(MEE) — Tributes were being paid on Wednesday to renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking – not only remembering him for the brilliance of his scientific mind but as an impassioned campaigner who lent his unique voice to causes including Palestinians’ right of resistance and to call for an end to the war in Syria. Hawking, who died […]
(MEMO) — A senior Israeli military official said on Wednesday that the Israeli army is preparing for war on five fronts, in addition to another with Iran. Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Aviv Kochavi, said: “Iran is fueling many terrorist activities in the Middle East”, adding that the Israeli army continues to grow and […]
(ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — Israel is in the process of plunging America into a war with Iran that could destroy what’s left of the Middle East and ignite a third world war, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, warned in Washington approximately a week ago. Wilkerson, a retired army colonel who now teaches […]
(COMMONDREAMS) — “Bigoted,” “outrageous,” and “disgusting” were just a handful of the many adjectives critics used to denounce Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) speech this week before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which attributed ongoing Middle East conflict not to Israel’s decades of brutal U.S.-backed occupation of Palestinian territories, but to Palestinians’ failure to “believe in […]
(ANTIMEDIA) — For the first time, the covert elements of an Israeli plot to undermine Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions — including the assassination of Iranian scientists — has been uncovered, Politico reports. Based on interviews with high-ranking Israeli, American, British, German and French sources, Politico closely details what it termed the “biggest intelligence, political and diplomatic operation ever waged in order to […]
(ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — Despite an embarrassing defeat at the U.N. last year, the Trump administration is, indeed, moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, signaling that the U.S. will recognize the city as Israel’s capital from now on. The official date for the planned embassy move is reportedly May 14, 2018, set to coincide with Israel’s date of independence, May 14, 1948. According […]
(ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — This week, Senator Lindsey Graham warned that a war between Israel and Lebanon is imminent, according to Israeli officials. Speaking to reporters, Graham said: “Any time you leave a meeting where the major request is ‘ammunition, ammunition, ammunition,’ that’s probably not good. This was the most unnerving trip I’ve had in a while.” The threat that Hezbollah […]
(MEE) — Prince William will visit Israel and the occupied territories this summer, in the first state visit by a British royal to the region since 1948. The visit by the Duke of Cambridge will be the first time a member of the British royal family has made a visit to the occupied territories, and […]
(MEMO Op-ed) — The Israelis are beating the drums of war again, US Senator Lindsey Graham has warned. The Republican politician delivered this stark message following his recent visit to Israel. Speaking to reporters, Graham spoke about the sabre-rattling of Israeli officials he met during his tour. “Any time you leave a meeting where the major request […]
(ANTIWAR.COM) — In 2016, the US and Israel signed a record-large military aid package, which would see the US providing $38 billion over the next decade. This was not just a technical record, but by far the largest aid package in US military history. Less than a year and a half later, Senate hawks are criticizing that massive […]
