It took an international effort to end institutionalised racism in my country – now it must happen again, for Palestinian people My grandfather, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, would have turned 100 this year. The world is marking the centenary of his birthand celebrating his leadership in the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa. But while…
By Azeezah Kanji The prospect of Judge Brett Kavanaugh being elevated to Supreme Court justice – without a thorough investigation of the multiple allegations of sexual assault against him and after a confirmation hearing in which his rage and sense of entitlement were on full display – has triggered an outpouring of shock, pain, and righteous…
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 2018 (IPS) – The unpredictable Donald Trump, described by some as a human wrecking ball, will be walking down his own path of self-inflicted destruction when he visits the United Nations next week. The volatile American president’s unorthodox and reckless foreign policy has already reverberated throughout the…
By Asa Winstanley and Ali Abunimah Israel lobby financier Adam Milstein has been identified as the funder of Canary Mission, the anonymous website that aims to tarnish the reputations of US supporters of Palestinian rights. Milstein is named as the financier of Canary Mission by Eric Gallagher, a former employee of The Israel Project, in Al Jazeera’s censored investigative film, The Lobby – USA.…
By Ghada Karmi The Saudi kings have betrayed the unique history and culture of the holy cities entrusted to their care As the week of the Hajj, Islam’s annual pilgrimage to Mecca, draws to a close, the UN has announced the imminent outbreak of a third wave of cholera in Yemen. According to UN estimates,…
By Mark Curtis The scale of its commercial interests makes Britain probably the leading apologist for Sisi’s regime Five years ago on 14 August, the new Egyptian military regime under General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi crushed a protest at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in Cairo, killing at least 817 people. Since then, increasing repression has enabled Sisi to…
Press Release 17 October 2018 Serious consequences if Canberra recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital Citizens International strongly condemns the statement by the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison that Canberra was open to recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and shifting its embassy there. Such a move is illegal and in violation of international…
Press Release 16 October 2018 UN Security Council must impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia for the murder of Khashoggi Citizens International strongly condemns the kidnapping and brutal murder of Saudi journalist Kashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The available evidence points to Mohamed bin Salman as the man behind the…
Press Release 21 June 2018 End the conflict and humanitarian disaster in Yemen Citizens International chairman S.M. Mohamed Idris, in a letter to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, appealed to him, as a highly respected world statesman, to initiate action in the United Nations General Assembly to order the parties involved…
Press release 25 April 2018 Carry out counter-espionage surveillance on Mossad and its allies Citizens International calls on the Minister of Home Affairs to direct the police to carry out a thorough and comprehensive investigation of the assassination of the Palestinian scientist Fadi al-Batsh by suspected Mossad agents. He was a member of Hamas who…
At the annual Israel lobby conference at the National Press Club, sponsored by the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and Institute for Research:…
A February 17, 2018, article, titled, “Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections. We Do It, Too,” authored by…
From the historical report, a month before the declaration, on 9 April 1948, in Deir Yassin, 254 men, women and…
The martyr Fadi al-Batsh as I knew him My daughter Duaa, this is your father… Dr. Sharif Abu…
The letter has been signed by 67 retired civil servants belonging to a range of services, many of whom had…
At a recent global investment event in Riyadh, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced his plans to build a…
