INTERNATIONAL

By not acting against Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinians, the U.K., U.S. and European Union are failing an obligation in international law spelled out in a 2004 ruling by the International Court of Justice.    International Court of Justice in The Hague. (R Boed, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) By Craig MurrayCraigMurray.org.uk Israel does have the right of self-defence, but only in precisely the same …

Israelis joke about needing to decimate each generation of Palestinian militants as “mowing the grass,” an ugly metaphor that’s penetrated think-tanks in Official Washington, Elizabeth Murray first reported in 2012.   A blade of grass being brought to Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia, Gaza on Oct. 9, 2023.(Wafa (Q2915969) in contract with a local company APAimages/Wikimedia Commons) By Elizabeth MurraySpecial to Consortium NewsNov. 16, …

Israel requests Indian workers to replace thousands of Palestinian workers whose work permits were revoked after 7 October attacks   Palestinian day labourers in Israel arrive in the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom crossing after being brought back by Israeli authorities Friday, 3 November 2023 (AP) By Aina J Khan   Major trade unions in India have called on their government to …

The situation in the Palestinian enclave is “impossible to describe,” the head of the UN health watchdog says   The WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (C, front), speaks at a Security Council meeting in New York, US, on November 10, 2023. ©  Global Look Press / Xinhua / Xie E The continued Israeli military campaign in Gaza has devastated the Palestinian enclave’s …

Firoz Mahboob Kamal A showcase of pure evil Gaza now stands as the glaring showcase of the US-led western barbarism, occupation and genocidal war crimes. It is a showcase of pure colonial evil. It is indeed the only existing replica of colonialism that fights to have its last breaths in a civilised world. Like any colonial occupation of the past, …