Israel wants to slay the monster next door, but with this lethal bombardment, it is feeding it

Good is self-existent, evil is not. It is like a parasite living in and around good. It will die of itself when the support that good gives it is withdrawn: Mahatma Gandhi, Discussion with friends: September 4, 1947 The truth never dies but is made to live as a beggar: Yiddish proverb NB: The writer… Read More Israel wants to slay the monster next door, but with this lethal bombardment, it is feeding it

It’s Time to Confront Israel’s Version of “From the River to the Sea”

The right of the Jewish people to the land of Israel is eternal and indisputable… therefore, Judea and Samaria will not be handed to any foreign administration; between the Sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty. —Likud Party Platform, 1977 RASHID KHALIDI The slogan “from the river to the sea” apparently has… Read More It’s Time to Confront Israel’s Version of “From the River to the Sea”

The Elders call for urgent review of foreign military assistance to Israel over Gaza atrocities

“If the world can watch this scale of brutality and suffering and not prevent it, we have lost our common humanity” – The Elders was founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007. We are an independent group of global leaders working for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet. Statement: The Elders today call for governments… Read More The Elders call for urgent review of foreign military assistance to Israel over Gaza atrocities

Racist Genocide by Israel: over 1,000 murdered in 48 hours with US/UK Arms, Finance and Permission

Hundreds more Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air raids in the past 24 hours in Gaza as the Israeli army ordered more areas in and around the enclave’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate. The Director General of the Government Media Office in Gaza told Al Jazeera on Sunday that more than 700… Read More Racist Genocide by Israel: over 1,000 murdered in 48 hours with US/UK Arms, Finance and Permission

The Guardian view on Gaza’s devastation: don’t look away. See the bigger picture too

NB: This is a watery editorial on a blatant massacre which warrants far more serious analysis. It recognises the plain facts, but ‘demands our attention’ doesn’t cut it. You’re still sleeping. A child is killed every ten minutes in Gaza; and over 700 have been murdered in the last 24 hours. What attention are you… Read More The Guardian view on Gaza’s devastation: don’t look away. See the bigger picture too

Drone Footage Shows Shocking Gaza Destruction / Chris Hedges: Israel Reopens the Gaza Slaughterhouse

See exclusive drone footage revealing the full extent of Israel’s devastation of Al-Zahraa, a densely populated area southeast of Gaza City… US Sent Israel 15,000 Bombs Since October 7 Chris Hedges: Israel Reopens the Gaza Slaughterhouse The skies over Gaza are filled — after a seven-day truce — with projectiles of death. Warplanes. Attack helicopters.… Read More Drone Footage Shows Shocking Gaza Destruction / Chris Hedges: Israel Reopens the Gaza Slaughterhouse

Looks like the CIA is to the left of ‘Genocide Joe’ Biden

Top CIA Official Among Hundreds Up In Arms 29 Nov 2023 #joebiden#revolt#israel There is a growing revolt within the Joe Biden administration over the handling of the Israel-Hamas war. The revolt has now reached the top ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency. CIA’s top analysis chief changed her Facebook profile to a Palestinian flag in… Read More Looks like the CIA is to the left of ‘Genocide Joe’ Biden

President Biden needs to Dump his War Hawks and Turn to Peace Work if he wants to Salvage his Presidency

The rate of the killing of Palestinian civilians is similar to the rate of killing during the Cambodian genocide.  Within a week of the Israeli assault, 880 scholars and practitioners of international law, conflict studies, and genocide studies signed a statement warning the public and political leaders of the possibility of genocide…“As scholars and practitioners of international… Read More President Biden needs to Dump his War Hawks and Turn to Peace Work if he wants to Salvage his Presidency

Israel told us to move to south Gaza. Then it said it would bomb the south too. So where do we go now?

Rozan As I began to write this, here in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, Israeli missiles were striking nearby. Once you get over the initial shock of the loud explosions, the shaking of the house and your knees, the first instinct is to immediately rush to calm the children whose cries somehow seem louder and more… Read More Israel told us to move to south Gaza. Then it said it would bomb the south too. So where do we go now?