As Russia's invasion and NATO's support of Ukraine have heightened nuclear tensions in Europe to their highest level since the Cold War, a Wisconsin peace activist is set to become the first American jailed in Germany for an antinuclear protest. John LaForge,...
Israel’s Ben-Gvir Postpones Visit to Al-Aqsa Amid Warnings That ‘People Will Die’
Editor's Note: Ben-Gvir entered Al-Aqsa Wednesday morning.Israel's far-right national security minister on Monday postponed a planned visit Islam's third-holiest site amid warnings from the country's opposition leader and Palestinian officials that such a...
Pentagon Blows Deadline To Explain US Role in Nigerian Airstrike That Killed 160 Civilians
The Pentagon's stated commitment to transparency on civilian casualties was questioned Tuesday in an Intercept report noting that the Department of Defense has failed to respond to a group of House Democrats who set a three-month deadline to explain the US military's...
UN Experts Decry Record Year of Israeli Violence in Occupied West Bank
As the deadliest year for West Bank Palestinians since the end of the second intifada draws to a close, a group of United Nations human rights experts on Thursday condemned the "rampant violence" perpetrated by Israeli security forces and settlers against residents of...
Biden Mulls Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine
The Biden administration is considering an offer from military-industrial complex giant Boeing to supply Ukraine with long-range precision-guided bombs capable of striking targets up to nearly 100 miles away, Reutersreported Monday.The Pentagon is reviewing Boeing's...
US, Israel Only ‘No’ Votes as UN Members Condemn Cuba Embargo for 30th Straight Year
Peace advocates on Thursday said that the near-unanimous vote by United Nations member states to demand an end to the US economic embargo of Cuba underscores the imperative for the Biden administration to lift the crippling 60-year blockade.For the 30th straight year,...
Peace Activists, 220+ Groups Demand US Cancel F-35 Fighter Program
Prominent antiwar voices including Medea Benjamin, Noam Chomsky, Abby Martin, and Roger Waters on Monday joined over 220 groups around the world in calling for the cancellation of Lockheed Martin's $1.7 trillion F-35 fighter plane program.The women-led peace group...
12-Year-Old Succumbs to Injuries as Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinian Teens
The death on Monday of a 12-year-old boy wounded by Israeli gunfire last month brought the number of Palestinian teens and children who have died at the hands of Israeli occupation forces since Friday to five.Middle East Eye reports Mahmoud Mohammad Samoudi, 12,...
Chile Refuses Israeli Ambassador Over Killing of Palestinian Teen
Human rights defenders on Friday welcomed a move by Chile's progressive president to put off accepting the new Israeli ambassador's credentials in response to the killing of a Palestinian teenager earlier in the day.A spokesperson for the Chilean Foreign Ministry...
Peace Groups Decry Billions More in US Military Aid as Blinken Visits Ukraine
As the Biden administration on Thursday announced billions of dollars in additional aid for Ukraine's defense against Russian invaders, peace activists renewed calls for a diplomatic solution to the nearly seven-month war."The White House and Congress are fueling this...


