Congressional Support for Israel’s War on Gaza Shows Bipartisan Hostility toward International Law admin, February 21, 2009 Last month’s decision by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, backed by an overwhelming majority of her Democratic colleagues, to go on record in support of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip does not give much hope that the expanded Democratic majority will be much more sensitive to human rights than we have seen after years of Republican rule…. Continue Reading
Obama’s Visit to Caterpillar Shows Insensitivity to Human Rights Concerns admin, February 16, 2009January 21, 2025 Over the objections of church groups, peace organizations and human rights activists, President Barack Obama decided to return to Illinois to visit the headquarters of the Caterpillar company, which for years has violated international law, U.S. law and its own code of conduct by selling its D9 and D10 bulldozers to Israel…. Continue Reading