By A.L.A. Azeez* MELBOURNE | 27 January 2024 (IDN) — Concerning the Order delivered by the International Court of Justice indicating Provisional Measures against Israel in the case brought by South Africa under the provisions of the UN Genocide Convention, questions galore on different aspects were addressed. A question pertains to why the ICJ has […]
There Is a Way Out of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 26 January 2024 (IDN) — Last November the dangerous arms race between North Korea and South Korea in what is in effect a civil war was wound up a few more notches. South Korea said it was going to scrap a security pact made with North Korea in 2018. […]
New Cybercrime Treaty Facilitates Crackdown on Human Rights — with UN Blessings
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS | 25 January 2024 (IDN) — A new international treaty against cybercrimes, which is expected to be finalized next month, has come under heavy fire. A group of over 100 civil society (CSOs) and human rights organizations has warned that cybercrime regimes around the world have been misused to target […]
The West – Morally Bankrupt and Complicit in Ethnic Cleansing – Part 2
By Seevali Abeysekera* LONDON | 21 January 2024 (IDN) — However, they first need to flatten Gaza, ethnically cleanse the population or “transfer” as the Israelis refer to that process and defeat the Palestinian resistance on the battlefield. They will achieve their first objective due to their cutting-edge weaponry and the Dahiya Doctrine. They will, […]
The West – Morally Bankrupt and Complicit in Ethnic Cleansing – Part 1
By Seevali Abeysekera* LONDON | 20 January 2024 (IDN) —The destruction of Gaza by the modern-day equivalent of a medieval killing machine called the IDF has not only highlighted the absolute barbarity and bloodlust of the state of Israel, but also exposed the grotesque values of its sycophantic acolytes in the West and other parts […]
Two Mothers Are Killed in Gaza Every Hour
By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK | 19 January 2024 (IDN) — Since 7 October 2023, more than 24,620 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, 70 per cent of whom were women or children. More than 1.9 million people—85 per cent of the total population of Gaza—have been displaced. The entire population of Gaza—roughly […]
How the Gaza War Can Be Big News & Invisible at the Same Time
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 19 January 2024 (IDN) — Zen wisdom tells us that the finger pointing at the moon is not the moon. Yet it’s easy to fall into the illusion that when we see news about the Gaza war, we’re really seeing the war. We are not. What we do routinely […]
Will New Regional Conflicts Accelerate Iran’s Plans to go Nuclear?
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS | 18 January 2024 (IDN) — The Israeli-Hamas war has ignited a new Middle Eastern regional conflict involving the United States and the Houthis in Yemen, a militant group described as proxies for Iran. The Iranians have long been accused of funding and arming not only the Houthis, but also […]
How NATO Helped Trigger the War in Ukraine and Then Did Nothing to Foil It
By Leo Ensel* Two years ago, in December 2021, Russia formulated its security interests in separate letters to NATO’s Secretary General Stoltenberg and to US President Biden in no uncertain terms. The West’s reaction: no response! There is much to suggest that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have been prevented if the West had negotiated […]
Gaza War: How South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel Is Shaping Up
By Carlo Aldrovandi* The writer is an Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. DUBLIN | 17 January 2024 (IDN) — Over the past few days, South Africa has made its case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, accusing the Israeli government of committing genocide with its 100-day assault […]