On Tuesday morning, far right Israeli Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, provoking the convening of a UN Security Council meeting and setting the tone for the new Israeli government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. On the same day that Israeli settlers desecrated a Protestant Christian graveyard by smashing gravestones, Israel’s new security Read More...
The incoming Israeli government is not only the most extreme in history, posing a significant threat to Palestinians, but also represents a noticeable shift in the Zionist project’s trajectory and has isolated the self-described Jewish state from traditionally pro-Israeli Jewish communities around the world. Around two months after Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right bloc won the fifth Read More...
Israel expelled a Palestinian human rights lawyer from Jerusalem to France, citing an alleged terror threat from the 37-year-old. The move has been condemned by Paris, which has labelled the decision as being a violation of International Law, but what else does this incident say about the predicament of Palestinians from the Holy City? Salah Read More...
US Senator Bernie Sanders backed down from requesting a vote on a resolution to end US government support for the war in Yemen, disappointing supporters. Although the story has been focused on Bernie, this should serve as a moment to open up a new conversation about the brutal Saudi-coalition’s war in Yemen. Sen. Bernie Sanders Read More...
Last Saturday, Morocco’s national football team defeated Portugal in the FIFA World Cup, resulting in celebrations throughout the Arab World. One of those celebrations took place in Jerusalem, where Palestinians hoisting up the Moroccan flag were dispersed and attacked by Israeli occupying police forces. Morocco has been the star of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Read More...
Joining me today on Moving Target is Robert Inlakesh, here to discuss the very conspicuous shift, in the last few years specifically, in the way corporate media has conducted itself — primarily the utter lack of journalistic standards and integrity. Now these tenets have been steadily slipping for decades now (if ever truly practiced) but Read More...
The Islamic Republic of Iran is receiving pushback from Western media outlets over its execution of a man that was charged with killing two members of Iran’s security forces. However, the story is being manipulated in the latest saga of distortions and outright lies that are being perpetuated about the Iranian government. Western media outlets Read More...
This year has seen the highest death toll for Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank since the UN’s humanitarian office began keeping record in 2005. Tel Aviv’s strategy for combating newly formed armed groups in the territory is only encouraging their growth in size and expanding the scope of violent escalation. On Read More...
The civil unrest inside Iran, which began in September, has brought with it a sea of unsubstantiated claims, many of which have been outright lies. Although demonstrations, riots, and terrorist attacks which have punctuated months of instability have began to decline, this has not stopped the endless flood of disinformation. In early December reports emerged Read More...
Prior to the FIFA World Cup contest between the Iranian and US national teams, CNN released a report that alleged to bring information from a “source” that suggested the families of Iranian football players were threatened with torture. Although the report brings no corroborating information to bear, the claims were repeated verbatim across other Western Read More...
