Saturday, March 21, 2026

Tag: Israel

‘Genocide as colonial erasure’: UN expert Francesca Albanese on Israel’s ‘intent...

Facing accusations of antisemitism from Israeli and U.S. officials, Albanese is in New York to present her report, titled “Genocide as colonial erasure.”

Biden administration ignores 500 reports of civilian deaths in gaza linked...

As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza escalates, calls for accountability and adherence to both U.S. and international law intensify.

Mounting death toll in Gaza as hospitals, refugee shelters targeted amid...

Israeli strikes continue to pound Gaza and have expanded to attacks in Lebanon, where at least 19 people were killed over a 24-hour period.
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‘This is just terrorism’: Israel bombs world heritage site in Lebanon,...

The Israeli military has also attacked the ancient city of Tyre, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site, and killed three Lebanese soldiers in a strike in southern Lebanon, all while continuing to defy international calls for a ceasefire.

Ex-State Dept. official: Israel is starving Gaza now. We can’t wait...

We speak with Josh Paul, a former State Department official who resigned last October over the push to increase arms sales to Israel.

‘Should shame the world’: Famine takes hold in Gaza as Israel...

Israel's obstruction of humanitarian assistance and repeated attacks on aid convoys have sparked catastrophe in the Palestinian enclave.

‘Stop profiting off genocide’: 200 arrested at Jewish Voice for peace...

We discuss the historic mass protest, which called for an Israeli arms embargo and an end to war profiteering by companies like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.

Biden must stop enabling ‘this evil genocide,’ Progressives say after latest...

"These atrocities must end. Civilians and civilian infrastructure must always be protected."
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Ex-US Army major who resigned over Gaza warns against Biden sending...

This marks the first significant deployment of American troops to Israel since the beginning of its assault on Gaza, though the U.S. has spent an estimated tens of billions of dollars on the Israeli military and related operations.
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‘The first live-streamed genocide’: Al Jazeera exposes war crimes filmed by...

We play excerpts from the film Investigating War Crimes in Gaza, now available online, and speak to two of the journalists involved in its production, director Richard Sanders and Gaza-based correspondent Youmna ElSayed.

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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.