Israel

by Vanessa Beeley, published on Vanessa’s Substack, June 4, 2024 At approximately 00.20 on the 3rd of June 2024 Israel again violated Syrian airspace to target sites in the vicinity of Aleppo, northern Syria. The Israeli jets entered Syrian air-space via Jordan and the illegal U.S. military base at Al …

by Khalil Nasrallah, published on The Cradle, May 30, 2024 Western-backed terrorist strongholds in Syria have not remained untouched by the Israeli military assault on Gaza. With the broad activation of the Axis of Resistance in support of Gaza, particularly in Lebanon, it didn’t take too long before Washington began …

by Khalil Nasrallah, published on the Cradle, May 14, 20224 Recent resistance operations in eastern Syria have established new rules of engagement that constrain both Washington and Tel Aviv’s once-untethered freedom to operate in this strategic theater. For several years, the presence of the region’s Axis of Resistance forces in …

by Paul Larudee, published on Global Research, January 12, 2023 I wish I could see a way that Gaza can escape genocide, but I can’t. The global mobilization of millions of people, including you and me, is inspirational, as is the stunning work by small independent journalists, upon whom we …

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by Steven Sahiounie, published on MidEast Discourse, December 16, 2023 This Christmas, the rooms of all the hotels in Bethlehem are empty, and local businesses are suffering because no Christian pilgrims wanted to travel to what is increasingly looking like a war-zone. Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, has cancelled Christmas this year. …

from the International Critical Geographies Group, November 11, 2021 This Statement was written a month ago, but it is excellent and covers all aspects.  There is a link to sign at the bottom if you agree with this stance.  [SSM Editor] As geographers, scholars, activists, organisers, artists, workers and communities …

by Simplicus the Thinker, published on Substack, November 18, 2023 This is a pretty interesting, if meandering, analysis that looks at the regional and global aspects of the war in Gaza.  He has some interesting leaks and maps to back up his positions as he moves towards a final conclusion.   …

by Kit Klarenberg, published on The Cradle, November 13, 2023 This article focuses on Israel, but it brings out a scenario that could level the regional playing field when all is said and done. [jb] On 6 November, the Financial Times published an extraordinary investigation tracking the devastating economic toll …