Tag: Middle East

GABOR MATE interview: Zionism will be looked upon as one of the greatest disasters in Jewish history

Zionism will be looked upon as one of the greatest disasters in Jewish history GAZA casualties, live statistics Gabor Maté CM (born January 6, 1944) is a Canadian physician. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development, trauma, and potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including autoimmune… Read More GABOR MATE interview: Zionism will be looked upon as one of the greatest disasters in Jewish history

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The Israeli gangster regime is deliberately murdering children in schools and hospitals. The USA and UK are complicit in the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people

GAZA casualties, live statistics NB: The Netanyahu regime is a proxy for the USA; which supplies it with money and arms for this killing spree. They cannot achieve peace by ethnic cleansing; to the contrary this is a recipe for permanent warfare. The only people profiting from this are the arms manufacturers. The events of… Read More The Israeli gangster regime is deliberately murdering children in schools and hospitals. The USA and UK are complicit in the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people

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The billionaire companies behind Israel’s bombs

By Betsey Piette On May 10,  Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed Congress and lied. He said: “We do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restricting the transport or delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance.” This is despite an explosive report given to Blinken in April 2024, from the State Department’s Refugees… Read More The billionaire companies behind Israel’s bombs

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As a Palestinian living in the US, I have lost friends, job opportunities – and my faith in humanity

History did not start on 7 October 2023. While that date may mark a tragedy for Israel, every single day for the last 76 years has marked some sort of catastrophe for Palestinians. My paternal grandparents originally lived in Haifa; in 1948, during the Nakba, they were among the 700,000 Palestinians forced to flee or expelled… Read More As a Palestinian living in the US, I have lost friends, job opportunities – and my faith in humanity

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When will this horror end? When Israel realises that the cost of destroying us is too high

Israel often narrates relations between Israelis and Palestinians as replete with traumas that are never forgotten and are used “to legitimate the killing of Palestinians as an effective tool to preserve a secure Jewish state and prepare Israeli youth to be good soldiers and to carry on the practices of occupation”, as Israeli professor Nurit… Read More When will this horror end? When Israel realises that the cost of destroying us is too high

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The United States is already at war

And it is very much a willing belligerent in a conflict of its own making. Belén Fernández Yesterday, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s assassination in Beirut of Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah last week and its assassination in Tehran of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in July. United States President Joe Biden instructed the US… Read More The United States is already at war

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In Gaza, we have one question for the rest of the world: aren’t we human, just like you?

Every night we huddle together and pray our building doesn’t collapse over us. Who will stop this war – and give us a future? A voice from Gaza Living in Gaza has given me a profound and often challenging perspective on life. I am a person who doesn’t usually feel afraid, but the things we are seeing… Read More In Gaza, we have one question for the rest of the world: aren’t we human, just like you?

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With Gaza in ruins and Lebanon under siege, what defence remains for Israel’s actions?

‘Existential threat’ is a thin excuse: the out-of-control force that is pushing the Middle East to the brink is Israel itself Nesrine Malik Acommon defence of Israel’s belligerence, both within the Palestinian territories and in the wider region, is the claim that it must act in this way because it is surrounded by countries that are trying… Read More With Gaza in ruins and Lebanon under siege, what defence remains for Israel’s actions?

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At least 22 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school compound

GAZA casualties, live statistics At least 22 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school compound Saturday, Palestinian officials said, with Israel saying it targeted Hamas fighters sheltering there. A spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, Mahmoud Basal, said the missile hit the Al-Zaytoun School, near Gaza City, where thousands were… Read More At least 22 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school compound

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From the Arsenal of Democracy to an Arsenal of Genocide / Six UNRWA workers among 18 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school

During the presidential debate, Kamala Harris was asked to explain what she would do about Israel’s war on Gaza, and she said, “Let’s understand how we got here. On October 7, Hamas, a terrorist organization, slaughtered 1,200 Israelis.” This is false. As anyone with a basic working knowledge of the conflict knows, this war is… Read More From the Arsenal of Democracy to an Arsenal of Genocide / Six UNRWA workers among 18 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school

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