The Worsening Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza

The Israeli government’s intensifying siege of north Gaza continues, and conditions there have deteriorated even further. The leaked letter from the Biden administration from earlier this month had no effect: “The situation in northern Gaza is worse today than it was...

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Harris’ Bizarre Hawkishness on Iran

Justin Logan criticizes Harris’ silly threat inflation regarding Iran: The best defense that can be mounted of Vice President Harris in this context is that she seemed to be groping around for an answer with the least political downside and the least offense to the...

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Biden’s Absurd War in Yemen Continues

The Biden administration must want to demonstrate how absurd the ongoing illegal war in Yemen is by using strategic bombers to attack Houthi targets: The U.S. military conducted airstrikes in Yemen against the Iranian-backed Houthis, targeting five underground weapons...

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Don’t Send US Troops to Israel

The Biden administration is putting U.S. troops in Israel as it continues to provide unconditional support for Israel’s wars: The United States is sending one of its most advanced missile defense systems and about 100 U.S. troops to Israel, deepening U.S. involvement...

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The Invasion of Lebanon

Israel has begun its third invasion of Lebanon: The Israeli military announced early Tuesday that its troops had begun crossing into southern Lebanon, saying that they would destroy Hezbollah military infrastructure in villages close to the Israel-Lebanon border. The...

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A New Wave of Israeli Attacks on Lebanon

Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes on Lebanon today. According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, the strikes have killed at least 182 people and wounded more than 700 others. This appears to be the first stage in a major assault on Lebanon. The Israeli government...

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Harris’ Missing Foreign Policy Vision

Van Jackson read the Harris campaign’s new “policy” page and he was not impressed: It pains me to observe this because I want better, we need better, and I’m very invested in her beating Trump. But we are well and truly in the territory of HBO’s Veep and nobody wants...

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The Murder of Aysenur Eygi

An Israeli soldier fatally shot an American citizen and peace activist, Aysenur Eygi, in the head on Friday while she was participating in a peaceful protest against an illegal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Haaretz reports on what witnesses to the shooting saw:...

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The Ongoing Genocide in Gaza

Genocide studies scholar Omer Bartov now believes that the Israeli government’s campaign in Gaza is genocidal: But another part of my apprehension had to do with the fact that my view of what was happening in Gaza had shifted. On 10 November 2023, I wrote in the New...

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Harris’ Hollow Words on Gaza

The foreign policy section of Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech was predictably brief, and there wasn’t much to it. Anyone still holding out hope that she might signal a change in direction on U.S. policy in Gaza was completely disappointed. Harris said: With respect...

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