Friday, March 20, 2026

Tag: Al Jazeera

Israeli restrictions at Rafah leave Gaza’s sick waiting as evacuations stall

Health officials warn that Israeli screening at Gaza’s southern crossing is so restrictive that thousands awaiting treatment could die before being allowed to leave.

Biden administration discarded internal finding on Shireen Abu Akleh killing, former...

A former U.S. Security Coordinator official says evidence showed Israeli soldiers intentionally shot the Palestinian American journalist, but senior officials removed that conclusion and the State Department called it “the result of tragic circumstances.”

Nasser Hospital bombing in Gaza kills four journalists and other civilians

Attack on Khan Younis hospital leaves at least 19 dead as rights groups denounce a pattern of systematic targeting of media and medical facilities.

Israel accused of assassinating five Gaza journalists in targeted airstrike

Al Jazeera calls deadly strike on press tent “blatant and premeditated attack on press freedom” as press freedom groups warn of pattern of killings and smear campaigns against reporters in Gaza.

Global outrage after Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship in international waters

With activists from 10 countries aboard, including Greta Thunberg and a member of the European Parliament, Israel’s armed interception of the Madleen is being condemned as piracy and a violation of international law.

Critics accuse Israel of suppressing press freedom with Al Jazeera raid...

Amid Israel’s intensifying assault on Gaza, the shutdown of Al Jazeera’s West Bank bureau has raised concerns about press freedom. Critics argue the move is part of a broader effort to silence critical media coverage of Israel’s actions in Palestine.

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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back

Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails

The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.

State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring

Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.

The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace

Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.