Tag: Imperialism

Israel Exposes its Agenda: land, not ‘security’; Gaza as Prelude, West Bank as Prize / The Israel Lobby’s Demise & The Future of Gaza: Chris Hedges with Professor Ilan Pappé

now ‘the job’ is revealed to the more attentive public to be what it has always secretly been, a campaign to achieve the coercive incorporation of the West Bank into Israel. Richard Falk [Prefatory Note: Modified responses to questions posed by Rodrigo Craveiro, a journalist with the Brazilian newspaper, CORREIO BRAZILIENSE, on 29/8/24, addressing the concerted Israeli… Read More Israel Exposes its Agenda: land, not ‘security’; Gaza as Prelude, West Bank as Prize / The Israel Lobby’s Demise & The Future of Gaza: Chris Hedges with Professor Ilan Pappé

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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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Israel army launches largest West Bank offensive in 20 years, orders evacuations as death toll rises

Israeli occupation forces have intensified their military operations in the occupied West Bank for a second day. 18 Palestinians have been killed and dozens have been detained, including children. Medical access to Jenin and Tulkarm has been hindered with Israel stopping ambulances from reaching the wounded, sparking international condemnation. The Israeli army, early Wednesday, conducted… Read More Israel army launches largest West Bank offensive in 20 years, orders evacuations as death toll rises

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China-Xizang Himalayan Forum: The cynical ‘sinicisation’ of Tibet

The delegates invited, the agenda unveiled… indicate China’s efforts to convert Tibet (renamed recently as Xizang) into the fulcrum of sub-regional initiatives as well as to expand China’s influence… over a period of time, 7.5 million Han Chinese have come into Tibet, drastically altering the demographics of the region and making Tibetans a minority in… Read More China-Xizang Himalayan Forum: The cynical ‘sinicisation’ of Tibet

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Harris wants to bring ‘joy, joy, joy’ to Americans. And more bombs for Palestinians

Pro-Palestinian protesters at the Democratic convention have been met with stony faces, jeers – and violence GAZA casualties, live statistics NB: What does it mean, when tens of thousands of Palestinian corpses and mutilated children mean less to you than Israel’s so-called right to commit genocide? What kind of peace will descend upon Palestinians who… Read More Harris wants to bring ‘joy, joy, joy’ to Americans. And more bombs for Palestinians

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Democratic Party Unites Under Banner of Silence on Gaza Genocide

Progressives and moderates came together to support Kamala Harris by largely ignoring the most pressing moral issue of our time. Since Harris accepted the presidential nomination, the administration approved a $20 billion weapons sale to Israel, without any conditions. on the same day… in the same convention center, among other horrors, a surgeon described treating… Read More Democratic Party Unites Under Banner of Silence on Gaza Genocide

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Bombed hospitals, buried children: we have become numb to Gaza’s destruction

So many of Gaza’s children have been buried. Or orphaned. Or been found clutching their dolls under rubble. Or died of heart attacks from terror. So when Netanyahu, a man with a potential arrest warrant for war crimes, receives a standing ovation from our Congress, that’s not just Netanyahu’s legacy. That’s ours As we are saturated with… Read More Bombed hospitals, buried children: we have become numb to Gaza’s destruction

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