Michael Laxer
Houthis Emerge as Latest Threat to U.S. Control Over Global Shipping
A powerful symbol of the U.S.-led global security order is increasingly under threat by the Yemeni rebel group. The lack of a robust...
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Michael Laxer
Jan 222 min read
Communist Party of Greece denounces "despicable" EU ceasefire resolution
On Thursday, January 18 the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 224 min read
A Genocide Takes Place as the US President Stands in Support
If President Biden demanded an end to the bombardment of Gaza, it would stop. But he's hasn't demanded and the bombing and death and...
Michael Laxer
Jan 204 min read
Thousands of Babies Being Born Into 'Hell' in Gaza, Says UNICEF
"Humanity cannot allow this warped version of normal to persist any longer," said a UNICEF official. "Mothers and newborns need a...
Michael Laxer
Jan 192 min read
UN Human Rights head details Palestinians being "beaten, humiliated, subjected to ill-treatment" by Israeli forces
Image via X A damning report released January 19 by the head of UN Human Rights Office Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ajith Sunghay...
Michael Laxer
Jan 182 min read
'This Is Not Self-Defense... This Is Ethnic Cleansing': Israel Blows Up Gaza University
"All the universities in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed," said one international relations expert. The Israeli military used...
Michael Laxer
Jan 1710 min read
In Gaza, the West Is Enabling the Most Transparent Genocide in Human History
This is extraordinary because the states supporting Israel, above all the United States, have claimed the high moral and legal ground and...
Michael Laxer
Jan 153 min read
KKE supports South African ICJ case while protesting US-NATO ships and troops in Greece
KKE protestors in Piraeus -- image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has released a statement supporting South Africa in...
Michael Laxer
Jan 152 min read
Bloodied Baby Dolls Left Outside White House to Protest Biden's Complicity in Gaza
"We are here to let Biden know that he can no longer hide from genocide." By Jon Queally, Common Dreams As part of a worldwide day of...
Michael Laxer
Jan 144 min read
What Does 'Rules-Based International Order' Mean When US Can Bomb Yemen at Will?
What US foreign policy shamelessly amounts to is this: 'We make the rules so we get to break the rules." By Norman Solomon, Common Dreams...
Michael Laxer
Jan 142 min read
Namibia denounces Germany's support for Israel at the ICJ
In a strongly worded rebuke, Hage Geingob, President of Namibia, has denounced Germany's decision to back Israel against genocide charges...
Michael Laxer
Jan 132 min read
Cuba backs South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Cuban President Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez marches in solidarity with Gaza in Havana, November 24, 2023 On January 11, the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 122 min read
Leftists in US, UK and Greece denounce imperialist air strikes on Yemen
In a dangerous and unacceptable escalation of imperialist aggression, the US and UK launched air strikes on targets in Yemen in an...
Michael Laxer
Jan 125 min read
Israel’s War on Palestine and the Global Upsurge Against It
Over 100,000 march in solidarity with Palestine in London, UK, December 9, 2023 -- Image via X By Vijay Prashad Hundreds of millions of...
Michael Laxer
Jan 113 min read
Civilian casualties in Gaza are no accident
Israeli leaders have openly endorsed starving, killing, and displacing Palestinian civilians — and that’s what they’re doing. Is Biden...
Michael Laxer
Jan 113 min read
Watch: 22-Minute Speech Details Israeli Officials' Genocidal Statements at ICJ
"The evidence of genocidal intent is not only chilling, it is also overwhelming and incontrovertible." By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams...
Michael Laxer
Jan 113 min read
'No One Is Spared': South Africa Presents Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ
"Israel's political leaders, military commanders, and persons holding official positions have systematically and in explicit terms...
Michael Laxer
Jan 103 min read
800+ Global Groups Back South Africa's Genocide Case as ICJ Prepares for Hearing
"The very least states can do is to submit Declarations of Intervention as a small part of fulfilling their obligations under Article 1...
Michael Laxer
Jan 82 min read
'Eradication of Journalism in Gaza' Continues as Israel Kills Two More Reporters
The international community must "hold Israel accountable for its heinous crimes," said the Al Jazeera Media Network. Al Jazeera’s Wael...
Michael Laxer
Jan 74 min read
Palestinians—and the World—Will Never Forget US Complicity With Israel's Genocide in Gaza
It is as if the world is suffering along with the Gaza children, but without being able to stop or slow down the genocide. By Ramzy...
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