Gaza under attack: death and destruction in Rafah
NOVANEWS Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem Chair of West Midland PSC More mayhem in Gaza via comrades from ISM: On the afternoon of Thursday April 7th, Israeli forces escalated their attacks on the Gaza […]
The Revolution That Wasn’t–Egypt Junta Crushes Tahrir Square Protests, Killing Two
NOVANEWS by crescentandcross Witnesses Report Arrest of Soldiers Who Tried to Join Protest by Jason Ditz, Faced with rallies across Cairo which some estimated were upwards of a hundred thousand demonstrators demanding reforms, the Egyptian military […]
Zio-Nazi pounds Gaza for third day
NOVANEWS By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Palestinian militants fired more than 30 rockets at southern Israel on Saturday and Israeli warplanes killed five militants in […]
Suspect Identified in Santa Monica Bomb Blast
NOVANEWS by crescentandcross Ed note–the news coming out was that this was originally thought to have NOT been a bomb, but rather a mechanical failure at a building next door that sounded like an explosion. […]
Dorothy Online Newsletter
NOVANEWS Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem Chair of West Midland PSC Dear Friends, Seems that the Goldstone fracas is still popular stuff. Today’s NY Times has both the Israeli side of the story (‘bravo to Goldstone […]
Intolerance–Then and Now
NOVANEWS This post is a bit of a departure for the website. While our focus is generally on what is happening in Israel and Palestine, we want to also occasionally draw the connections between […]
Britain opposes call to retract Goldstone Report
NOVANEWS Have they suddenly discovered their backbone? DEBBIE MENON You can always take the vertebrae out of a vertebrate (the procedure is probably described as an vertebraectomy), but I doubt that one […]
The U.S. doesn’t have to justify its double standards to anyone: Joshua Frank
NOVANEWS Interview by Kourosh Ziabari Joshua Frank is an American progressive journalist and noted anti-war columnist. His articles and commentaries have appeared on CounterPunch, Z Magazine, AntiWar.com, Truthout and Alternet. He is […]
Three Short Takes on Afghanistan
NOVANEWS by David Swanson Afghan Women Behind the Wheel KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — I’ve been fortunate to meet some very talented photographers and film-makers here in Afghanistan. We’re planning an Afghan Film Festival […]
Egyptians are Back in Tahrir Square to Block a Counter Revolution
NOVANEWS Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem Chair of West Midland PSC “To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction And to every revolution there is often plotted a counter revolution…” “Day by […]