Daily Archives: 19th December 2014

Israel’s splendid isolation

19th December 2014   Israel, Highlights
UN-Palestine State Uri Avnery reviews Israel’s international isolation and assesses the consequences of a US veto or non-veto of a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to the Israeli occupation. Read more [...]

America and the forgotten futility of torture

19th December 2014   USA and Canada, Highlights
US torture Lawrence Davidson says showing once more that torture is futile will not stop it from recurring in the USA, and that the only deterrence is to hold the politicians responsible to account. Read more [...]