By Stephen Bryen* This article was issued by Weapons and Strategy and is being republished with their permission. WASHINGTON, D.C. | 20 October 2024 (IDN) — “Middle East Spectator,” is a pro-regime Telegram outlet based in Tehran, as all media channels based in Tehran are —by law. Last week, Middle East Spectator leaked two sensitive […]
Crocodile Tears from Washington Over Gaza
By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, USA | 19 October 2024 (IDN) — Crocodiles shed copious tears while eating their prey. “Crocodile Tears” has therefore become a slogan for insincerity and hypocrisy. It’s a bit late, while gnawing on a human or other prey, to cry tears for the victim. Even if the tears were sincere, […]
Israel Seems to be at War with the Entire World
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK | 17 October 2024 (IDN) — Each new week brings new calamities for people in the countries neighboring Israel, as its leaders try to bomb their way to the promised land of an ever-expanding Greater Israel. In Gaza, Israel appears to be launching its “Generals’ […]
The Arabs Are Displaying Their Crossover to Multi-Alignment in a US-Led Middle Eastern War
By M K Bhadrakumar* This article was originally published in Indian Punchline. NEW DELHI | 12 October 2024 (IDN) — Reuters reported on 10 October quoting three sources in the Persian Gulf that the regional states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran’s oil sites as “part of their attempts to avoid being […]
Missiles—Like Revenge—Can go Both Ways
By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, Georgia | 11 October 2024 (IDN) — It may come as a surprise to people in Israel and the US who continue to cheer the unprecedented year-long devastation inflicted on Gaza and South Lebanon, that—like revenge—missiles and bombs can go both ways. So far, Israel’s US-supplied “Iron Dome” anti-missile system […]
How Africa is Paying for Pursuit of the Last Hamas
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA | 10 October 2024 (IDN) — When the Israeli-Hamas war started one year ago, it didn’t look like it would last long. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promise to avenge the deaths of […]
Israel and Palestine Should Accept the Inevitability of Coexistence
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 8 October 2024 (IDN) — The year since Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023, and Israel’s retaliation have demonstrated once again that neither has learned anything from decades of horrific violence as they continue to miscalculate each other’s intentions and resolve Israeli-Palestinian relations have reached a new nadir in […]
Israel Has No ‘Biblical License’ to Destroy the Palestinian People
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in Common Dreams and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 7 October 2024 (IDN) — When Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium at the U.N. General Assembly last week (on 27 September 2024), dozens of governments walked out of the chamber. […]
Amnesty International Calls for Investigation into Deadly Israeli Attacks in Lebanon
By Rodney Reynolds NEW YORK | 5 October 2024 (IDN) — An international investigation must be established to hold accountable, the perpetrators of the simultaneous mass explosions targeting electronic devices across Lebanon and Syria, which injured more than 2,931 people and killed at least 37, including at least four civilians, Amnesty International (AI) said in […]
Israel Has Invaded Lebanon Six Times in The Past 50 Years – A Timeline of Events
By Vanessa Newby* This article was published on The Conversation under Creative Commons licence. THE HAGUE | 04 October 2024 (IDN) — Israel has launched its sixth incursion into Lebanese territory since 1978. Here’s a timeline of how this seemingly unending conflict has evolved. 1970s: PLO occupation of south Lebanon The conflict in south Lebanon […]