Under the UN Charter, neither Israel nor the US would have a legal right to preemptively launch a military attack on Iran. Do we want a world in which leaders are free to launch military attacks on other countries simply… Read More ›
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Report: Obama to Tell Israel US ‘Will Attack Iran by June 2013′ If Diplomacy Fails
It could be a tactic to stave off an Israeli attack before the November elections, but such talk is incredibly dangerous According to Israel’s Channel 10 news, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon meet so… Read More ›
Families of assassinated Iranian scientists’ sue Israel, US, UK
The families of Iranian nuclear scientists assassinated by foreign-backed terrorists have filed a lawsuit against Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom, for their involvement in the murders. Rahim Ahmadi Roshan, father of Iranian scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, who… Read More ›
Poll: Majority of Israelis Opposed to Attacking Iran
Former PM Olmert: No Reason to Attack Now Amid a growing flurry of speculation that an Israeli attack on Iran is imminent, a new poll from the Dialogue Institute shows a solid majority of the nation is opposed to the… Read More ›
“Iran and Everything Else” by Michael Parenti
Occasionally individuals complain that I fail to address one subject or another. One Berkeley denizen got in my face and announced: “You leftists ought to become aware of the ecological crisis.” In fact, I had written a number of things… Read More ›
Israel Bars Foreign Envoys From West Bank Meeting
JERUSALEM — Israel on Sunday barred the delegations of five countries from attending a diplomatic conference in Ramallah, in the West Bank, upending plans by the Palestinian president to announce his intention to renew the Palestinians’ bid this September for… Read More ›
Hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from land
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Israeli Defense Ministry wants to evict hundreds of Palestinians from eight hamlets in a West Bank area the military has designated as a firing zone, rights activists said Tuesday, portraying the decision as a new… Read More ›
Under Israeli blockade of Gaza, books are a rare, cherished commodity
Israel does not explicitly ban importing books to Gaza, but the blockade makes it extraordinarily difficult to do so. The shortage amounts to a kind of censorship, Gazans say. By Ruqaya Izzidien, Contributor Gaza City, Gaza The Israeli blockade of… Read More ›
UN rights body to probe illegal Israeli settlements
UN rights body to probe Israel settlements GENEVA — The UN Human Rights Council has set up a panel to probe Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, a move that further irked Israel which said it will bar its… Read More ›
Who Killed Yasser Arafat?
Now we know he was poisoned – but by whom? by Justin Raimondo Yasser Arafat died on November 11, 2004, of a mysterious ailment. His enemies spread the rumor he had AIDS: David Frum, with typical classiness, claimed he had… Read More ›
Lost in Translation: Did Iran’s President Call for Israel to be “Wiped Off the Map?”
Experts confirm that Iran’s president did not call for Israel to be ‘wiped off the map’. Reports that he did serve to strengthen western hawks. by Jonathan Steele My recent comment piece explaining how Iran’s president was badly misquoted when… Read More ›
Hundreds protest in Israel illegal immigration battle
By Dan Morgan and Guy Azriel Jerusalem (CNN) — Several hundred Sudanese immigrants rallied Sunday on the streets of Tel Aviv, demanding refugee status. Marching towards the United Nations Refugee Agency building, the demonstrators held up banners reading “We are… Read More ›
Israeli: Syrian rebels want peace with Israel
An Israeli lawmaker says Syrian opposition leaders have told him they want peace with Israel after Syrian President Bashar Assad falls. Israel and Syria are bitter enemies. They have fought several major wars, and Syria backs violent anti-Israel groups. Isaac… Read More ›
Obama sped up cyber attacks on Iran after Stuxnet leak
US president accelerated pace of computer sabotage in 2010 even after Stuxnet leak, according to New York Times report President Barack Obama’s administration has taken direct responsibility for a rapid acceleration in cyber-attacks against Iran’s nuclear programme. According to anonymous… Read More ›
RIP Adam Yauch (MCA); Thoughts on the Beastie Boys and Tibet
First things first, RIP to a Adam Yauch, a hip-hop innovator whose contribution to the art form is widely recognised. The Beastie Boys form an important chapter in hip-hop history. Even as white, middle-class kids whose main effect was to… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 