Reuters: “Anti-war demonstrators protest against the war in Gaza at a rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. Rough Cut” – Largest anti-war rally since attack on Gaza began in July. Reuters: “Anti-war demonstrators protest in Tel Aviv” For an idea what is driving the protesters, from Meretz and Jewish Voice for Peace, see Social TV, […]
6 Things To Know If Police Stop You In The US
AJ+ “If a police officer were to stop you on the street in the U.S. and start questioning you, what would you do? Check out our quick list of six things you should know about your rights. Learn more about your rights here: https://www.aclu.org/ AJ+ Labs 6 Things To Know If Police Stop You In […]
Greenland Glaciers Collapsing much Faster than Thought
Emory University: “Climate Change: The Physics of Glacier Loss” Related press release from UC Irvine from this spring: “ Greenland will be far greater contributor to sea rise than expected Major UCI-NASA work reveals long, deep valleys connecting ice cap to the ocean Irvine, Calif., May 19, 2014 — Greenland’s icy reaches are far more […]
After its Failed Gaza Campaign, What next for Israel?
By Paul Rogers, University of Bradford via The Conversation With a tenuous five-day ceasefire now underway, the pause in the Gaza War allows each side to consider its position. The Israeli Embassy in London reported on August 11 that: All known tunnels, 32 in total, have now been destroyed. Following the completion of the mission, […]
Inside Mosul: A Yearning for Deliverance from IS Radicals
By Khales Joumah | Mosul | niqash | NIQASH listens in on a conversation between Mosul locals to find out how they feel about US air strikes on their city and the Sunni Muslim extremists controlling it. Some support the use of force, others fear what will happen if the extremists are driven out and […]
Israeli Assault killed Half of all Chickens in Gaza, Damaged Agriculture
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday warned that the Israeli assault on Gaza had caused extensive damage to the coastal enclave’s agricultural sector and would have long-term consequences. The FAO said in a statement that the five-week assault had “forced farmers and herders to abandon their lands and has paralyzed fishing […]
Is Climate Change Making us Ill?
By DW “More extreme and recurring heat periods and weather events, spreading diseases: Climate change has a huge impact on the life on our planet. But what impact does it have on everyone’s health? Read more”
Egypt’s Cover-Up: Rabia Massacre One Year Later
By Sarah Leah Whitson Published in: Open Democracy “Forget about Morsy, forget about Rab`a,” my Egyptian neighbourhood grocer told me the other day, expressing the loyalty to the president, Abel Fattah al-Sisi, shared by many of his countrymen back home. “We are saved from these people.” Yet, one year later, there is no forgetting the […]
Sexual violence as a war strategy in Iraq
By Nazand Begikhani via Your Middle East “These are strategic theories of rape in wartime which have been deliberately practiced by IS jihadists in Syria and now in Iraq,” writes Dr Nazand Begikhani. In the last few days, while the world has been overwhelmed by the flow of information about atrocities committed by Islamic State […]
© 2025 All Rights Reserved