Michael Laxer
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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Michael Laxer
Jan 65 min read
As US Backs Gaza Genocide, 'Grassroots Diplomats' Rally Support for South Africa Case
The tireless advocacy seeks to bridge nations in support of South Africa's pursuit of justice. CODEPINK LA activists as part of the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 63 min read
CNN Admits 'Disturbing' Israel-Palestine Coverage Policy 'Has Been in Place for Years'
"It's Israel's way of intimidating and controlling news," said one critic. By Julia Conley, Common Dreams CNN has long been criticized by...
Michael Laxer
Jan 54 min read
The Problem of Refugee Camps in the Middle East and North Africa
Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp from the air, 2016 By Saurav Sarkar In 2024, 12 percent of “forcibly displaced and stateless people” are...
Michael Laxer
Jan 54 min read
Burying the Future Under the Rubble That Is Gaza
Despite the data showing the devastating impact of violence and war on children, the last decades have been the worst of times for...
Michael Laxer
Jan 32 min read
Turkey, Malaysia Back South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel
"Israel's murder of more than 22,000 Palestinian civilians, the majority of whom were women and children, in Gaza for nearly three months...
Michael Laxer
Jan 18 min read
2023: The year in review on The Left Chapter
Palestinian flags fly at a Solidarity with Gaza march in Toronto, Canada on October 21 -- from our post: "End the Siege of Gaza Now!":...
Michael Laxer
Dec 29, 20234 min read
South Africa Initiates Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice
The African country, one journalist noted, "fought for its own liberation against an apartheid regime supported for decades by the U.S."...
Michael Laxer
Dec 29, 20234 min read
Don’t Stop Speaking About Palestine
No matter the challenges of speaking up in the United States, censorship is deadly for Palestinians. Image of a Harvard rally against the...
Michael Laxer
Dec 27, 20233 min read
Watchdog Submits Evidence of Israeli Executions of Gaza Civilians to UN, ICC
Euro-Med Monitor documented nine separate cases in which Israeli troops executed Palestinians—including numerous women and...
Michael Laxer
Dec 24, 20233 min read
Dozens of Elderly Gazans 'Executed' by Israeli Troops: Monitor
Euro-Med Monitor said 1,049 elderly men and women have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 7. By Brett Wilkins, Common...
Michael Laxer
Dec 23, 20234 min read
"This is the Revolution, the invincible idea that all dreams are realizable!" - Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
Image via the PCC Powerful excerpt from the end of the rousing speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of...
Michael Laxer
Dec 23, 20231 min read
KKE denounces Greek plan to send military frigate to the Red Sea
In an alarming development in keeping with its role as a junior partner in the US western imperialist alliance, Greek Defense Minister...
Michael Laxer
Dec 22, 20233 min read
'Turns Out the Israelis Lied': Probe Dismantles IDF's Al-Shifa Hospital Claim
A Washington Post investigation found Israel's evidence "falls short" of showing that Hamas used the facility as a command center. By...
Michael Laxer
Dec 22, 20235 min read
Normalization With Israel Has Been Ended by Its Brutal War on Gaza
President Donald J. Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Michael Laxer
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Largest Health Workers Union in United States Calls for Ceasefire
SEIU 1199 members rally in 2015 By Global News Service The largest health workers’ union in the United States, Service Employees...
Michael Laxer
Dec 20, 20231 min read
One of Africa’s Largest Peasant Organizations Condemns Israel’s Genocide in Palestine
Image via MVIWATA By Global News Service Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania (Network of Farmers Groups in Tanzania), commonly known...
Michael Laxer
Dec 20, 20231 min read
‘It Is Clear That Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza,’ UN Panel Concludes
By Global News Service Amid the growing international consensus that the atrocities Israel has been committing in Gaza amount to...
Michael Laxer
Dec 19, 20236 min read
They Deem Us Weeds: This Is What It Means To Be Unspeakable
By Abby Zimet, Common Dreams Sorry to those weary. But the horror in Gaza churns on, and we can't look away. Israel's emblematic killing...
Michael Laxer
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Israeli Bombing Took 12-Year-Old's Leg, Her Family, and Finally Her Life
"Dunia's story is the distillation of the Palestinian child's experience in Gaza," said one campaigner. "Displaced, bombed, orphaned,...
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