Michael Laxer
Palestinian Groups Warn of Catastrophe as Israeli Forces Close in on Rafah
"Such an attack could result in an unprecedented loss of Palestinian lives," the organizations said. By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams A...
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Michael Laxer
Feb 44 min read
Why We Must Reject the Pinkwashing of Genocide in Gaza
For a gay high schooler living in the U.S., it is with extreme difficulty that I watch the American and Israeli governments exploit my...
Michael Laxer
Feb 23 min read
Israel's Assault Has Traumatized Virtually All of Gaza's 1 Million+ Children: UNICEF
By Julia Conley, Common Dreams Out of the 1.7 million people who have been forced from their homes in Gaza by Israel's bombardment over...
Michael Laxer
Feb 23 min read
Israel Bombed Belgian Aid Office in Gaza After Nation Refused to Halt UNRWA Funding
"This is a direct result of the impunity Washington has provided Israel," said one analyst. The building before and after the bombing --...
Michael Laxer
Feb 13 min read
30 Bound and 'Executed' Palestinians Found at Gaza School After IDF Exit
"This is precisely why Israel was taken to the International Court of Justice with the accusation that it is committing genocide," said...
Michael Laxer
Feb 17 min read
US Attacks on the ICJ Are a Declaration of Empire
They should not be seen simply as “pro-Israel” sentiment, but instead as part of a broader effort to undermine international law in order...
Michael Laxer
Jan 313 min read
'Shameful': Panel Votes to Expel Israeli Lawmaker Ofer Cassif for Backing Genocide Case
One Israeli civil rights group called the move an "act of McCarthyism and gagging, which severely harms freedom of expression, the right...
Michael Laxer
Jan 312 min read
Workers Party of Ireland condemns Israeli attacks on UNRWA
Workers Party of Ireland members march in solidarity with Gaza, October 2023 The Workers Party of Ireland has issued a powerful...
Michael Laxer
Jan 312 min read
American Federation of Teachers Joins Call for Gaza Cease-Fire
The union's executive council called for a cease-fire after months of pressure from educators across the United States. By Julia Conley,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 311 min read
Everywhere He Goes, Biden Is Haunted by the Martyrs of Gaza
Supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza protest a visit to Dallas by Joe Biden, January 8 -- image via screenshot By Global News Service Biden...
Michael Laxer
Jan 311 min read
Health Care in Southern Gaza Facing a Fate Similar to That in the North
Smoke billows after an Israeli attack in Gaza -- Image via the PPP By Global News Service Health services at Nasser Hospital in Khan...
Michael Laxer
Jan 301 min read
Western Countries Punish UNRWA for Work in the Gaza Strip
By Global News Service On January 27, a set of Western countries announced they would end their funding of UNRWA, the United Nations...
Michael Laxer
Jan 306 min read
The International Court of Justice Censures Israel for Its Genocidal War
By Vijay Prashad On January 26, 2024, the judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) released their 29-page order that found...
Michael Laxer
Jan 303 min read
Nancy Pelosi Smears Humanitarians Calling for a Gaza Cease-Fire
Like Congress as a whole, Pelosi refuses to acknowledge that so many Americans are protesting because the Israeli armed forces have been...
Michael Laxer
Jan 294 min read
Ruling by UN’s top court means Canada and the U.S. could be complicit in Gaza genocide
By Heidi Matthews, Faisal A. Bhabha and Mohammad Fadel, The Conversation The International Court of Justice has issued a ground-breaking...
Michael Laxer
Jan 275 min read
With World's Eyes on Gaza Genocide, Ben Gvir Unleashes Sinister Plot in West Bank
The war in Gaza is a perfect opportunity for the far-right National Security Minster to achieve what he really wants: a religious war,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 263 min read
ICJ Ruling Will Not Halt the Massacre in Gaza, But Begins to Restore World's Common Humanity
The world owes South Africa a huge debt. By bringing Israel to the Hague, South Africa has wrenched moral and legal force from the hands...
Michael Laxer
Jan 262 min read
South Africa calls ICJ Gaza genocide ruling a “decisive victory” for the international rule of law
Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine, 2016 In a ruling that South Africa called a “decisive victory” for the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 263 min read
From Newborns to 17-Year-Olds, Al Jazeera Prints Names of 4,216 Children Killed in Gaza
"There can never be any justification for killing children," said Save the Children's country director for the occupied Palestinian...
Michael Laxer
Jan 256 min read
Biden's Choice: Gaza Cease-Fire or Devastating Regional War?
Biden can continue to give Israel carte-blanche to wipe out the people of Gaza and watch as the region becomes further engulfed in...
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