Israel-Palestine war

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, …

At night you lie in the dark on the cold cement floor. The phones are cut. The internet is off. You do not know what is happening. There are flashes of light. There are waves of blast concussions. There are screams. It does not stop.   ‘Children of Gaza’ — Mr. Fish By Chris HedgesOriginal to ScheerPost Dear child. It is past midnight. I am flying …

Peter Oborne reports from Hebron in the southern part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where illegal settlers, backed by Israel’s military, are forcing Palestinians off their land with impunity. Shepherds near at-Tuwani, Palestine, in Khoruba Valley, the South Hebron Hills, September 2007. (Jill Granberg via delayed gratification, Flickr,CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) By Peter OborneDeclassified UK It is the same story in every village …