Human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris examines the agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Trump administration, announced on Sunday, June 14 — at the very moment Tehran was reportedly preparing a massive missile strike on Israel after Israel’s renewed bombing of Beirut crossed Iran’s red lines. According to Lascaris, Trump appears to have […]
In this report, human rights lawyer and journalist Dimitri Lascaris returns to Lebanon, where the traces of Israeli bombardment are impossible to ignore and Israeli drones can once again be heard over Beirut. On the ground, Dimitri reports on destroyed neighborhoods, displaced families, and a so-called ceasefire agreement that raises more questions than answers: Is […]
In this video, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris analyzes the dramatic developments following a new escalation between the United States, Israel and Iran. At the center are conflicting accounts surrounding an alleged ceasefire, reports of an unusually tense exchange between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu and the question of whether recent events […]
In this video, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris reports on April 12, 2026 from Beirut, Lebanon, on the unclear collapse of negotiations between the United States and Iran in Pakistan and highlights the contradictory statements of the involved parties. At the same time, he examines the ongoing Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, […]
On April 8, just hours after a “ceasefire” was announced, Israel struck 110 targets in Lebanon, killing 357 people within ten minutes. Dimitri Lascaris travels to Beirut and documents the destruction and its aftermath on the ground. What really happened that day — and why is the war escalating despite an alleged ceasefire? To read […]
On April 9, Dimitri Lascaris returns to Lebanon for the fifth time since the war began and reports directly from the streets of Beirut. Following this week’s deadly attacks carried out by Israel and Hezbollah’s response, a picture is emerging on the ground that casts the escalation in a new light. To read the transcript […]
Written by Jeffrey Sachs To read the original text in English visit the following link: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/israel-war-on-peace ABOUT JEFFREY D. SACHS Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed the Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development […]
What the Media fails to Report: Israel’s trail of Destruction
Beirut: Israel’s “Dahiya Doctrine” & destruction of medical facilities