Tag: Imperialism

The ‘Gaza genocide’ claim is a blood libel, says historian Simon Schama

In his recent keynote address to the Holocaust Educational Trust annual dinner, well-known historian Simon Schama denounced the allegations of genocide directed at the Israeli government and armed forces as a ‘blood libel.’ This term is specific to Jewish history, and refers to medieval Christian slanders directed against Jews by the highest echelons of Christian… Read More The ‘Gaza genocide’ claim is a blood libel, says historian Simon Schama

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Thanks to ‘NAZA’ Hysteria, Israel Is Finally Talking About Gaza

‘The truth never dies, but is made to live as a beggar’: Yiddish proverb “The Gaza documentary has elicited a nationwide uproar. After years of repression, denial and lies, apathy and indifference, the pus has burst forth in a mighty stream. This is a healthy process, even if it includes ugly manifestations” – Gideon Levy… Read More Thanks to ‘NAZA’ Hysteria, Israel Is Finally Talking About Gaza

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta: the Graham Bill is America confusing its power with virtue — yet again

By externalising the blame for the war in Ukraine onto India and China without corresponding pressure on Trump to end at least the one war he can easily end — Iran — American democracy has dealt a blow to itself The Graham Bill, targeting India and China for oil purchases from Russia, is a grotesque… Read More Pratap Bhanu Mehta: the Graham Bill is America confusing its power with virtue — yet again

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A rare warning about Jewish terrorism, and how Israel’s response to ‘NAZA’ drew more attention than the film did

A leading Israeli think tank issued a rare strategic alert on Tuesday warning that Jewish terrorism against Palestinians in the West Bank threatens Israel’s security, international standing and functionality as a state. This is only the second strategic alert that the Institute for National Security Studies has ever issued. The first came in March 2023, seven months before the… Read More A rare warning about Jewish terrorism, and how Israel’s response to ‘NAZA’ drew more attention than the film did

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The retired generals sounding the alarm over the West Bank

Katrin Bennhold Good morning, world. Israel’s role as a safe haven for Jewish people after the Holocaust is central to its identity and values as a modern, democratic state. And so it was striking to read, in a recent story by my colleague Azam Ahmed, multiple prominent Israelis, including former military and intelligence officials, using World War… Read More The retired generals sounding the alarm over the West Bank

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The End of the Myth by Greg Grandin review – America can no longer run from its past (2019)

The idea of the frontier in US history has been one of endless promise, but the reality has involved violence, even genocide. As this powerful study argues, its latest incarnation is Trump’s wall Ben Ehrenreich It is hard, as an American, to take much pleasure in the irony that the past appears to be catching… Read More The End of the Myth by Greg Grandin review – America can no longer run from its past (2019)

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Israel ‘seeking Trump’s support for plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza’

Andrew Roth Global affairs correspondent Israel’s defence minister has said his country is seeking Donald Trump’s support to approve plans to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in what has widely been condemned as a potential war crime. Israel Katz said there was “no real solution for Gaza in the end without thismigration” during a conference… Read More Israel ‘seeking Trump’s support for plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza’

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Thank Trump for This: He Has Exposed the Leaking Guts of the War Machine

War in the Middle East has morphed from the sterile narrative of fighting for freedom and democracy, to the more spectacular notion that US military force has been mobilized to serve Christian prophecy Phil Wilson Common Dreams Forget about Ancient Sparta, Attila the Hun, Hernán Cortés, Julius Ceasar, Alexander the Great, Adolf Hitler, and all of the conquerors that… Read More Thank Trump for This: He Has Exposed the Leaking Guts of the War Machine

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