Tag: Israel
On Tuesday afternoon, the Israeli security cabinet approved a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the cabinet and then with a pre-recorded video addressed the Israeli public, expressing his support for the deal...
Einstein Opposed Zionist Colonization in Palestine and Predicted the Current Catastrophe
Robin Philpot - 3
A few weeks before the creation of the State of Israel, Shepard Rifkin, executive director of the Stern Group, requested that representatives of the group meet with Albert Einstein in the United States, “the greatest Jewish figure of the time” according to I.F. Stone. Einstein’s response was unequivocal:
“When a...
Governments in Latin America have been at the forefront of opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and several of those which have done so suddenly face new threats, even including attempted coups. Adrienne Pine, a professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, said during a recent webinar hosted...
On the One-Year Anniversary of October 7, It is Clear We Were Not Told The Truth
Jeremy Kuzmarov - 8
In an impassioned speech before the U.S. Congress in June, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, “like December 7, 1941, and September 11, 2001, October 7 is a date that will forever live in infamy.”
In the official version touted by Netanyahu, Hamas fighters on October 7 breached the Israeli...
Palestinian Journalist and Her Family Are Among Latest Victims of U.S.-Israeli Barbarism
Jeremy Kuzmarov - 0
One year after October 7, the Israelis continue to slaughter Gazans, and now Lebanese, en masse with U.S. weaponry.
One of the latest victims of U.S.-Israeli barbarism is Wafa Aludaini, a Gazan journalist, who was killed along with her husband, Munir, and two children, Balsam and Tamim, in an Israeli...
CovertAction Bulletin: Tribute to Palestinian Journalist Wafa Al-Udaini
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 0
On Monday, September 30th, an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah killed Wafa al-Udaini, her husband and two of her children. Wafa was a founder of the October 16 group, a mentor to young journalists and media professionals in Gaza and especially worked to highlight the voices of women impacted by the Israeli occupation...
CovertAction Bulletin: Israel Ignites Middle East as UN General Assembly Meets
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 0
As the United Nations General Assembly meets this week, world leaders have adopted a Pact for the Future to build towards a multilateral world. But the meeting is happening as regional conflicts could flare up and ignite across many parts of the globe...
John F. Kennedy’s Rejection of UN Plan For Repatriating Arab Refugees Marked a Historical Turning Point in Deadly Israel-Palestine Conflict
Jeremy Kuzmarov - 4
President John F. Kennedy is heralded in some circles as a pacifist anti-imperialist whose assassination was triggered by neo-conservative hawks intent on escalating the war in Vietnam and supporting Israel to the hilt in its wars with neighboring Arab states and the Palestinians.
There may be some plausibility to this...
The Israeli and U.S. Governments Know the Name of the Israeli Soldier who Assassinated Peace Activist Aysengur Eygi
Ann Wright - 2
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was working to “gather the facts” about the killing by Israeli military forces of U.S. citizen Aysenur Eygi.
They Know
Blinken does not need time to “gather the facts.” The facts are already known to the Israeli military, the U.S. military and the U.S....
Palestinian Pastor Calls for an End to Colonialism, Empire, and Apartheid from MLK’s Pulpit
Kenny Cordasco - 1
On April 4, 1967, from the pulpit of Manhattan’s storied Riverside Church, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered one of his most powerful sermons. Titled “Beyond Vietnam—A Time to Break Silence,” it was the first time King had publicly denounced the Vietnam War. He had long avoided...