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Prophets of Doom: Kissinger and the ‘Intellectual’ Decline of the West
By Ramzy Baroud The problem, of course, is not Kissinger himself. The crisis is twofold: The West is unwilling to accept that war, for once, will not solve its problems; but it also has […]

Israel Shuts Doors to Russian, Belarusian Immigrants
Israel canceled an emergency program offering Russian and Belarusian nationals an expedited path to Israeli citizenship, Israeli media reported on Saturday. According to Haaretz, the fast-tracked program for immigration to Israel, or Aliyah, will remain […]

On the Road to Ukraine: How a Palestinian-Ukrainian Family Tried to Navigate Two Wars
By Khaled El-Hissy In 2022, my family was divided into two, each living in a different country, each country undergoing its own war; my grandmother was in Ukraine and I was in Gaza, along with […]

Amnesty Calls out the West for ‘Double Standards’ towards Human Rights Abuses
Outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has exposed the West’s “double standards” towards human rights abuses throughout the world, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In its annual world report for 2022, Amnesty pointed […]

Ukraine Summons Israeli Ambassador in Kyiv
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Israeli Ambassador to Kyiv, Michael Brodsky, on Monday to protest against Israel’s failure to live up to earth pledges made by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen during his […]

On the ICC, Putin, Netanyahu and Prosecutorial Discretion
By John Whitbeck All wars, which by their nature involve killing people and destroying property and infrastructure, are brutal and ugly and give rise to hundreds of events that can be qualified as “war crimes”. […]

Blood Does Not Wash Away Blood: Words are Stronger than Weapons
By Kathy Kelly The extraordinary March 10, 2023 announcement that China’s top diplomat, Mr. Wang Yi, helped broker a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran suggests that major powers can benefit from believing that, as Albert […]

Ukraine Ambassador Urges Israel to Abandon ‘Relatively Neutral’ Position
The Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk called on Tel Aviv to abandon “balancing ties with Russia” and transfer arms to Ukraine, Israeli media reported on Monday. In an interview with the Times of Israel, […]

Zelensky Says Israel May Send Missile Interception System
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech on Friday that Ukraine still hasn’t received the ‘David’s Sling’ Israeli missile interception system to use against Russia, but that he believes it’s just a matter of […]

A Prize for Palestine: Zacharova Mocks Nuland over Nobel Prize Comments
By Palestine Chronicle Staff He who establishes an independent Palestinian state deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on her Telegram Channel on Friday. Zakharova’s comments were a response […]

Israeli Foreign Minister Arrives in Kyiv, Says Israel Stands by Ukraine
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday to reopen the Israeli Embassy, the Anadolu news agency reported. “I arrived today on the first visit of an Israeli minister to […]

Active ‘Neutrality’: Why Is Israel Struggling to Maintain a Coherent Position in Russia, Ukraine?
By Ramzy Baroud For a whole year, Israel has struggled in its attempts to articulate a clear and decisive position regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. The reason behind the seemingly confused Israeli position is that […]

In Response to Opportunistic Critics: Where I Actually Stand on the Russia-Ukraine War
By Ronnie Kasrils The recent hatchet job by Greg Mills and Ray Hartley in the Daily Maverick shows they believe it is their hallowed duty to strike down any voice daring to question the Western […]

Ukraine to ‘Test’ Israel, Demands Public Condemnation of Russia
Ukraine has laid out a set of requests to “test” Israel’s support and commitment during a planned visit of Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to Kyiv, according to several media reports citing unnamed Israeli and Ukrainian […]

‘Are You Going to Kill Zelensky?’: Former Israeli Prime Minister Reveals Conversation with Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin told former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that he would not have Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky assassinated, Bennett revealed to Israeli media. “Are you going to kill Zelensky?” Bennett asked Putin. […]

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Study Supplying Ukraine with Iron Dome System
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel will study the possibility of supplying Ukraine with the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system, Israeli rightwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. Netanyahu’s latest comments during an interview […]

Following US Pressures, Israel Considers Supplying Weapons to Ukraine
The Israeli government is mulling its policy towards the Russia-Ukraine war and the possibility of providing Ukraine with defense systems, the Israeli website Walla reported, citing three senior Israeli officials. Israel is under pressure from the Biden […]

Russia Threatens to Target Israeli Shipments of Weapons to Ukraine, Following Netanyahu’s Comments
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Russian government threatened on Wednesday a retaliatory military act targeting any weapon shipments, shall Israel deliver weapons to Ukraine. The outright threat followed comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

The Curse of ‘Yordim’: Why Israeli Jews Are Leaving the Country
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Following the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine on February 24, a large number of Jews decided to immigrate to Israel under the so-called Israeli Law of Return, […]

New Poll Reveals 60% of Ukrainians Feel Solidarity with Israel against Palestinians
60 percent of Ukrainians say that they feel solidarity with Israelis when they are attacked by Palestinians, compared with only one percent who feel solidarity with the Palestinians, a new poll has revealed. The poll […]

Noam Chomsky Speaks about Future of Humanity
The world is teetering on the brink of the abyss due to an increased risk of nuclear war, failure to address environmental challenges, and diminished ability to tackle problems rationally, world-renowned philosopher and linguist Noam […]

NYT: US Secretly Shipping Weapons from Israel to Ukraine
The US military is supplying Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds pulled from stockpiles based in Israel, according to the New York Times. The Pentagon is reportedly “scrambling” to find munitions as Ukrainian […]

Israel: No More Money to Ukrainian Refugees
Thousands of immigrants who came to Israel citing the conflict in Ukraine will stop receiving special monthly payments in the coming months, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Friday. The Israeli government is currently sourcing […]

Report: Ukraine Exacts Revenge on Israel at UN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made his country’s support for Israel at the UN contingent on the nation providing Kyiv with air defense systems, the news website Axios has claimed. After not receiving any firm […]

Israel’s Gantz Threatens to Use Force against Iran for New Nuclear Deal
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz called on Monday for taking advantage of the current unrest in Iran to put serious pressure on the government for a new and improved nuclear agreement, Israeli media reported. Gantz […]

Xi’s Visit and the Future of the Middle East: China-Arab Ties are Permanent
By Ramzy Baroud The problem with most Western media’s political analyses is that they generally tend to be short-sighted and focused mostly on variables that are of direct interest to Western governments. These types […]

Senior Ukrainian Military Delegation Arrives in Israel
A senior Ukrainian delegation, headed by a Major-General from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, arrived in Israel for a series of meetings with the Israeli army leadership, the Middle East Monitor reported. Moriah Asraf Wolberg, a […]

On Deciding Who’s Kicked Out: Palestine and World Cup ‘22
By Benay Blend Since the Russia/Ukraine war began in February 22, there has been ongoing debate over whether Russia’s invasion was unprovoked. There has also been conflict over use of the term “invasion” since NATO […]

Report: Israeli Arms Exports Mark Significant Increase in 2021
Israeli weapons exports have seen a significant increase last year, Isreali media reported. Figures by the Israeli Defense Ministry’s International Defense Cooperation Directorate showed that the Israeli military and security exports “surged by 30 percent” […]

Israel Funds ‘Strategic Materials’ for Ukraine under US Pressure
The US government pushed Israel into a one-time deal to provide Ukraine with mysterious “strategic materials” several weeks ago, Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed on Thursday. Tel Aviv reportedly wants the details of the arrangement kept […]