,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Though the United States remains a strong supporter of Israel, there are some indications that the supposed “unbreakable bond” with Tel Aviv […]
How the world’s superpower is stabbed in the back
60 MINUTES OVERTIME How the Pentagon falls victim to price gouging by military contractors BY ALIZA CHASAN MAY 21, 2023 / 7:00 PM / CBS NEWS go to source for video […]
THE U.S. STILL OWES MONEY TO FAMILY OF 10 AFGHANS IT KILLED IN “HORRIBLE MISTAKE”
BECOMEA MEMBER Family members and neighbors of the Ahmadi family around the wreckage from a U.S. drone strike that killed 10 civilians inside a residential compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, on […]
Natural disasters make people more religious
Epigraph When trouble befalls man he cries out to Us, whether lying on his side, sitting, or standing, but as soon as Werelieve him of his trouble he goes on […]
Oldest most complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38m at auction
bbc.com By David Gritten BBC News The oldest most complete Hebrew Bible has been bought at Sotheby’s New York for $38.1m (£30.6m), becoming the most valuable manuscript sold at auction. […]
Western Silence Needs to be Confronted: Ilan Pappe on the Nakba, Gaza and Inclusive Solidarity
May 15, 2023 Articles, Commentary, Slider By Ilan Pappe Once more the Gaza Strip is bombarded from the air, land, and sea, and, once more, Israeli inhumanity and cruelty are met with Western silence. […]
Israel-Palestine conflict: 75 years of failed negotiations
CHRIS DOYLE May 14, 2023 Why after so many years, so many decades, after so much suffering has the international community so notably failed to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict? This […]
80 percent of Palestinians welcome Chinese offer to mediate with Israel, US seen as least favorite option
Following Beijing’s success in brokering the Saudi-Iranian diplomatic agreement in March, a sweeping 80 percent of the survey respondents supported a Chinese role in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (AFP/File Photo) Updated […]
Three political visits to Israel
May 15,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Three April visits to Israel by prominent US political leaders revealed a lot about the evolving US-Israel relationship. House of Representatives […]
Shireen Abu Akleh: Calls to ‘bring perpetrators to justice’ continue year after journalist’s killing
Dawn is calling on Biden administration to publically acknowledge FBI investigation into her killing Family and friends of Shireen Abu Akleh attend a candle vigil outside the Church of the […]
‘The forever prisoner’: Abu Zubaydah’s drawings expose the US’s depraved torture policy
Torture Exclusive: For 21 years, the detainee has been in US custody without charge, tortured and sexually humiliated, with no prospect for release Warning: the images and descriptions of torture […]