Jewish organizers are increasingly confronting Trump

As the administration continues to exploit antisemitism to arrest protesters and curb academic freedoms, more American Jews are saying ‘not in my name’… “As a Jewish person, I’m really appalled at the idea that they are trying to make it sound as if opposing genocide is somehow antisemitic,” said Josh Dubnau, a professor who received… Read More Jewish organizers are increasingly confronting Trump

Visual testament

The two-state two-step wasn’t a serious commitment; it was a way of pretending that the shrinking bantustans of Gaza and the West Bank were a state in the making Mukul Kesavan Over the last month, global opinion on Israel’s unending massacre of Palestinians in Gaza has shifted, at least rhetorically. Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and… Read More Visual testament

How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan

Disinformation spread to mainstream channels in what experts call deliberate ‘informational warfare’ Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent As missiles and drones crisscrossed the night skies above India and Pakistan earlier this month, another invisible war was taking place. Not long after the Indian government announced Operation Sindoor, the military offensive against Pakistan triggered by a militant attack in Kashmir that… Read More How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan

Chased, beaten and robbed: survivors describe Israeli settler violence in West Bank / Chris Hedges on The End of the Western Mythology

Palestinians and activists forced out of the village of Mughayyir al-Deir say they were harassed, stoned and shot at Lorenzo Tondo, Quique Kierszenbaum and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem Survivors of an attack by violent Israeli settlers have described being “hunted” across a West Bank valley by men armed with pistols, rifles and batons, who beat them so badly that all 10… Read More Chased, beaten and robbed: survivors describe Israeli settler violence in West Bank / Chris Hedges on The End of the Western Mythology

Gabor Maté, Chris Hedges & Aaron Maté on Palestine: The Moral Issue of Our Time

The problem of evil will be the fundamental problem of postwar intellectual life in Europe – as death became the fundamental problem after the last war: Hannah Arendt, Nightmare and Flight, (1945) Essays in Understanding ***** Gabor Maté, Chris Hedges & Aaron Maté on ‘Palestine: The Moral Issue of Our Time’ Chris Hedges and Gabor Maté, introduced… Read More Gabor Maté, Chris Hedges & Aaron Maté on Palestine: The Moral Issue of Our Time

A Pathetic Apologist

NB: The pathos here is twofold, a transparent attempt to deceive; and an equally transparent ambition. The Pahalgam terrorist attack was a horrible and inhuman crime; and its perpetrators have not yet been arrested. However, the resultant outrage included expressions of communal hatred. These were referred to by none other than a bereaved person, the… Read More A Pathetic Apologist

Ukraine condemns US ‘silence’ after Russia’s biggest air raid of war

At least 12 killed including three children after Kremlin launches 298 drones and 69 missile strikes against neighbour Peter Beaumont in Kyiv Ukraine has condemned US “silence” after Russia carried out its largest air raid in three years of war, with a second straight night of massive drone and ballistic missile strikes killing at least 12… Read More Ukraine condemns US ‘silence’ after Russia’s biggest air raid of war

Israeli MP forcibly removed from podium after blasting Gaza war / The Bloodied Emirates: How the UAE Fears a Free Muslim World

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