Friday, April 17, 2026

A slow-motion Gaza

Should we start talking about World War III, even if this time it’s a war on the planet itself?

Israel’s attacks on Gaza’s health workers: Hundreds killed, thousands injured amid devastating siege

Israeli forces have killed over 700 health care workers and targeted medical facilities 450 times since Oct. 7, according to a report...

Tech giants complicit in Israeli war crimes: How AI and Cloud services fuel genocide...

Big Tech companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are under fire for their involvement in Israel’s military operations in Gaza, providing AI and cloud services that critics argue are fueling human rights violations and genocide.

When flotillas fight for life, not empire.

Flotillas have become symbols of peace—acts of humanitarian direct action, civil resistance, and cross-border solidarity.

Against discouragement

“My first hope is that you will not be too discouraged by the way the world looks at this moment.”

Hegseth order to “kill everybody” triggers war crimes alarms

New reporting on a lethal September boat strike intensifies scrutiny of Trump’s regional military campaign.
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Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon of war brings Gaza to the brink...

Alex de Waal says famine in Gaza is “inevitable” as those warnings have been ignored and Israel’s war on Gaza is poised to continue.

Cease-fire in Lebanon holds as Gaza faces relentless bombardment and rising death toll

As Lebanon and Israel agree to a cease-fire, Gaza remains under heavy attack, with tens of thousands killed and a growing humanitarian crisis.

No one should listen to Tony Blair on Afghanistan, here’s why

The former Prime Minister has no conscience at all and feels no guilt for all those maimed and lost in his wars of choice.

Reflections on “peace” in Afghanistan

When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain...