Tag: childhood

Israel’s Scholasticide and the Irrelevance of US Politics: 11,923 Palestinian Students didn’t Go Back to School this Fall because Israel Killed them

Juan Cole Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Palestinian Ministry of Education released a report this week detailing that 11,923 students in Gaza have been killed by Israel’s total war in the past year. In addition, 19,199 have been wounded, many with life-altering injuries. A physician working in Gaza last summer reported to HRW, “We are talking about… Read More Israel’s Scholasticide and the Irrelevance of US Politics: 11,923 Palestinian Students didn’t Go Back to School this Fall because Israel Killed them

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After their son came out, this conservative Christian couple went into a closet of their own

NB: A tragic yet beautiful story a gay boy and his conservative parents; and of Divine scripture. To me, it signifies nothing less than this: If God does not mean love, God means nothing. Maybe we can yet learn from such real life stories. The most telling lines in the story below are these: “There… Read More After their son came out, this conservative Christian couple went into a closet of their own

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GABOR MATE interview: Zionism will be looked upon as one of the greatest disasters in Jewish history

Zionism will be looked upon as one of the greatest disasters in Jewish history GAZA casualties, live statistics Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development, trauma, and potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including autoimmune… Read More GABOR MATE interview: Zionism will be looked upon as one of the greatest disasters in Jewish history

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The Israeli gangster regime is deliberately murdering children in schools and hospitals. The USA and UK are complicit in the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people

GAZA casualties, live statistics NB: The Netanyahu regime is a proxy for the USA; which supplies it with money and arms for this killing spree. They cannot achieve peace by ethnic cleansing; to the contrary this is a recipe for permanent warfare. The only people profiting from this are the arms manufacturers. The events of… Read More The Israeli gangster regime is deliberately murdering children in schools and hospitals. The USA and UK are complicit in the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people

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When will this horror end? When Israel realises that the cost of destroying us is too high

Israel often narrates relations between Israelis and Palestinians as replete with traumas that are never forgotten and are used “to legitimate the killing of Palestinians as an effective tool to preserve a secure Jewish state and prepare Israeli youth to be good soldiers and to carry on the practices of occupation”, as Israeli professor Nurit… Read More When will this horror end? When Israel realises that the cost of destroying us is too high

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‘Education of hatred’: Killing of Japanese boy sparks soul searching in China over rising nationalism

A rare statement issued last week by dozens of Chinese people living in Japan condemned the assault and called for reflections on the “underlying causes.” “The extreme nationalist hate education against Japan has been prevalent in China for a long time. It has obscured some Chinese people’s understanding of Japan, and even indulged ignorance and evil,” the statement… Read More ‘Education of hatred’: Killing of Japanese boy sparks soul searching in China over rising nationalism

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At least 22 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school compound

GAZA casualties, live statistics At least 22 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school compound Saturday, Palestinian officials said, with Israel saying it targeted Hamas fighters sheltering there. A spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, Mahmoud Basal, said the missile hit the Al-Zaytoun School, near Gaza City, where thousands were… Read More At least 22 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school compound

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शिक्षक दिवस: गरीब बच्चों की पढ़ाई – कुछ प्रयोग

Dear friends, We are happy to announce our Teachers Day special online talk for school students, teachers, and parents from Smt. Indrani Balan Science Activity Centre, IISER Pune. Thursday, September 5, 2024; Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Title – शिक्षक दिवस: गरीब बच्चों की पढ़ाई – कुछ प्रयोग  Speaker: Arvind Gupta (Renowned Science Communicator… Read More शिक्षक दिवस: गरीब बच्चों की पढ़ाई – कुछ प्रयोग

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‘There was no mercy, even on children’: trauma in the West Bank after Israeli raids

GAZA casualties, live statistics Julian Borger and Sufian Taha in Nur Shams camp, Tulkarm, West Bank When Israeli soldiers arrived at the modest house along an alleyway in Nur Shams camp on Wednesday night, they sent the women and four of the children out into the street, but kept hold of Malak Shihab. They took the muzzle off… Read More ‘There was no mercy, even on children’: trauma in the West Bank after Israeli raids

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