Category: Foreign Policy

Nancy Pelosi’s Dismal Record on Israel and Palestine

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The Progressive, November 20, 2025, by Stephen Zunes
There is much to admire about U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who recently announced her plan to retire in 2027 after thirty-nine years in office, including her progressive domestic agenda, superb legislative skills, and groundbreaking role as the first female Congressional leader. But we must also remember that her unwavering support for successive, rightwing Israeli governments allied her more closely with her Republican colleagues than her liberal constituents in San Francisco…

U.S. supports Israel’s atrocities

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Arab Organisation for Human Rights UK, Webinar Nov 16, 2025
Israel’s atrocities — genocide, torture, and extrajudicial executions — are made possible by U.S. military, diplomatic, and financial support. Zunes stressed that targeted killings of U.S. citizens and mounting evidence of Israeli crimes are shifting American public opinion in unprecedented ways. He highlighted the crucial role of human rights organisations and Israeli activists documenting abuses, calling this moment a rare opportunity to push for a major shift in U.S. policy.

The Only Remaining Colony in Africa Continues its Struggle for Independence

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Inter Press Service, October 30, 2025, By Thalif Deen
[quoting Stephen Zunes; source link]
Described as a non-self-governing territory in northwestern Africa fighting for decolonization, Western Sahara is the last African colonial state yet to achieve independence… A former Spanish colony, it was annexed by Morocco in 1975… On October 30, the UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution on the future of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).

Interview: Gaza/Israel ceasefire

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Hudson Mohawk Magazine/Sanctuary Community Radio,
upstate New York, Oct. 22, 2025 (10-mins.) with Mark Dunlea.
After two weeks, the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is still holding, despite numerous continued killings by Israel’s IDF and a delay by Hamas in turning over some bodies of dead hostages they claim are buried under the rubble from Israel’s missiles. Updates the situation and Zunes’s article, “A Shaky Ceasefire is Better Than an Ongoing Genocide.”