A few observations on President Biden’s building of a “temporary pier” – or what his officials are grandly calling a “port” – to get aid into Gaza: 1. Though no one is mentioning it, Biden is actually violating Israel’s 17-year blockade of Gaza with his plan. Gaza doesn’t have a sea port, or an airport, … Continue reading “Biden’s Pier for Gaza Is a Hollow Gesture That Will Accomplish Nothing”
Jonathan Cook
Jonathan Cook is a writer and journalist based in Nazareth, Israel. His latest books are Israel and the Clash of Civilizations: Iraq, Iran, and the Plan to Remake the Middle East (Pluto Press) and Disappearing Palestine: Israel's Experiments in Human Despair (Zed Books). Visit his Web site.
CNN’s Israel Bias Has Been Laid Bare. But CNN Is the Norm, Not the Exception
Leaks from within CNN reveal that for months its executives have been actively imposing an editorial line designed to reinforce Israel’s framing of events in Gaza, to the point of obscuring atrocities by the Israeli military. The dictates, say insiders, have resulted in senior staff refusing to accept assignments to the region “because they do … Continue reading “CNN’s Israel Bias Has Been Laid Bare. But CNN Is the Norm, Not the Exception”
The West Will Stand in the Dock Alongside Israel at the Genocide Court
Israel is urging western states to rally to its side as the International Court of Justice prepares to hear this week South Africa’s case that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The court is being asked by Pretoria to issue an immediate injunction ordering Israel to halt its military assault on the tiny enclave, to … Continue reading “The West Will Stand in the Dock Alongside Israel at the Genocide Court”
Why Is the Media Ignoring Evidence of Israel’s Own Actions on 7 October?
Barely a day has passed since the 7 October attack by Hamas when the western media has not revisited those events, often to reveal what it claims are new details of astonishing atrocities carried out by the Palestinian group. These disclosures have served to sustain public indignation in the West, and kept Palestinian solidarity activists … Continue reading “Why Is the Media Ignoring Evidence of Israel’s Own Actions on 7 October?”
How Israel Uses an AI Genocide Program To Obliterate Gaza
It should already have been evident from the scale of death and destruction inflicted on Gaza over the past eight weeks that Israel was implementing a policy of ethnic cleansing and genocide against Palestinians in the besieged enclave. Now Israeli whistleblowers have provided details of how these crimes against humanity are being carried out – … Continue reading “How Israel Uses an AI Genocide Program To Obliterate Gaza”
Mounting Evidence Suggests Israel May Be Ready to ‘Cleanse’ Gaza
As Israeli forces began making limited ground incursions into northern Gaza over the weekend, reports proliferated that Israel was readying plans to expel much or all of the enclave’s population into the neighboring Egyptian territory of Sinai. In part, those fears were fueled by a report last week, published in the Israeli outlet Calcalist, of … Continue reading “Mounting Evidence Suggests Israel May Be Ready to ‘Cleanse’ Gaza”
Israel’s Long-Held Plan to Drive Gaza’s People Into Sinai Is Now Within Reach
As Israel masses its forces along the fence encaging Gaza, waiting for a green light from the United States for a ground invasion, the question few are asking is: What is the ultimate endgame for Israel? Instead, British and US politicians, backed by their media, have limited themselves to amplifying Israel’s bogus rationales for indiscriminately … Continue reading “Israel’s Long-Held Plan to Drive Gaza’s People Into Sinai Is Now Within Reach”
Lawless in Gaza: Why Britain and the West Back Israel’s Crimes
More than a decade ago, Israel started to understand that its occupation of Gaza through siege could be to its advantage. It began transforming the tiny coastal enclave from an albatross around its neck into a valuable portfolio in the trading game of international power politics. The first benefit for Israel, and its Western allies, … Continue reading “Lawless in Gaza: Why Britain and the West Back Israel’s Crimes”
The Blood of Gaza Is on the West’s Hands as Much as Israel’s
The bloodiest hand in the current slaughter of Palestinians and Israelis belongs, not to Hamas or the Netanyahu government, but to the West. Yes, Palestinian fighters carried out a brutal attack at the weekend on Israeli settlements on the edge of the Gaza Strip. But this attack did not emerge from nowhere, or without warning. It was … Continue reading “The Blood of Gaza Is on the West’s Hands as Much as Israel’s”
The West’s Hypocrisy Towards Gaza’s Breakout Is Stomach-Turning
The current outpouring of sympathy for Israel should make anyone with half a heart retch. Not because it is not awful that Israeli civilians are dying and suffering in such large numbers. But because Palestinian civilians in Gaza have faced repeated rampages from Israel decade after decade, producing far more suffering, but have never elicited … Continue reading “The West’s Hypocrisy Towards Gaza’s Breakout Is Stomach-Turning”