The Jordan Times: Israel wants to destroy Gaza, annex the West Bank: But what does Gaza want?

By Ramzy Baroud. What is taking place in occupied Palestine is not a conflict, but a straightforward case of illegal military occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and outright genocide. Those who insist on using “neutral” language in depicting the crisis in Palestine are harming the Palestinian people beyond their seemingly innocuous words. This morally non-committal, middle-ground

Russia Today: The Middle East crisis has made one thing clear about the US

By Bradley Blankenship. The veto on Palestinian statehood and Israeli strikes on Iran are signs of irreversible decline in American soft power So-called Western values, especially those touted by the United States, have long revealed themselves to be hollow and contradictory. The country’s Declaration of Independence from Great Britain famously stated that “all men are

Russia Today: Why the US decided to give peace in Gaza a chance

By Bradley Blankenship. Washington was in a difficult position at the UN Security Council over its traditional ally In a historic move on Monday, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) achieved a breakthrough by passing a binding resolution aimed at securing a “lasting, sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza and advocating the release of all hostages held