Hoisted from Comments: The Colonialist and Anti-Semitic Origins of Modern Israel

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. Our Colonel Smithers, a regular commentor who is UK power politics adjacent, recommending republishing a comment by reader vao on how Israel’s ethnic cleansing…

The Iron Dome: How does Israel’s missile defence system work?

euronews.com In operation since 2011, the Iron Dome is Israel's first line of defence against rockets. We spoke to an expert to understand how the system works. On October 7, Hamas…

Could Iran’s attack on Israel lead to wider war in Middle East?

today.com None Could Iran’s attack on Israel lead to wider war in Middle East? • None Israel blocks Iran drone attack with help of US and allies • None Fears grow that tensions over…

10 Sunday Reads

ritholtz.com Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The Rise Of The Bee Bandits: Where once there was cattle and horse rustling, the…

This is what your clothes cost the people who make them

marketplace.org There are over 40,000 garment workers in Los Angeles, producing huge quantities of trendy clothing at high speed for low pay. These workers earn so little, they often can’t…

The News Media Has Helped Normalize Hamas

newsweek.com As a former foreign correspondent in the Middle East, I've frequently found myself defending the industry with Israelis who charge media bias. But as I observe the…

NewsNation Host Leland Vittert Accuses Tucker Carlson of Having an ‘Unabashed Hatred of Jews’

mediaite.com NewsNation host Leland Vittert slammed Tucker Carlson and Jon Stewart over recent comments each made about the war in Gaza. Carlson condemned Israel’s bombings of churches…

L.A. County Fed joins labor groups calling for cease-fire in Gaza

latimes.com The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor has joined the growing ranks of labor groups calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war following pressure from its…

How a ceasefire-backing progressive scared pro-Israel groups out of her race

semafor.com The Scene PITTSBURGH – To win a safe Democratic seat here in 2022, Rep. Summer Lee had to overcome nearly $4 million in ad spending by AIPAC’s super PAC. Democratic Majority…

The US State Department is amplifying the smear campaign against Israel

newsweek.com While Hamas engages in its losing battle to destroy the Jewish state through bloodshed against Israelis, inflicting much suffering on Palestinians as part of its strategy,…

Al Jazeera Deserves to Be Blocked

newsweek.com The law that allows temporary shutdowns of foreign media that threaten national security was immediately met with White House criticism accusing Jerusalem of cracking down…

Turkey restricts exports to Israel, saying its request to airdrop aid to Gaza was denied

aol.com Turkey has announced restrictions on exports to Israel after the Turkish foreign minister accused Israel of denying a request to airdrop aid to Gaza. In a statement Tuesday,…

Israeli forces withdraw from southern Gaza as cease-fire talks resume

pbs.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he set a date for the invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, where 1.4 million people have sought shelter. This comes as…

"Have You Checked If Your Hair Is On Fire Today?"

zerohedge.com "Have You Checked If Your Hair Is On Fire Today?" Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, Bang-and-Whimper “Whoever doesn’t miss the Soviet Union doesn’t have a…

Israel withdraws some troops from southern Gaza, but plan to assault Hamas in Rafah remains

pbs.org Israel’s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas…

How many Israeli hostages still held after 6 months

newsweek.com Israel's punishing war on the Gaza Strip has thus far failed to free scores of hostages abducted during the Hamas October 7 infiltration attack into southern Israel, with…

Netanyahu wants to ban Al Jazeera to hide Gaza’s horrors

theguardian.com On 1 April, the Israeli Knesset approved the so-called Al Jazeera law, granting the communications minister the power to close foreign media outlets deemed security risks,…

Israel’s war in Gaza weighs on the holy month of Ramadan

pbs.org Muslims around the world are marking the month of Ramadan. But this year, Israel’s war in Gaza, with mass civilian casualties and widespread suffering among Gazans, has…