Israel is also perpetrating war crimes and crimes against humanity in Lebanon. While the world’s attention is focused on the U.S.-Israeli aggression in Iran and Donald Trump’s genocidal proclamations, Israel is perpetrating genocide in Lebanon. Trump threatened genocide in Iran on April 7, stating, “A whole civilization will die tonight.” The next day, he agreed to a… Read more »
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As Security Council Stalls, There Are Other Ways to Stop US-Israeli War on Iran
A “Uniting for Peace” resolution in the UN General Assembly can counter the Security Council’s failure to act. Already 555 Iranians — including 180 students at a girls’ elementary school in Minab — have been reported dead in the war of aggression launched February 28 by President Donald Trump and his accomplice, accused war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… Read more »
Israel and US Scorn ICJ Ruling Against Starving Civilians as Method of Warfare
The World Court says Israel has a duty as the occupying power to cooperate with UN relief efforts, not impede them. This week the International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court) told Israel what seems obvious to any reasonable person — that it cannot starve civilians as a method of warfare. But Israel does… Read more »
The Effects of US-Israel Bond are ‘Etched Into the Mass Graves of Gaza,’ International Legal Complaint Says
As the number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza exceeds 67,000 and famine has reached the “catastrophic” phase, thousands of taxpayers across the country have united with Palestinian-Americans to file an international legal complaint against the U.S. government for funding Israel’s genocide in Gaza. An initial petition was filed in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights… Read more »
Netanyahu’s Plan to Occupy Gaza Violates World Court Ruling That Israeli Occupation is Illegal
As the death toll of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip surpasses 61,000 and Israel continues to starve Gazans to death, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made clear that Israel plans to occupy all of Gaza. When asked in an August 7 appearance on Fox News whether Israel would “take control of all of Gaza,” Netanyahu replied, “We intend… Read more »
US Weighs Deeper Involvement in Israel’s Illegal Attacks Against Iran
Trump says he will decide within two weeks whether to join Israel’s war on Iran. As Donald Trump threatens to further enmesh the U.S. in Israel’s war against Iran with direct strikes, legal experts warn that Israel’s attacks violate international law, and that U.S. attacks would also violate constitutional and statutory law. Israel began its… Read more »
Veterans Launch 40-Day Fast to Protest Israel’s Starvation of Gaza
“Having seen what war does … I simply have to do more than hold a sign at a demonstration,” said one veteran organizer. As the death toll of Palestinians continues to rise and more than a half a million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine, U.S.-based Veterans for Peace and several allied… Read more »
Veterans Launch 40-Day Fast to Protest Israel’s Starvation of Gaza
“Having seen what war does … I simply have to do more than hold a sign at a demonstration,” said one veteran organizer. As the death toll of Palestinians continues to rise and more than a half a million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine, U.S.-based Veterans For Peace and several allied organizations… Read more »
US and Hungary Stand Alone at ICJ in Favor of Israel’s Blockade on Gaza
Thirty-seven states, the UN and international NGOs all condemned Israel’s blockade at the International Court of Justice. Since March 2, Israel has blocked all food, medicine, fuel, and other relief from entering the besieged Gaza Strip, home to 2.1 million Palestinian people. “Israel is starving, killing and displacing Palestinians while also targeting and blocking humanitarian… Read more »
As Israel Extends Its Genocide Into the West Bank, It Targets and Kills Children
Israel is killing scores of Palestinian children, Defense for Children International-Palestine’s Miranda Cleland says. The Israeli occupation forces have extended their genocidal campaign in Gaza to the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Using drone strikes, troops in armored vehicles and bulldozers, their regular raids since October 7, 2023, have escalated into extensive and deadly… Read more »