Tag: Global War and Violence

The Legitimization of Evil Will Remain With Israelis Long After the War in Gaza Ends

NB: Gideon Levy’s voice reassures us that reason and compassion live in all of us, regardless of religion, nationality, time or place. He has always spoken against injustice, and for the rights of suffering humanity, especially those closest to him, in Palestine. Here he talks about the phenomenon of evil, of whose existence, every now… Read More The Legitimization of Evil Will Remain With Israelis Long After the War in Gaza Ends

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A Year in Crises

NB: My one request to commentators on global affairs is this: could you please stop the journalistic shorthand ‘global north’ and ‘global south’? Or else give us a detailed list of those countries (are countries all there is?), which fall in either category? Is India ‘north’ or ‘south’? South Africa? Greece? Singapore? North Korea? Belarus?… Read More A Year in Crises

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‘Going to hospital meant risking our lives’: the terror of giving birth in Gaza

Aseel Mousa in Gaza Women such as Hanan face labour at home without medical help or pain relief, with only neighbours and relatives to help GAZA casualties live statistics When Hanan went into labour earlier this month, she was caught between the pain and fear of facing childbirth without medical help, and the terror of Israeli… Read More ‘Going to hospital meant risking our lives’: the terror of giving birth in Gaza

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War Resisters International: Combating Militarism / Stopping the War Business

First posted July 21, 2015 GAZA casualties live statistics Summary: http://www.wri-irg.org/node/22197 Thank you for joining War Resisters International and the New Tactics community for an online conversation on tactics for combating the militarisation of education, public spaces, vulnerable communities, entertainment and culture, from June 10 to 14, 2013. Governments and other military actors around the world target… Read More War Resisters International: Combating Militarism / Stopping the War Business

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The Long History Of Zionist Proposals To Ethnically Cleanse The Gaza Strip

Ethnic cleansing or “transfer” is an intrinsic part of Zionism’s early history, and has remained an essential feature of Israeli political life. More recently, “transfer” has been mainstreamed by billing it as encouraging “voluntary emigration.” By Mouin Rabbani / Mondoweiss Senior Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, are again publicly advocating the ethnic cleansing of… Read More The Long History Of Zionist Proposals To Ethnically Cleanse The Gaza Strip

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Israel bombs refugee camps; UN warns of famine risk; skirmishes on Lebanon border intensify

NB: 21,600 people have been killed in Gaza, the majority women and children, and thousands more buried under the rubble, if this is not state terrorism and genocide, what is? How much more butchery do Messrs Netanyahu and Biden need to satiate their blood lust? DS Israeli planes bombed refugee camps in Gaza on Saturday… Read More Israel bombs refugee camps; UN warns of famine risk; skirmishes on Lebanon border intensify

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Israeli army destroyed more than 200 archaeological sites in Gaza: Report

Live statistics The Israeli army has destroyed more than 200 archaeological and ancient sites out of 325 that were registered across the Gaza Strip in the course of its devastating onslaught since Oct. 7, authorities in the enclave said Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Gaza Media Office said the sites include ancient churches, mosques, schools and museums and… Read More Israeli army destroyed more than 200 archaeological sites in Gaza: Report

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South Africa launches case at UN court accusing Israel of genocide

South Africa has launched a case against Israel at the UN’s international court of justice (ICJ) accusing the state of committing genocide in its military campaign in Gaza. Israel responded to the allegations “with disgust”, calling South Africa’s case a “blood libel” and urging the ICJ to reject it. Any case at the ICJ is likely to… Read More South Africa launches case at UN court accusing Israel of genocide

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Moscow court hands long jail terms to two men for reciting anti-war poetry

A Moscow court on Thursday sentenced two men to years in prison for taking part in the recital of verses against the Ukraine campaign during an anti-mobilisation protest last year. Artyom Kamardin, 33, received a seven-year sentence for reciting a poem, and Yegor Shtovba, 23, was sentenced to five and a half years for attending the protest.… Read More Moscow court hands long jail terms to two men for reciting anti-war poetry

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