Consortium News: History of US Activism for Palestine

By As`ad AbuKhalil. While their  ultimate impact should not be exaggerated, the protests for Palestine taking place on U.S. college campuses are historic. There is a long history of muted protests for Palestine on college campuses.  Imagine, Palestine never drew the attention of the American left in the 1960s and 1970s.  Few Americans knew the

History.com: This Day In History (May 2-1670): King Charles II grants charter to Hudson’s Bay Company

By History.com Editors. King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson’s Bay Company, made up of the group of French explorers who opened the lucrative North American fur trade to London merchants. The charter conferred on them not only a trading monopoly but also effective control over the vast region surrounding

Russia Today: Historic irony: Germany is being sued over genocide complicity for helping Israel

By Tarik Cyril Amar. A globally widespread turn against Israel is far from complete, but Managua’s case at the ICJ is one of its clearest indications On April 8 and 9, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), often referred to as the World Court, will hold hearings on a case brought by Nicaragua against Germany.

Asharq Al-Awsat: Questions Regarding the Cultural Themes of War

By Hazem Saghieh. Last Sunday (7/4) the Israeli newspaper “Haaretz” published an investigative report by Judy Maltz, the newspaper’s Jewish World correspondent, entitled “Six Months On: How October 7 and the Gaza War Transformed Jews Across the Globe.” It traces how these two major events have reflected on the lives of Jewish individuals: 7 in

Common Dreams: Who Is Arming Israel’s Genocide in Gaza?

By Ramzy Baroud. Though many of Israel’s traditional allies in the West are openly disowning its behavior, weapons from various Western and non-Western countries continue to flow, feeding the war machine. Over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Mothers have been the largest share

RT: Will the ‘gates of hell’ open in the Middle East?

By Murad Sadygzade. The US-led attacks on Yemen’s Houthis are another step towards a full-blown regional war, which can only be prevented by resolving the Israel-Palestine crisis The first month of 2024, as well as the previous few years, were marked by further escalations in the Middle East. This time, on January 12, the US

Rai al-Youm: What next for Gaza?

By Abdel Bari Atwan. The US and Israel US are trying to force population transfer on their Arab clients Two key issues have been preoccupying the US and its Western allies as their diplomats, think-tanks, and state agencies try to devise and promote practicable proposals and roadmaps for the Gaza Strip’s future. First, how to

History.com: This Day In History (June 15- 1846): U.S.-Canadian border established

By History.com Editors. Representatives of Great Britain and the United States sign the Oregon Treaty, which settles a long-standing dispute with Britain over who controlled the Oregon territory. The treaty established the 49th parallel from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Georgia as the boundary between the United States and British Canada. The United

History.com: This Day In History (6 June-1944): D-Day: Allies storm Normandy’s coast

By History.com Editors. On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for the largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northern France, commonly known as D-Day. By daybreak, 18,000 British and American parachutists were already on the ground. An additional 13,000 aircraft were mobilized to

Dissident Voice: Pro-Israel and Ukraine Groups Use Identity Politics to Attack Free Speech

By Yves Engler. Questioning Canada’s contribution to NATO’s proxy war is “hate” that must be shut down according to some Ukrainian groups mimicking Zionist organizations by promoting an identity politics laced cancel culture. A Ukrainian student group sought to cancel my talk at Kings College in London, Ontario, on Thursday. In “Western Ukrainian Students’ Association