“The P.A. is a liability and Hamas is an asset. On the international playing field, in this game of the delegitimization think about for a second, the P.A. is a liability and Hamas is an asset. It’s a terrorist organization. Nobody will recognize it, nobody will give...
Israel’s Bombardment of Gaza Is Destroying Schools, Mosques, and Medical Facilities
Death has permeated into every pore of Gaza. Eman Basher, an inhabitant of the Palestinian enclave, says, "We spend the day not believing we’re still alive and in the night we wait for our death." The subjugation of the colonized population’s life to the...
Pre-Crime: Is the Pentagon Spying on Soldiers?
The Pentagon is denying reports in The Intercept from earlier this week that it is contracting with outside firms to monitor the social media postings of US soldiers to weed out "extremism" in the ranks. Is "white nationalism" really a problem in the military, or is...
Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood, a Microcosm of the Palestine Question
Palestinian diaspora narratives are broad. Sheikh Jarrah is the story of Palestinian families, in one East Jerusalem neighborhood, under the Israeli occupation. In contrast, my Diaspora journey traces a family of sheep herders and farmers in the Galilee pushed to a...
House Hearing on Selective Service
A House Armed Service Committee (HASC) hearing on May 19th heard from witnesses on only one side of the debate over whether to end draft registration or extend it to young women as well as young men. But despite the one-sided panel of witnesses, questions and comments...
The Sad Saga Continues: Occupation and Oppression of Palestinians
Here we go again with yet another deadly and devastating Israeli military attack on Gaza that has captured the world's attention. However, this current crisis is notably different in scope from the numerous previous major Israeli war crimes against Gaza. This time...
Atomic Cover-ups Exposed at Uranium Film Festival
The story of the Nuclear Age has been one of secrecy and suppression going back to the Manhattan Project, the first atomic test in New Mexico, and Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This year's 10th edition of the International Uranium Film Festival, held in Rio de Janiero from...
Israel Warns It Will Bomb Gaza Schools as Strikes Escalate
From Al-Jazeera: Note: YouTube will give you an age-restricted warning.
Conflicts of Interest: Biden Silent as Israel Commits War Crimes, Massacres Children
On Conflicts of Interest #110, Will Porter and Kyle Anzalone update the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces targeted a number of civilian structures in recent days, including the crowded al-Shati refugee camp – one of the most densely populated places...
Palestine/Israel Erupts Again
In Coming to Palestine I defended, from a libertarian perspective, the Palestinians against Israeli/Zionist oppression. I am reluctant to repeat that case in a far shorter form here, but the horrendous current events throughout Palestine/Israel, including the Gaza...


