Tag: human rights

Support South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice

Why this petition matters The signature box may be found on the top of this document. Started by Riyad Tibi We the undersigned applaud and fully support South Africa’s referral of Israel to the ICJ (International Court of Justice) for its genocidal crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza. We hope that this action will lead… Read More Support South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice

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Israel killed thousands of children in Gaza. How can so many Israelis remain indifferent? / In Israel, 20,000 Gazans are responsible for their own deaths. I’ve never been so ashamed

Amira Hass: For decades we’ve been brought up believing that only military force can ensure the state’s survival, while denying rights to the Palestinians. That’s just one of many sad answers to the question GAZA casualties live statistics United Nations Documentation on the Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem Children walk along a street… Read More Israel killed thousands of children in Gaza. How can so many Israelis remain indifferent? / In Israel, 20,000 Gazans are responsible for their own deaths. I’ve never been so ashamed

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Dear President Biden: About your Record on Guns, Arms, and Belligerence

H. PATRICIA HYNES President Joe Biden “Missile Theft,” by Juan Cole, Digital, Dream/ Dreamland v. 3/ IbisPaint, 2023 Dear Joe, I would wish you a Happy New Year; but it seems trite and banal, given all the challenges and troubles you and our country face in 2024 – some inherited from previous administrations, others of… Read More Dear President Biden: About your Record on Guns, Arms, and Belligerence

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Can Masha Gessen get an Apology now that Israel’s Cabinet Minister Smotrich called Gaza a ‘Ghetto’ that Should be Depopulated?

GAZA casualties live statistics United Nations Documentation on the Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem JUAN COLE Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The chief characteristic of the current Israeli government of PM Binyamin Netanyahu is the inclusion in it of elements that were shunned in Israeli politics until recently — the Kahanaists, who are… Read More Can Masha Gessen get an Apology now that Israel’s Cabinet Minister Smotrich called Gaza a ‘Ghetto’ that Should be Depopulated?

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The Subversive Seventies

Michael Hardt Progressive and revolutionary movements of the 1970s, which took place across the globe, provide an inspiring and useful guide for contemporary radical political thought and action, even more than those of the 1960s. The sixties were a crucial historical turning point and we can certainly learn from those movements, both the victorious and… Read More The Subversive Seventies

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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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‘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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