Tag Archives: Jerusalem

Israel-Palestine war: How US media legitimise Israel’s barbarism against the Palestinians

  By presenting Israel’s terror campaign against Palestinians as if it were defensible, the US media are doing their part to help it continue Palestinian women react at the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church which was damaged by an Israeli strike, where Palestinians who fled their homes take shelter, in Gaza City on 20 October, 2023 (Reuters) Recent editorials in …

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Israel-Palestine war: Former US President Obama warns against downplaying Palestinian suffering

  In a statement that begins with supporting Israel’s “right to defend itself”, Obama warns Israel not to make America’s mistakes after 9/11   Barack Obama speaks onstage during the 2022 Sandy Hook Promise Benefit at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on 6 December 2022 in New York City (AFP) Former US President Barack Obama has weighed in on Israel‘s war on Gaza, publishing a statement on …

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Israel’s Hefty Military Might Heavily Reinforced by US Weapons

Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a live-fire training exercise aboard dock landing ship USS Carter Hall, Persian Gulf, 19 September 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Defense. – Photo: 2023 By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS | 18 October 2023 (IDN) —The ongoing battle between Israel and Hamas is overwhelmingly one-sided—the most powerful military in the Middle East, armed …

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The US-Israel alliance against the Palestinians will set the Middle East on fire

  As the war enters its third week, the crisis, under the purview of the American-Israeli alliance, has the potential to escalate into a disaster for Gaza and an eruption of conflicts across the region   Egyptians shout slogans and wave national flags as they take part in a demonstration against Israel atrocities in Gaza outside the Syndicate of Journalists …

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Israel has destroyed 31 mosques in Gaza Strip since 7 October: Ministry

  A view of destroyed Al Amin Muhammad Mosque hit by Israeli airstrike, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip on October 20, 2023 [by Abed Zagout/Anadolu via Getty Images]   Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip have destroyed five more mosques, bringing the total number to 31 since 7 October, the Gaza-based Endowments and Religious Affairs Ministry said. The …

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To Kill in Darkness

As Israel prepares for its ground invasion to decrease Gaza’s territory, it is also cracking down on dissent harder than ever, including on journalists, reports Elizabeth Vos. Rockets fired from Gaza, 2014. (IDF/Flickr) By Elizabeth VosSpecial to Consortium News Further attacks on sheltering civilians loom as Israel prepares a ground offensive in northern Gaza: Tel Aviv has ordered Al-Quds hospital and five UNRWA schools …

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