Illegal Occupation

U.S. Sanctions Are Killing Syrians and Are a Human Rights Violation

By Steven Sahiounie | Strategic Culture Foundation | December 22, 2022 Damascus is now bitterly cold and is soon to be blanketed with snow. About 12 million Syrians are facing a deadly winter without heating fuel, gasoline for transportation, and dark houses each evening without electricity. Aleppo, Homs, and Hama are also extremely cold all winter. … … Continue reading →

Palestine welcomes UN resolution confirming its sovereignty over its resources

MEMO | December 15, 2022 The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) welcomed the adoption of a resolution by the UN General Assembly regarding the rights of Palestinians over their natural resources. In a statement the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the PLO, Hussein Al-Sheikh, said: “We welcome the UN resolution in the General Assembly on […]

Israel crushes water pipelines with bulldozers in occupied West Bank

MEMO | December 15, 2022 The Israeli occupation army destroyed the main water pipelines in the village of Al-Auja, in the north-east of Jericho, reported Wafa news agency. The destruction is seen as being part of the apartheid state’s efforts to control all water sources in the occupied Palestinian territories. Local residents said that occupation soldiers forced […]

US playing ‘dangerous game’ in Yemen, insists on aggression: Ansarullah

Press TV – December 14, 2022 Yemen’s popular resistance Ansarullah movement has warned against the United States’ military presence in the country, saying Washington is playing a “dangerous game” as it insists on pursuing a policy of aggression while impeding the national peace process. Ali al-Qahoum, a member of Ansarullah’s Political Bureau, made the remarks […]

Kosovo Conflict is Part of US, EU and NATO’s Broader Plan Aimed Against Serbia & Russia, Experts Say

By Ekaterina Blinova – Samizdat – 12.12.2022 Kosovo and Metohija Serb leader Goran Rakic announced on December 12 that a crisis headquarters would be created to provide civilians and the media with first-hand information about the simmering crisis in the north of the region. Meanwhile, the self-proclaimed Albanian leadership of the so-called Republic of Kosovo […]

Washington obstructs peace in Yemen as it profits from war: Ansarallah

The Cradle | December 8, 2022 The leader of Yemen’s Ansarallah resistance movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, accused the US of obstructing the path for a comprehensive peace process in Yemen, calling the western nation “the root of the problem.” “[Ceasefire talks] are stalled because of the US, who are the root of the problem, as it […]

American “human rights” against the people of Yemen

By Viktor Mikhin – New Eastern Outlook – 07.12.2022 As US officials travel the world lecturing everyone on human rights, that same world has accused Washington of being the number one human rights violator. Saudi Arabia’s war against Yemen, instigated and widely supported by the West and the United States in particular, is a prime example […]

European firms ‘invest’ $171 billion in Israel’s illegal settlements: Report

The Cradle | December 6, 2022 According to a report published on 5 December by the advocacy group Don’t Buy into Occupation, investments by European firms in Israel’s illegal settlements increased by more than $30 billion since last year. Almost 24 Palestinian, regional, and European organizations have joined forces to form the group, which aims […]

Israel calls on world leaders to oppose ICJ opinion on occupation

The Cradle | November 29, 2022 On 29 November, acting Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid sent a letter to more than 50 world leaders, demanding them to oppose a Palestinian bid at the United Nations regarding an advisory position of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s occupation of Palestine. “This resolution is the result […]