Middle East – Massachusetts Peace Action

ICJ: Israel committing genocide is ‘plausible’

June 5, 2024 Susan Nicholson

By Susan Nicholson THE BACKGROUND Since the landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice on January 26, 2024 that at least some of Israel’s actions in Gaza are plausibly described as genocide (South Africa v. Israel), South Africa has returned to the ICJ on […]

The Gaza War and Its Implications for the Middle East & Geopolitics

January 8, 2024 Maryellen Kurkulos

While the massacres of October 7 must be absolutely condemned, in no way do they justify the Israeli devastation of Gaza. The civilian death toll there is approaching 20,000 innocent lives, with hundreds of thousands more at risk from lack of water, food and shelter. 85% of all […]