Call to Action! Week of Palestinian Struggle, 15-22 May 2020

Chris Nineham: The desperate nine year war in Syria has been inflamed and prolonged by foreign interventions on all sides

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blasted the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Sunday in a statement confirming that he would not attend the pro-Israel organization’s annual conference. Sanders tweeted that he would not attend the conference due to AIPAC’s connection to “leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights,” an apparent reference to the current administration of Israel headed ...

"This is in no way a peace plan – it’s an apartheid plan. It’s a distraction ploy by two warmongerers who are prioritizing their personal election campaigns over any semblance of statecraft ...." ~ Rabbi Alissa Wise

The mural by Navajo artist Remy is part of an increasingly visible counter-narrative to the Zionists’ efforts to ensure that theirs is the only legitimate story.

The evidence is undeniable. The U.S. sanctions are seriously destroying Iran’s health infrastructure and are leading to immediate deaths and suffering of the Iranian population.

The Yemen chapter within Human Rights Watch's 2020 World Report paints a devastating picture of the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Yemen can't wait for the US to put a total end to its complicity in the UAE and Saudi-led coalition's war.

Zionism is a political movement just like the temperance movement or the pro-choice movement.

Peace activist Malalai Habibi calls for action that paves the way for more participation from people from all walks of life in the peace process, to steer Afghanistan towards a peaceful and inclusive future.

As the Arab Spring version 2.0 sweeps Lebanon and Iraq, an intriguing question looms: Why has there been no Arab Spring in Palestine?

It also denies Palestinians access to those who would otherwise support them, stand in solidarity with them and speak out on their behalf and alongside them ....