Israel

UNAC Statement on Israel/U.S. War on Gaza’s Nakba Protests at Apartheid Wall

May 16, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Featured, Palestine

United National Antiwar Coalition Statement: For more than 70 years, Palestinians have endured the crimes of ethnic cleansing, dispossession, disenfranchisement, destruction, and death at the hands of apartheid Israel, with the unqualified backing of the United States, as well as the tolerance of this ongoing trampling on humanity and justice by the international community. As Israelis celebrate the May 14,[…]

Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza

May 16, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Palestine

Black anti-war activists call on members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the leadership of the Poor People’s Campaign to publicly condemn Israeli violence Statement from The Black Alliance for Peace MAY 15, 2018—While a delegation from the Trump administration and leaders from various parts of the world gathered in Jerusalem to witness the illegal and immoral move of the[…]

#Nakba70: A call to action

May 14, 2018 UNAC Editor Palestine, Resistance

by Cassia Laham, originally published on FightBack! News, May 11 May 15, 2018 marks the 70th year since al Nakba, or the Catastrophe, in Palestine. The Nakba refers to the day in 1948 when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forced out of their homes and off their land by Israeli troops, precipitating the creation of the colonial, apartheid state[…]

Behind Trump’s anti-Iran Campaign

May 13, 2018 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Iran

Photo: Protesting war against Iran in Minneapolis by Deirdre Griswold posted on Workers World, May 10 The Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the nuclear agreement with Iran is yet another demonstration of the no-holds-barred ambition and arrogance of this imperialist ruling group. The U.S. capitalist media admit that Trump’s move has antagonized Washington’s allies/rivals in Europe. Yet the[…]

The Warmakers

May 11, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Israel

Israel launched a major attack on Syria last night from the occupied Syrian Golan, and Syria retaliated. The Israelis claimed to be attacking Iran, and they initiated the attack at the same time Trump was announcing the US withdrawal from the JCPOA. But Syria was targeted and Syria retaliated. The damages are hard to assess. Syria was able to mitigate[…]

Heroic resistance continues to Israel’s blockade of Gaza

May 1, 2018 UNAC Editor Israel-Palestine

by Sam Ordóñez, originally published on Workers World Heroic demonstrations against the Israeli occupation of Gaza continued on April 28 for the fifth week. Every Friday since March 30, the Great March of Return has brought thousands of demonstrators, armed only with their unbreakable resolve, to the militarized fence surrounding the Palestinian enclave. The demonstrations are scheduled to continue until[…]

No Stopping Protests Against Philadelphia Orchestra’s Israeli Tour

April 25, 2018 UNAC Editor Israel, Resistance

by Betsey Piette, originally published on Workers World, April 24, 2018 For the third week in a row, demonstrators gathered outside the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia on April 21 to protest the Philharmonic Orchestra’s planned visit to Israel in June. The visit is part of a “cultural tour” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of Indigenous Palestinian lands.[…]

Seven things you need to know about Israel’s latest attack on Gaza

April 9, 2018 UNAC Editor Israel, Palestine

by Michael Lesher, first published on ZNet, April 5 2018 Being of mild disposition, I am ill suited to describe in detail the thuggery by which the putative Jewish State executed 17 of its 2 million Gaza prisoners (wounding some 1,400 more) by way of inaugurating the Jewish Festival of Liberation last Friday. Fortunately, however, there is no need of such descriptive talent. The[…]

Black Alliance for Peace Condemns the Murder of Unarmed Palestinians

April 5, 2018 UNAC Editor Palestine, Statement

Black Alliance for Peace Condemns the Murder of Unarmed Palestinians by Israeli Security Forces APRIL 2, 2018—A reported 17,000 Palestinians peacefully marched in Gaza on March 30 as they made their historic demand for a right to return to their ancestral lands when they were met by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) snipers who opened fire, killing 17 people and wounding[…]

The Sentencing of Ahed, Nariman and Nour Tamimi: The Struggle Continues!

March 29, 2018 UNAC Editor Oppression of Women, Palestine

“There is no justice under the occupation and this court is illegal.” – Ahed Tamimi, 21 March 2018 from Samidoun Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi, 17, was sentenced by an Israeli military court on Tuesday, 21 March to eight months in Israeli prison. The sentencing came after a plea bargain was reached in the case and confirmed by the military court; the[…]