UNAC Editor

Germany Buries the Evidence of Complicity in Genocide; Nicaragua Exposes It

April 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Diplomacy, Genocide, Germany, Indigenous peoples, International Law, Israel, Nicaragua, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, US Meddling in Europe

by John Perry, published on AFGJ:NicaNotes, April 25, 2024 Nicaragua’s complaint at the ICJ against Germany for complicity in Genocide is a constructive follow-on to the earlier case brought by South Africa against Israel for committing Genocide in Palestine. Neither will have a final resolution any time soon, but when the time comes, Germany will be on the docket with[…]

Lessons From China

April 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, China, Citizen Diplomacy, U.S. Aggression, UNAC on the Road

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, April 17, 2024 Socialist China is a powerful economic and diplomatic rival to the United States. Its success must be studied so that liberation may be possible and to prevent the declining U.S. from doing even more damage to humanity. On a daily basis the corporate media, members of Congress, and courtier pundits[…]

When Che Guevara Came to Gaza

April 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Genocide, Palestine, Revolution, Socialism

by Yousef al-Helou, published on Resumen English, April 23, 2024 Since the explicit Israeli colonisation of historic Palestine in 1948 supported by colonialist and imperialist powers, namely Britain and the US, the Palestinian struggle has become a global cause. Resistance was a natural response to the invasions and incursions better known as “the ethnic cleansing of Palestine”. Even before then,[…]

Student Mobilizations Against Israel Genocide Spread

April 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-War, Civil Resistance, Free Speech, Genocide, Israel, Palestine, Protest, Student Activists

by Barry Shepard, published on Socialist Action, April 24, 2024 Ever since Israel’s war on Palestinians and increasing destruction of infrastructure and mass killings of the population in Gaza, protests have developed on campuses. The response of supporters of Israel’s war have charged that campus pro-Palestinian demonstrations are anti-Semitic. As the killings and destruction have intensified, so to have many[…]

A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender

April 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-War, Drone Warfare, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, Palestine, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, War and Weapons, War Crimes

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, April 16, 2024 The Israeli online magazine +972 has published a detailed report on Israel’s use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system called “Lavender” to target thousands of Palestinian men in its bombing campaign in Gaza. When Israel attacked Gaza after October 7, the Lavender system had a database of 37,000 Palestinian[…]

U.S. Student Encampments Demand: Divest From Israeli Apartheid!

April 25, 2024 UNAC Editor Anti-War, Civil Resistance, Democracy and Consent, Free Speech, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, War on the Poor

by Monica Moorehead, published on Workers World, April 23, 2024 April 22 – The global struggle in solidarity with the Palestinians against the horrific U.S./Israeli genocide since October 7 has become a major focus on U.S. college campuses. Prestigious Columbia University, located in Harlem, New York, has become ground zero in the campaign to divest funds supporting the apartheid Israeli[…]

Rejecting the Facade: Unveiling the Ecological Toll of War and Genocide

April 25, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Cost of War, Environment, US Hypocrisy, War and Weapons

by Melissa Garriga, April 20, 2024 As Earth Day approaches [Actually it was a few days ago -jb], prepare for the annual spectacle of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet while disregarding the devastation their actions wreak. The harsh reality is that alongside their hollow pledges lies a trail of destruction fueled[…]

‘The Law Is Simple’: Israel’s Unregulated Nukes Mean Biden Must Halt Military Aid

April 25, 2024 UNAC Editor International Law, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Nuclear War, Palestine, US Foreign Policy, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy, US Law, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Gerry Condon, published on Common Dreams, April 20, 2024 In a letter to President Joe Biden and top members of his administration, Veterans For Peace asserts that U.S. law requires the cutoff of all weapons shipments to Israel. The national organization Veterans For Peace is demanding that the Biden administration abide by U.S. law regarding the illegal possession of[…]

UNAC Conference: Power to the People

April 16, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Action!!, Colonialism, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, Protest, Racism, US Government Action

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, April 10, 2024 The recent 2024 United National Antiwar Coalition conference brought together an international group of activists from member organizations who mobilize against imperialism, racism, and neo-liberal policies around the world. BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Margaret Kimberley delivered these closing remarks. Good afternoon and power to the people! Thank you[…]

UNAC conference draws hundreds to oppose genocide in Gaza and a hybrid war against China – Focus on building unity in action

April 15, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Conferences, Featured

by Joe Lombardo, April 12, 2024 Over 400 antiwar, anti-imperialist and Palestine solidarity activists convened in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 5, 6 and 7, in the first major conference of the U.S. antiwar movement since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Geographical representation ranged from Maine and New York to California and the Pacific Northwest, and from Minnesota to New Orleans[…]