Blame the Biden administration for mayhem in Lebanon
Daoud Kuttab October 04, 2024 As the Middle East spirals out of control with a runaway train called Netanyahu acting without guardrails, the question that needs to be asked is […]
Internal emails show officials warned Biden administration about possible Israeli war crimes in Gaza: Report
Reuters obtained several sets of emails showing senior officials raising concerns about Israel’s conduct in war A Palestinian man reacts while holding the body of a relative killed in Israeli bombardment during a funeral in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on 31 October 2023 (Mahmud Hams/AFP) By MEE staff […]
Warfare, technology, ethics and collateral damage
3rd October 2024 alhakam.org Fazal Masood Malik and Farhan Khokhar, Canada In modern warfare, few events expose their ethical complexities as dramatically as the recent Israeli operation against Hezbollah, where explosives were concealed in ordinary pagers, leading to numerous casualties (Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah’s Taiwan-made pagers, say sources, September 20, http://www.reuters.com). […]
Islam and liberation psychology: A pillar of psychological struggle in occupied Palestine
September 27, 2024 A Palestinian activist holding a national flag stands by as an Israeli army bulldozer moves during an ongoing raid on the Tulkarm camp for Palestinian refugees in […]
Israel’s deceptive war strategies resurface amid Biden’s support
Oct 02,2024 – JORDAN TIMES In mid-1982, Israel launched a limited military operation in Lebanon, calling it “Peace for Galilee”. Defence Minister Ariel Sharon sold a military contingency plan dubbed “Little Pines” to Prime Minister Menachem Begin. This involved deploying troops to the depth of 40 kilometres to clear the […]
Words kill – Why Israel gets away with murder in Gaza and Lebanon
Oct 01,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud The official Israeli army version of why it has targeted civilian areas during the intense and deadly bombardment of September 20 in […]
Iran and Israel closer than ever to full-fledged war
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh October 02, 2024 Tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated to a dangerous and unprecedented level. The rivalry between these two nations has long been intense, but […]
‘I pleaded guilty to journalism,’ Wikileaks’ Assange
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, his wife Stella Assange and Wikileaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson attend a hearing on Julian Assange’s detention and conviction, in Strasbourg, France, October 1, 2024. (REUTERS) AFP […]
Who is preventing ICC from arresting Netanyahu?
by Haydar Oruç Oct 01, 2024 – DAILY SABAH “A pressure mechanism is in place, led by the U.S., to prevent the ICC from issuing an arrest warrant for Netanyahu […]
Israel now using the Gaza genocide playbook in Lebanon
Dr. Ramzy Baroud October 01, 2024 The official Israeli army version of why it has targeted civilian areas during its intense and deadly bombardments in southern Lebanon is that the […]
Israel promises revenge after Iran fires missiles at Tel Aviv
Previous 0 of 1 minute, 0Volume 0% Developing 1 / 3 In this image taken from video shows projectiles being intercepted over Jerusalem, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP) Developing 2 / […]
Did The Jerusalem Post delete article claiming ‘God gave Israel Lebanon’?
The Jerusalem Post ignites controversy after publishing, then quickly removing, an article suggesting Lebanon is part of Israel’s “promised land”. The Israeli broadsheet newspaper The Jerusalem Post attracted controversy online on two […]
Iran has tried to avoid conflict with Israel and failed – which deterrent will it reach for next?
OpinionIran Esfandyar Batmanghelidj It would be a risky move, but some in Iran now see building a nuclear bomb as the only way to fend off Israeli attacks Mon 30 […]
US looks unable to talk Netanyahu out of planned invasion of Lebanon
Lebanon Analysis Andrew Rothin Jerusalem An emboldened Israel appears to believe it can safely ignore a lame duck US president and grab the chance to reset the Middle East’s security […]
Why European inertia is not good for the Middle East
Chris Doyle September 30, 2024 The story of the last year has been one of acute international failure over Gaza. Israel has conducted a genocide unhindered by any international flak […]
Israeli military begins ground invasion of southern Lebanon
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from northern Israel towards Lebanon, in a position near the Israel-Lebanon border, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP) Arab News Agencies September 30, […]
Violence against Palestinians is fueling a global surge in anti-Muslim hate
By sanctioning Israel’s genocidal actions in Gaza, the West has enabled violence against Muslims around the world. Ermin Sinanović During the recent United States Senate hearing on hate crimes in […]
Israel strikes on Beirut cause panic on the streets as Lebanese army spreads across the country
Previous 0 seconds of 50 secondsVolume 0% Update Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP)Next Updated 5 min 5 sec ago NAJIA HOUSSARI Nadia Al Faour and Anan Tello September 27, 2024 BEIRUT/DUBAI/LONDON: A series of Israeli airstrikes rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs […]
War unfolds in the Middle East
by Muhittin Ataman Sep 25, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern areas of Baalbeck in the Bekaa Valley killing 274 […]
All eyes on Hezbollah … but that’s the wrong place to look
Ross Anderson September 26, 2024 Hezbollah has spent most of the past year lobbing rudimentary and largely ineffectual rockets in the general direction of northern Israel, whence most of the […]