Analysis

By Sheldon Richman

The surrealism of this week’s contrasting scenes in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli soldiers were murdering dozens and maiming many hundreds of unarmed Palestinians, and Jerusalem, where smarmy representatives of the Trump administration — led by Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law — flattered Israel’s rulers while dedicating the new U.S. embassy, prompted me to post my 29-year-old article, with the gracious permission of the Washington Report.

Read more: Shabbos with Zaide

By Jacob Hornberger

Given the recent shooting of unarmed Palestinian protestors at the hands of Israeli soldiers, leaving 58 people killed and 2,700 injured, isn’t it time for the American people to be asking the following question about the role of the federal government in the lives of the American people: Why should any American be forced to subsidize the salaries of the Israeli soldiers who did the shooting and the rifles and bullets they used in the massacre?

Read more: Time to End Foreign Aid to Israel

By MWC News

Israelis tried to destroy and erase my Palestinian village, Beit Daras, but they did not and will not succeed.

Read more: My Palestinian right of return is sacred

By William T. Hathaway

Since parliamentary democracy was restored in Germany after World War Two, several right-wing parties have sought to get the required 5% of the popular vote to be represented in parliament.

Read more: Germany’s new right wing

By Uri Avnery

"If you want to understand the policy of a nation, look at the map!" Napoleon is supposed to have said. It is good advice.

Read more: Who is the vassal?