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Ramzy Baroud responds to revelations about The New York Times "guidance" on language about the Israeli mass slaughter in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7. By Ramzy Baroud Z Network The New York Times coverage of the Israeli carnage in Gaza, like that of other mainstream U.S. media, is a disgrac

Manal A. Jamal on the complex system of laws, policies and regulations that Israel has put in place to curtail rights and freedoms. By Manal A. Jamal Common Dreams The slogan, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free,” has become one of the most controversial protest chants of th

After four months of war, some Western leaders seem finally to be waking up to the monstrosity of the horrors Israel has unleashed upon Gaza, in which our governments and civil societies—our corporations, our news organizations, our social media, our educational and cultural institutions—are unarguably complicit.

What’s been described as a “bare-bones” outline for a two-month pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict has reportedly been developed by the U.S, Israel, Egypt and Qatar. The lengthy cease-fire would be predicated on the swap of Israeli hostages held by Hamas militants for Hamas prisoners held by Israel. As of Monday, Hamas has indicated it…

As a classic settler-colonial state, Israel is doing the only thing it knows how to do, writes Jonathan Cook. So long as the West keeps cheerleading, that includes genocide. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net It shocks me that in my threads I keep coming across variations of the following t

Genocide lies at the core of Western imperialism. It is not unique to Israel. It is not unique to the Nazis. It is the building block of Western domination. By Chris Hedges Original to ScheerPost During the siege in Sarajevo, when I was reporting for The New York Times, we never endured t