Middle East
Israeli police target young people for refusing military service
By Jean Shaoul, May 21, 2009
Increasing numbers of young people and reservists are refusing to serve in the Israeli Defence Force. But the state is taking repressive action against the organisations that help them.
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
May 15, 2009
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UN’s Ban Ki Moon comes to the defence of Israel
By Jean Shaoul, May 9, 2009
A United Nations inquiry concluded that Israel’s military forces carried out direct and intentional strikes on its premises during the assault on Gaza earlier this year.
Military investigations whitewash Israeli war crimes
By Jean Shaoul, May 2, 2009
Five military investigations into war crimes committed by Israeli Defence Force soldiers during Operation Cast Lead, the attack on Gaza in December-January, have ended in a whitewash.
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May 1, 2009
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Washington’s concerns grow amid Iraqi anger over US raid
By James Cogan, April 29, 2009
Protests in Iraq over a US special forces raid in the city of Kut on Sunday will add to the mounting concerns in the Obama administration and American military over the country’s ongoing instability...
Further evidence of huge Iraqi death toll
By James Cogan, April 28, 2009
A secret tally compiled by the Iraqi Health Ministry recorded 87,215 violent deaths in the country between early 2005 and February 28, 2009. However, the figure vastly underestimates the actual death ...
Millions of Iraqis displaced
By James Cogan, April 27, 2009
As many as two million Iraqi citizens are still refugees in neighbouring countries and at least 1.6 million are classified as internally displaced persons.
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April 24, 2009
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Ahmadinejad speech provokes walkout at UN anti-racism conference
By Richard Phillips, April 23, 2009
Hysterical denunciations by the US, Israel and the European powers of the Iranian president’s speech to the UN’s anti-racism review conference were entirely predictable and part of a highly-orches...
Iraq: the forgotten war
By James Cogan, April 20, 2009
To a large extent, the American ruling elite has been convinced by its own propaganda. From the Obama administration to the Republican opposition and the mass media, there is a consensus that the surg...
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April 17, 2009
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