Monday, May 6, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'War Criminals': IDF Strikes Rafah After Hamas Agrees to Cease-Fire

"Why?" asked Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif. "Because killing Palestinians is more important for the Israeli government than saving Israelis."

By Jessica Corbett



Sanders Says US Must 'End All Offensive Military Aid' as Israel Targets Rafah

The Vermont independent condemned the United States' support of Israel in a speech announcing his Senate reelection campaign.

By Julia Conley



GOP Senators Threaten ICC: 'Target Israel and We Will Target You'

"You have been warned," wrote 12 Republican lawmakers led by Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas.

By Jake Johnson



Putin's Tactical Nuclear Weapons Drills Called 'Dangerous and Irresponsible'

"What is needed now is de-escalation," said ICAN. "Russia can still stop the exercises and should be called on to do so immediately by all states."

By Jessica Corbett



Romney Admits Push to Ban TikTok Is Aimed at Censoring News Out of Gaza

A conversation between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Republican senator offered an "incredible historical document" showing how the U.S. views its role in the Middle East.

By Julia Conley



'This Is a Crime Against Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah

"We had already run out of words to describe how catastrophic the situation is in Rafah—but this next chapter will take it to indescribable new levels," said Save the Children International's CEO.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


US Corporate Media Complicit in Demonizing Pro-Palestinian Protesters

Mainstream outlets give the impression of circling the wagons with Israeli and American officialdom to prevent at all costs an open, honest, comprehensive and contextualized public discussion on Israel’s behavior.

By Rami G. Khouri


It's Been a Horrible Couple of Weeks and Know This: Trump Would Be Much, Much Worse

Nobody is going to like the way out of this mess, because it requires the nearly impossible — mixing pragmatism with an almost hopeless idealism.

By Will Bunch


Israel Is Ignoring the Lessons of Settler-Colonial History

The more resistance that the colonized shows, the more brutal the colonizer becomes. Genocidal Israel is now walking in the footsteps of all other settler colonies on their deathbed.

By Haidar Eid


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