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Palestinians to renew UN statehood bid
Agencies
The Palestinians will renew a bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations, a move which could strengthen their statehood claims after talks with Israel stalled.
Palestinians are listed as a UN observer “entity” with no voting rights. They will ask to be made… Continue reading
State Responsibility in the context of non-state actors
Lilian Nyamwaro
Are the International Law Commission’s 2001 Articles on State Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful Acts sufficiently robust in the context of non-state actors who commit acts of terrorism?
The principle of state responsibility under international law was created to protect the rights of… Continue reading
Nuclear weapons as instruments of peace?
Richard Falk
A few days ago I was a participant in a well-attended academic panel on “the decline of violence and warfare” at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association held this year in San Diego, California. The two-part panel featured appraisal of the common argument… Continue reading
One state solution featured on NPR and in Carter ‘IHT’ Op-Ed
Adam Horowitz
As the possibility of a two-state solution fades into the horizon (cue the flatline), the discussion of alternatives continues to expand. Building off last month’s One State conference at Harvard, NPR‘s Morning Edition featured a story… Continue reading
On anti-Semitism, war crimes, and old poets
Lillian Rosengarten
Silence in the face of apartheid is unbearable.
We can no longer remain silent nor turn our backs and pretend ignorance to a gruesome occupation of stolen land, the cruelest collective punishment in the open-air sewer prison where Palestinians once lived in peace… Continue reading
“Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About It.” [Book]
If you believe corporate personhood is a threat to democracy, then “Corporations Are Not People” is a must-read book. (Truthout also strongly recommends Thom Hartmann’s “Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became People — and
President Obama and His key Advisors are a Gang of War Criminals
Dave Lindorff
February 29, 2012 “Information Clearing House” —- If a bunch of street toughs decided to gang up and beat the crap
Washington Reaps the Rewards of Its “Arab Spring” Destabilization Campaign
US-Funded Tunisian President Prepares to Withdraw Recognition of Syrian Government
Tony Cartalucci
On February 5, 2012 – Reuters reported, “Tunisia “to withdraw recognition” of Syria government,” and specifically that newly appointed Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki made the announcement on his