Israel Blocks Gaza Exodus Attempt by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Tuesday, an IDF statement said “the Israeli Navy apprehended a Palestinian boat with approximately 17 Palestinians that attempted to breach the legal naval blockade. After a search of the boat and the Palestinians, the boat (was) towed to the Israeli […]

Protecting and Preserving Syria’s Sovereign Independence  by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Russia wants all non-Syrian forces withdrawn from southern areas bordering Israel. More on this below. The right to self-defense is inviolable under international law, including under Article 51 of the UN Charter. It prohibits one nation from attacking another except […]

Sirhan Sirhan DID NOT Kill Bobby Kennedy! by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Bobby Kennedy, brother Jack, and Martin Luther King were victims of state-sponsored terrorism – Sirhan, Lee Harvey Oswald, and James Earl Ray falsely blamed for assassinations they had nothing to do with. June 5 marks the 50th anniversary of […]

Will Iran Remain in the JCPOA? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump’s disgraceful pullout left the agreement hanging by a thread, other countries pressured to go along with what’s clearly unacceptable. Iran wants the deal preserved. It wants EU-guaranteed legal and political commitments to assure Tehran receives JCPOA benefits promised under […]

What Next for Syria? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Despite important gains by government forces against ISIS and other US-supported terrorists, conflict continues raging, resolution nowhere in sight. Good faith Russian efforts to resolve things diplomatically since 2012 achieved no significant breakthroughs. US and Israeli rage for regime change is the […]

Netanyahu Threatens Escalated Aggression on Gaza by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Israeli forces attack Gaza by land, sea and air at their discretion, killing and injuring defenseless Palestinians, including thousands of casualties during peaceful Great March of Return demonstrations for the past two months. The international community has done nothing to […]

Shameful Rage Against Syrian Conference on Disarmament Leadership by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The annual Conference on Disarmament was established by the international community to discuss issues on this topic, as well as draft arms control agreements. Sixty-five nations comprise its membership, including warriors states waging wars of aggression, disdaining peace […]

Memorial and Veterans Day Reality: Glorifying War, Deploring Peace by Stephen Lendman They’re days of shame, dishonoring countless US men and women who died needlessly in wars that never should have been waged – so bankers, war profiteers, other corporate predators, and high-net-worth individuals could benefit from the slaughter of countless millions, along with vast […]

Israeli High Court Approves Illegal Ethnic Cleansing by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Under international law, ethnic cleansing is a crime against humanity – defined as the forced removal of ethnic or racial groups to benefit others.  In 1992, the UN General Assembly called forced ethnic cleansing “a form of genocide,” a […]

US/Israel Escalating War in Syria for Regime Change? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Things seem headed in this direction. Longstanding US policy calls for regime change in Syria and all other sovereign independent countries. Hardline extremists in charge of Trump’s geopolitical policymaking push this agenda, notably John Bolton and Mike Pompeo, […]