Stephen Prager's articles (16 total)

IDF closes investigation into brutal 2023 settler attack on Palestinians without charges
The closure of an investigation into alleged torture by Israeli settlers and soldiers highlights the near-total impunity surrounding escalating violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

On-again, off-again war/peace rhetoric: just epic insider trading?
Epic insider trading by those who likely know Trump's plans is one characteristic of the US war on Iran, with some observers suggesting the on-again off-again peace deals are deliberately choreographed for the markets.

Study warns of terrifying Atlantic Ocean current collapse
New research shows a critical Atlantic Ocean current system is weakening faster than expected, raising the risk of irreversible climate disruption.

Italy breaks with Israel as public anger forces a political shift
Italy has suspended military cooperation with Israel after months of mounting public anger.

Storms expose Gaza’s humanitarian collapse
Heavy rains and gale-force winds have turned life-threatening for Palestinians in Gaza, where the destruction of housing and restrictions on aid have left millions without shelter.

Deleting climate science: the Trump EPA rewrites the causes of warming
The Trump administration has removed references to human-caused climate change and key scientific data from EPA websites, alarming climate scientists and health experts.

UN expert says all nations with ties to Israel ‘responsible in some measure’ for Gaza genocide
Francesca Albanese wrote that states that supported Israel financially and militarily “could and should be held liable for aiding, assisting, or jointly participating in internationally wrongful acts.”

‘We must keep the pressure on’: Humanitarians say ceasefire doesn’t erase Gaza genocide
“This much-needed and welcomed ceasefire does not change the simple fact that Israel has just committed a genocide in Gaza,” wrote the co-founder of European Jews for Palestine.

New ‘thought policing’ bill may let Rubio strip passports from US citizens over political speech
“Marco Rubio has claimed the power to designate people terrorist supporters based solely on what they think and say,” said one free speech advocate.

'Greatest corruption in presidential history': Trump family reaps US$5b more in crypto profits
Your family gets higher energy prices and cuts to healthcare. His family gets billions, said Rep. Greg Casar.

As Florida ends all childhood vaccine mandates, doctors fear preventable diseases will 'come roaring back'
Florida's decision to erase school vaccine requirements will cause preventable illness and death, said one immunologist. Not just for kids in Florida, for whole communities, of all ages, across the country.

'Blatantly lying': Crime is falling in every single city Trump threatened with federal police takeover
Many Americans are persuaded by persistent claims that crime is rising, even when they are not. Critics say the media's rampant coverage of violent crime has helped to warp their perceptions.

Israeli officials reportedly held talks about displacing Palestinians to war-torn South Sudan
If implemented, the plans would amount to transferring people from one war-ravaged land at risk of famine to another, the Associated Press said.

Most of Trump's net worth comes from 'crypto empire': report
According to an investigation by Accountable.US, 73% of Trump's net worth may now come from crypto, which his administration is working to dramatically deregulate.

'Unequivocal': Israeli human rights orgs describe Gaza assault as 'genocide' for the first time
Genocide is never supposed to happen, said the executive director of B'Tselem, one of Israel's leading human rights groups. Not here. Not anywhere. Not at all.

Israeli Knesset hosts conference on plan to 'Occupy Gaza' and 'Relocate Gazans'
There is a purpose to this war, and it’s a criminal one, wrote Israeli journalist Gideon Levy in Haaretz this past weekend.