West Asia/ North Africa

Ahed Tamimi released: ’I hope for the liberation of Palestine’

Young Palestinian freedom fighter Ahed Tamimi walked out of an Israeli prison on July 29 after spending eight months inside.…

August 12, 2018

Syria peace talks in Sochi make progress — without U.S.

By Karin Leukefeld Without the participation of the U.S., other Western imperialist forces or the Gulf monarchies — all of…

August 12, 2018

Freedom Flotilla to Gaza assaulted by Israeli Occupation Forces

The Israeli Occupation Force stopped and boarded by force the fishing boat al-Awda (the Return) between 40 and 50 nautical…

August 6, 2018

Israeli ‘nation state’ legislation parallels Nazi Nuremberg Laws

Roughly 80 years after Nazi Germany enacted what became known as the Nuremberg Laws in September 1935, Israeli lawmakers in…

July 25, 2018

Irish Senate passes bill showing solidarity with Palestine

Seanad Éireann, the Senate of Ireland, passed the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 on July 11, which,…

July 17, 2018

Rallies for Palestine

San Diego honors Palestinian rescue worker Workers World Party hosted a rally and vigil in San Diego on June 22…

June 28, 2018

Attack on Yemen port city puts millions at risk

With U.S. logistical and intelligence aid, the Saudi Arabia-United Arab Emirates coalition of reactionary monarchies in the Persian/Arabian Gulf region…

June 24, 2018

U.S. actions show solidarity with Palestine

Events around the U.S. expressed solidarity with Palestine during the first two weeks in June. Here is a sampling from…

June 16, 2018

Philadelphia protesters honor nurse slain in Gaza

As demonstrators gathered outside the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia for a solidarity protest with Palestine on June 8, passersby…

June 16, 2018

Global actions show solidarity with people of Gaza

On Al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), June 8, Israeli soldiers fatally shot four protesters, including a 15-year-old, in Gaza and wounded…

June 12, 2018