Iran Palestine

Oct 3, 2024 | znetwork.org | Norman G. Finkelstein |Mouin Rabbani |Iran Palestine

Norman Finkelstein and Mouin Rabbani in discussion with India and Global left on the current situation involving Israel, Lebanon and Iran. ZNetwork is funded solely through the generosity of its readers.

Apr 18, 2024 | znetwork.org | Iran Palestine |Richard Falk

[Prefatory Note: This is a revised text of an opinion piece published in Turkish, a contribution invited by Semin Gumusel on April 14, 2024; developments arising from the convergent incidents on April 1st continue to reverberate, making updating a high priority.] April 1st Pivet from Gaza: Damascus Massacre, Al Shifa Hospitial, World Central Kitchen Attack, the Biden/Netanyahu Diplomatic Dance, and Iran’s Retaliation Certain dates become iconic through being engraved in the public...

Apr 16, 2024 | znetwork.org | Iran Palestine |Jessica Corbett

Since Iran on Saturday sent hundreds of drones and missiles—which were mostly shot down—toward Israel to retaliate for an Israeli bombing of the Iranian consulate in Syria, anti-war voices around the world have called for de-escalation efforts.

Apr 16, 2024 | znetwork.org | Iran Palestine |Murtaza Hussain

The Israeli bombing of an Iranian consular office in Damascus on April 1 was the first salvo in a new phase of a regional conflict between the two countries. The attack, which killed several senior Iranian military officials, took the conflict from proxy warfare to direct confrontation. On Saturday night, Iran launched its long-expected response to Israel, targeting the country with hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles.

Apr 14, 2024 | znetwork.org | Juan Cole |Iran Palestine

Despite all the hype about Iran’s largely symbolic barrage of over 200 drones and cruise and ballistic missiles, unleashed on the thinly populated Negev Desert (where it was mainly Palestinian Bedouin who were put in danger), the military significance of this action was minimal. An Israeli base was hit at Dimona, which houses the country’s nuclear warheads, but the government said that the damage was minimal.