An Israeli airstrike on Gaza hit the home of a doctor, killing nine of her 10 children while she was on duty at her hospital. Dr Alaa al-Najjar was on duty at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis when she received her children’s bodies Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Thaslima Begum Dr Alaa al-Najjar, a paediatric specialist at… Read More Israeli airstrike kills nine of Gaza doctor’s 10 children
Some of the Shortest Stories Ever Written: (with thanks to the gentleman who posted them on X) 1. Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Story: Legend has it that Hemingway once wagered he could write a story in just six words that would outdo all others in emotional impact. He won the bet. For sale: baby shoes, never… Read More Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Story
we may very gently suggest that if Mahmudabad used his analytical mind to issue such an incredibly subtle dog whistle that we need three police officers to tell us where the whistle was and who the dogs were, then it was very clearly a really terrible dog whistle. You might as well close the case… Read More Tell me why; and how to read a sentence
Igbal Abilov was jailed in Azerbaijan over his Skype exchanges with Armenian academic Professor Garnik Asatrian. Trisha Sengupta Igbal Abilov, an Azerbaijani scholar and lecturer at Belarusian State University, was sentenced to 18 years in jail over his online communication with Armenian academic Professor Garnik Asatrian, reported the Armenian Report. The harsh verdict came after Abilov… Read More Azerbaijani man sentenced for ‘treason’ after speaking with Armenian historian, jailed for 18 years
NB: This is the simplest and most incisive statement after 18 months of racist bloodshed by the IDF: “After a year and a half in which you killed 19000 children, 53,000 residents, destroyed all the universities and the hospitals, you feel there is no political win, that’s why you go crazy. Why are you sad?… Read More Israeli MP forcibly removed from podium after blasting Gaza war / The Bloodied Emirates: How the UAE Fears a Free Muslim World
We have heard it all before: ‘We were only obeying orders’. It’s the standard excuse by state sponsored murderers, torturers and assorted sadists when finally brought to book. As Gideon Levy points out in this latest column in Haaretz, it applies very much in Israel today. Gideon Levy; May 22, 2025 The Israel Defense Forces… Read More Israel’s Military Leaders Are Not ‘Only Obeying Orders.’ They Could Have Stopped the Gaza Massacre
The United Nations estimated that the Netanyahu government’s continued starvation of more than 2 million Palestinians could kill up to 14,000 infants in the next two days without a serious influx of aid. By Julia Conley / Common Dreams News outlets have reported since Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allowed five aid trucks carrying baby… Read More UN Warns 14,000 Babies in Gaza Could Die in 48 Hours Without True Lift of Israeli Blockade
Punarchith (‘Re-Think’) is a collective that focuses on evolving alternative perspectives and activities related to education, environment, democracy, and society. It seeks pathways and perspectives that would lead to ideas and learning for an equitable and just society. Its foundational premise is to evolve and engage with ideas that are suitable for everyday life in… Read More Punarchith (Re-Think). Reflections on a decade-long journey
Sanam Vakil Nineteen months on from the 7 October Hamas attacks and the war in Gaza, Israel is under a new wave of international pressure and increasingly isolated from its partners and allies. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government recently announced its intention to reoccupy Gaza yet again, and called up Israeli reservists. In tandem, the illegal expansion… Read More International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it’s not enough to force Netanyahu’s hand
“The British people are not taught the dark history of our responsibility for this mess.” Speaking at a mass march in central London on Saturday, Scottish historian William Dalrymple delivered a powerful speech condemning Britain’s historic and ongoing role in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. The demonstration, marking the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, drew… Read More William Dalrymple’s speech on how colonialism led to the genocide in Gaza
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