In a groundbreaking ruling, a three-judge ICC court has found that the chief prosecutor may commence a war crimes investigation against both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for major violations of international law. They include: building settlements, the murder of Palestinian civilians during Operation Protective Edge and the Great March of Return, and Palestinian rocket attacks […]
Iranian Authorities: Israeli Assassination Carried Out Remotely by Satellite
Iranian media reports say authorities have recovered the murder weapon used to assassinate Iran’s leading nuclear scientist, Moshen Fakrizadeh, and a number of his bodyguards. His wife, who accompanied him, survived the attack. UPDATE: Though original reports indicated the murder was carried out by gunmen on the ground, the latest from Iran says that the […]
BREAKING: Israeli Media Exposes Identity of IDF Commander Whose Unit Kidnaps, Assassinates Palestinians
חשיפה: מפקד יחידת המסתערבים “דובדבן” הוא סא”ל עמי ביטון Last week, the hated IDF unit, Duvdevan, performed yet another of its nightly raids in the Palestinian refugee camp al-Am’ari outside Ramallah. It was searching for a Palestinian suspect. It’s not known whether it apprehended the suspect, who he was, or what he was suspected of. Palestinian […]
Israel: the Garrison State
NOTE: If you frequent progressive websites like Think Progress, the Nation or others, you may’ve read that their web traffic has been substantially reduced due to an adjustment Google made in its algorithm to downgrade websites dealing with controversial political subjects. I’ve done some general research on Tikun Olam’s site traffic over the past eight […]