By Jack Hunter – Responsible Statecraft

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia’s 14th district, who at one time was arguably the politician most associated with Donald Trump’s “MAGA” movement outside of the president himself, announced in a lengthy video Friday night that she would be retiring from Congress, with her last day being January 5. Continue reading “Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign: ‘I refuse to be a battered wife’”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli forces have killed at least 339 Palestinians and have wounded 871 since October 11 as Israel continues to violate the US-backed ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Israel Has Killed 339 Palestinians in Gaza in Ceasefire Violations: Health Ministry”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Even as the Trump White House is busy in Europe trying to get NATO and EU states on board its 28-point peace plan which controversially demands the Ukrainian side cede territory, the Europeans have leaked their own counter-plan which proposes much less in the way of compromise with Russia.

The UK, France, and Germany have put forward their own counter-proposal, and the draft differs sharply from the US version. Like with prior proposed deals, it contains terms which Moscow is expected to flatly reject, mostly notably it does not provide guarantees that Ukraine will stay out of NATO, and also absent is the ceding of any territory. Continue reading “Europe’s Counter-Plan For Ukraine Peace Leaves Door Wide Open For NATO Admission”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday that the Israeli military’s forced displacement of Palestinians in three refugee camps in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank amounts to “ethnic cleansing” and “war crimes.” Continue reading “HRW Says Israel’s ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of West Bank Refugee Camps Amounts to War Crimes”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) announced on Wednesday that it has received the 1,000th aircraft as part of an airlift operation delivering US military equipment to Israel that began following the October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel and the start of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. Continue reading “Israel Receives 1,000th Aircraft Carrying US Military Supplies Since October 7, 2023”