Michael F. Brown’s blog

US Senator Tom Cotton in the Hart Senate Office Building

US senator recommends ripping skin off Gaza protesters

Michael F. Brown 20 April 2024

House ignores Netanyahu’s apartheid map, but deems equal rights chant anti-Semitic Read more about US senator recommends ripping skin off Gaza protesters

Joe Biden at a microphone with three lights above him

Biden thinks you’re stupid

Michael F. Brown 5 April 2024

The president’s words are undercut by his arming of Israel. Read more about Biden thinks you’re stupid

Palestinian children and adults try to secure food

Firm helping Israel spy on Gaza includes genocide advocate

Michael F. Brown 28 March 2024

Retired general Giora Eiland has promoted making Gaza “a place where no human being can exist.” Read more about Firm helping Israel spy on Gaza includes genocide advocate

President Joe Biden puts his arm around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with American and Israeli flags behind them

Will Netanyahu outlast Biden?

Michael F. Brown 23 March 2024

The American president has alienated key constituencies by continuing to arm Israel during the Gaza genocide Read more about Will Netanyahu outlast Biden?

Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden, seated, with US and Israeli flags behind them

AIPAC applauds Netanyahu genocide

Michael F. Brown 15 March 2024

CODEPINK activists confront lobbyists seeking more weapons to Israel. Read more about AIPAC applauds Netanyahu genocide

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper walks alongside Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump with military personnel present at Arlington National Cemetery

Spreading propaganda and touting genocide

Michael F. Brown 5 March 2024

CNN analyst misrepresents massacre and New York governor pushes wiping out Gaza. Read more about Spreading propaganda and touting genocide

Senator Chris Van Hollen gesticulates

Empty words, deadly bombs

Michael F. Brown 16 February 2024

US senator blasts Israeli “war criminals,” but votes for more military aid. Read more about Empty words, deadly bombs

CNN town hall stage

Pro-Israel bias grips CNN

Michael F. Brown 11 February 2024

Dearborn mayor insists on telling Dana Bash about Israeli occupation and apartheid. Read more about Pro-Israel bias grips CNN

A Palestinian youth carries a bag of UNRWA flour with two youths and an UNRWA school in background

States gutting UNRWA are complicit in genocide

Michael F. Brown 1 February 2024

US takes swift action against aid agency, but fails to stop Israel. Read more about States gutting UNRWA are complicit in genocide

Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu, both seated, lean toward each other with American and Israeli flags behind them

Netanyahu insists on Israeli control west of the Jordan River

Michael F. Brown 19 January 2024

US Senators “bury” their heads in sand as American-made bombs obliterate Palestinian civilians. Read more about Netanyahu insists on Israeli control west of the Jordan River

Michael F. Brown is an independent journalist. His work and views have appeared in The International Herald Tribune, TheNation.com, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The News & Observer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Washington Post and elsewhere.