by Jeff Klein Originally published by Mondoweiss, October 2022 The border between Lebanon and Israel is perennially tense. Israel has invaded Lebanon at least three times and it occupied much of Lebanon’s south for eighteen years, until forced out by resistance fighters in 2000. Retaliatory […]
By Jeff Klein Israel’s assault on Gaza has surpassed six months and killed more than 34,000 Palestinians – the majority women and children. Now, in response to a Hamas acceptance of a ceasefire proposal, Israel appears to be launching a brutal attack on Gaza’s south, […]
by Jeff Klein (This is an updated version of a previous article.) Just weeks after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Israel was plausibly committing Genocide in Gaza, Massachusetts Senators Warren and Markey voted for an additional $14 billion in US aid for […]
This is an updated version of this earlier article. by Jeff Klein In a historic January 26 ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague judged “plausible” that Israel’s assault on Gaza since October constitutes Genocide. This could be a sign that Israel […]
By Jeff Klein As the brutal assault on the more than 2 million Palestinians trapped in the Gaza Strip enters its fourth month, there are finally signs that the international community may begin to hold Israel accountable. On December 29 South Africa filed a charge […]
By Jeff Klein As this is being written (November 24) Israel has agreed to a temporary truce brokered by Qatar to allow for the partial exchange of prisoners. This is a pause in Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza, with little indication that it is willing […]
by Jeff Klein originally published in the Dorchester Reporter Most of us understand that money in our political system has a corrosive effect on democracy. That’s why Massachusetts has strong conflict-of-interest laws prohibiting any substantial gifts to lawmakers from lobbyists or organizations that advocate for […]
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