Barack Obama

Obama backs Israel as 5 more Palestinians are killed

Charlotte Silver 16 October 2015

Israeli police say Palestinian woman shot as “terrorist” may have suffered from mental health issues. Read more about Obama backs Israel as 5 more Palestinians are killed

Outlawing Israel boycott in Europe revealed as key AIPAC goal

David Cronin 16 October 2015

A team of 10 lobbyists has worked to ensure that an EU-US trade accord halts the boycott of Israel. Read more about Outlawing Israel boycott in Europe revealed as key AIPAC goal

Netanyahu's dreary and menacing UN speech provokes Internet mockery

Rania Khalek 2 October 2015

Angry speech focused on Iran shows an Israel increasingly out of step with the world. Read more about Netanyahu's dreary and menacing UN speech provokes Internet mockery

Video: Temple movement rabbi proselytizes for genocide

David Sheen 28 September 2015

Leader of Jerusalem group also suggested that US President Barack Obama should be killed in the street. Read more about Video: Temple movement rabbi proselytizes for genocide

Sisi destroys thousands of Egyptian homes in anti-Palestinian campaign

Ali Abunimah 24 September 2015

Protecting Israel appears to be main motive for Egypt’s mass demolition of homes near Gaza border. Read more about Sisi destroys thousands of Egyptian homes in anti-Palestinian campaign

Has the Israel lobby really lost its mojo?

Josh Ruebner 21 September 2015

Despite tensions on Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu will collect a check for more military aid to Israel when he visits Washington in November. Read more about Has the Israel lobby really lost its mojo?

Australia dumps Israeli "crime-fighting" system tested on Palestinians

Ali Abunimah 11 September 2015

This is not the first time a contract with Elbit Systems has resulted in an expensive failure. Read more about Australia dumps Israeli "crime-fighting" system tested on Palestinians

Obama must end support for Israeli apartheid against Palestinian scholars

Radhika Balakrishnan, Karma R. Chávez, Ira Dworkin, Erica Caple James, J. Kēhaulani Kauanui, Doug Kiel, Barbara Lewis and Soraya Mekerta 3 September 2015

US professors witness Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian academic freedom. Read more about Obama must end support for Israeli apartheid against Palestinian scholars

Palestinians worse off than ever as settler numbers soar, says UN

Ali Abunimah 2 September 2015

Last year’s Israeli attack eliminated what was left of Gaza’s middle class, UN says. Read more about Palestinians worse off than ever as settler numbers soar, says UN

How liberalism creates Islam as its enemy

Yasmin Nair 21 August 2015

Joseph Massad’s Islam in Liberalism shows how the US and Europe define Islam as their non-democratic Other. Read more about How liberalism creates Islam as its enemy