As U.S. forces on Friday launched intense airstrikes against Syria and Iraq in retaliation for this week's deadly drone strike on an American outpost in Jordan, scores of advocacy groups urged President Joe Biden to avoid a wider Mideast war by pressing Israel for a...
In ‘Solidarity With the Innocent in Gaza,’ Israeli Refusenik Gets 30 More Days in Prison
Undaunted after spending nearly a month behind bars for his conscientious objection to Israel's war on Gaza, 18-year-old refusenik Tal Mitnick on Tuesday reported for an additional 30 days of military detention. As Common Dreams reported last month, Mitnick entered...
Sanders to Force Senate Vote on Probing Israeli War Crimes
UPDATE: On Tuesday night the Senate voted down the Sanders resolution by a vote of 72-11. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he will force a Senate floor vote this week on a resolution that would suspend aid to Israel if the U.S. State Department fails to report on...
OpenAI Cuts ‘Military and Warfare’ Ban From Permissible Use Policy
ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week quietly removed language from its usage policy that prohibited military use of its technology, a move with serious implications given the increase use of artificial intelligence on battlefields including Gaza. ChatGPT is a free tool that...
ADL Report Decried for Equating Anti-Zionism With Antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League came under fire Wednesday after publishing a report that significantly expanded the group's definition of antisemitic incidents to include demonstrations against Israel's U.S.-backed genocidal war on Gaza. "For the first time, the ADL is...
22 Years, 4 Presidents, and Just 1 Conviction Later, Dozens Still Jailed at Guantanamo
Human rights defenders marked 22 years since the opening of the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba with renewed calls for President Joe Biden to fulfill his stated intention to close the notorious torture camp, where 30 men—16 of them cleared for...
Fears of Wider War as US, UK Bomb Yemen
The United States and United Kingdom on Thursday launched air and missile strikes on Yemen as part of the international effort to end Houthi rebels' attacks on Red Sea shipping, with the armed group warning earlier that such aggression "will not go without response."...
Once Again, Biden Bypasses Congress to Approve Arms Sale to Israel
Citing "the urgency of Israel's defensive needs," the Biden administration on Friday said it would bypass Congress for the second time this month to approve an immediate arms sale to the key Middle East ally as it continues to wage a genocidal war against Gaza. The...
‘Cashing in on Genocide’: Israeli Firm Pitches Beachfront Real Estate in Leveled Gaza
Palestine defenders this week condemned a proposal by an Israeli real estate developer specializing in the construction of illegal settlements to build beachfront homes for Jewish colonists over the bombed-out ruins of Gaza. "A house on the beach is not a dream,"...
Groups Demand US ‘Make Long-Overdue Amends’ for Airstrikes in Somalia
Two dozen Somali and international human rights groups on Monday asked the Pentagon to "take immediate steps to address the requests of families whose loved ones were killed or injured by U.S. airstrikes in Somalia" – people who often say they're being ignored by...


