Self Defense

No, Israel Does Not Have a Right to Defend Itself in Gaza. But the Palestinians Do.

June 23, 2025 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Colonialism, Human Rights, Hybrid Warfare, Indigenous peoples, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, Occupation, Palestine, Resistance, Revolution, United Nations, US Intervention, War Crimes

by Craig Mokhiber, published on Mondoweiss, September 10, 2024 One of the many disturbing revelations that have emerged since the current phase of genocide in Palestine began almost a year ago, is the degree to which U.S. and other Western politicians are prepared to dutifully stick to a script provided by Israel and its Western lobbies, whether the script is[…]

The Power of Black Self-Defense in Lincoln Heights

February 12, 2025 UNAC Editor Nazis, Neo-Nazis, Racism, Resistance, The War at Home, White Supremacy

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, February 12, 2025 When Nazis appear in public they must be quickly dispatched. The people of a Black town in Ohio did just that and then acted to arm and defend themselves. While there are endless think pieces written on the phenomenon of Donald Trump’s second ascendancy to the white house, working[…]

Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes on Israel were Legal and in Self-Defense

October 3, 2024 UNAC Editor Featured, Iran, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine

UNAC Statement, October 3, 2024 Iran executed a legal and legitimate response to provocations by Israel following illegal terrorist attacks by the Zionist regime that targeted Iranian nationals and interests, infringing upon Iran’s sovereignty. In accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, Iran launched over 200 ballistic missiles at military targets in Israel on Tuesday. These strikes directly[…]

Indeed, There Is No Comparison. Israel’s Crimes Are Far Worse Than Hamas’.

June 5, 2024 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, Propaganda

by Jonathan Cook, published on Global Research, May 21, 2004 There is one thing we should all be able to agree with Benjamin Netanyahu on: Any comparison between Israel’s war crimes and those of Hamas is, as the Israeli prime minister put it, “absurd and false” and a “distortion of reality”. Here’s why: Israeli war crimes have been ongoing for[…]

Palestinians are Prohibited From Defending Their Families From Violent Aggression

June 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Indigenous peoples, Israel, Palestine

by Gideon Levy, published on Israel-Palestine News, June 28, 2023 This article personalizes something we all know already ….or do we? It is difficult to put yourself in their shoes, even for a moment. There aren’t many populations in the world as helpless as the Palestinians who live in their own country. No one protects their lives and property, let[…]

For the American Empire, Hypocrisy and War go Hand in Hand

August 17, 2022 UNAC Editor China, Taiwan

by Danny Haiphong, published on Black Agenda Report, August 10, 2022 Much of the world held its breath as Nancy Pelosi circled around the Philippines to sneak into Taiwan late in the evening on August 2nd, 2022. The fear was that Pelosi’s trip would initiate a broader war between China and the United States. Taiwan is China’s “red line.” This[…]

What is Happening In and Around Ukraine

March 18, 2022 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Imperialism, Political Analysis, Russia, Statement, Ukraine, US Meddling in Europe

Statement from The Communist Party of the Russian Federation, March 14, 2022 This is interesting, among other reasons, because it shows that there is a measure of unanimity in Russia around the current action in Ukraine. It is not a Putin project, but rather something supported by diverse parties and factions of the Russian government. As you may be aware,[…]

Capitalist Russia: a Target, Not a Superpower

January 31, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, Corporatism, Imperial Wars, Russia, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression, US Hypocrisy

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, January 30, 2022 This article, originally published July 12, 2017, by Workers World, remains timely in January 2022 as the U.S. threatens war at the Russian border with Ukraine and ramps up China-baiting in an attempt to break up agreements being forged between nations seeking to remain independent of U.S. imperialism. See also[…]