“Persistent impunity has created the conditions for the consolidation of the Israeli apartheid regime, which is intent on committing ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Indigenous Palestinian population,” says the open letter. Israelis Against Apartheid, a group representing more than 1,500 citizens, on Friday urged the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor “to take accelerated action against the escalating […]
“Unfortunately, the new speaker and House Republicans decided to put political expediency over common decency,” said one critic. Speaker Mike Johnson was among the 182 Republicans and 31 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives who on Wednesday night declined to expel Congressman George Santos over his litany of lies and alleged criminal behavior he […]
“This should be front-page news in mainstream media,” said one observer. “But it probably won’t even warrant mention in this climate. Crazy.” Amnesty International on Tuesday shared evidence that Israel has unlawfully used artillery shells containing white phosphorus in southern Lebanon amid intensified fighting with the militant group Hezbollah as Israeli forces wage war on the Gaza Strip. […]
“How many more times do we have to wipe the blood off our streets before action is taken?” asked the Florida Democratic Party chair. On the heels of Maine officials confirming that the shooter who killed 18 people in Lewiston earlier this week was found dead, shootings in Florida, Illinois, and Indianapolis early Sunday fueled further calls for action […]