Tag: Middle East

Netanyahu’s Performative Genocide in Gaza / The Invisible Slaughter of Palestinian Children

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to destroy Hamas, whatever the cost to civilians in Gaza, is based on a brutally cynical reality that such a goal will not be achievable without completely decimating Gaza or forcing the Gazans into exile in Egypt (either of which many of his political partners endorse, calling all Gazans… Read More Netanyahu’s Performative Genocide in Gaza / The Invisible Slaughter of Palestinian Children

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If Hamas is a terrorist organization — which it is, without question, then so is the Israeli government / Biden’s lethal trap

By NORMAN SOLOMON Labels are central to the politics of media. And no label has been more powerful than “terrorist.”  A single standard of language should accompany a consistent standard of human rights, which the world desperately needs. “If thought corrupts language,” George Orwell wrote, “language can also corrupt thought. A bad usage can spread by tradition and… Read More If Hamas is a terrorist organization — which it is, without question, then so is the Israeli government / Biden’s lethal trap

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Israeli Ministry of Intelligence recommends forcible and permanent transfer of Gaza’s 2.2 million Palestinian residents to Egypt

NB: It is a hundred years since arch-imperialist Lord Curzon, as Britain’s Foreign Secretary in 1923 warned that the driving out of peoples (in the exchanges between Greece and Turkey) was ‘a thoroughly bad and vicious solution, for which the world will pay a heavy penalty for a hundred years to come’: R.M. Douglas, Orderly and Humane: The… Read More Israeli Ministry of Intelligence recommends forcible and permanent transfer of Gaza’s 2.2 million Palestinian residents to Egypt

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Israel reportedly proposed writing off Egypt’s debts for hosting Gaza refugees

An Israeli news report claims that the Netanyahu government has offered a raft of proposals to entice Egypt to open its doors to two million displaced Palestinians, despite Cairo’s rejection NB: Arch-imperialist Lord Curzon, as Britain’s Foreign Secretary in 1923 warned that the driving out of peoples (in the exchanges between Greece and Turkey) was ‘a… Read More Israel reportedly proposed writing off Egypt’s debts for hosting Gaza refugees

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South American countries recall ambassadors and cut ties with Israel / Belgian workers refuse to handle arms shipments for Israel

A number of South American countries have registered diplomatic protests against Israel, in response to its latest conflict with Hamas, with Bolivia’s leftwing government cutting ties entirely and attributing its decision to alleged war crimes and human rights abuses being committed in the Gaza Strip. The decision by Bolivia was announced at a press conference on… Read More South American countries recall ambassadors and cut ties with Israel / Belgian workers refuse to handle arms shipments for Israel

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‘A new Nakba’: settler violence forces Palestinians out of West Bank villages / Israel bombs Jabalia refugee camp; Director, UNHCHR resigns to protest genocide

Life in Zanuta, a Palestinian village atop a windy ridge in the desolate south Hebron hills, deep in the occupied West Bank, has never been easy. The community are mostly herders who raise goats and sheep through the barren landscape’s scorching summers and freezing winters, and who have steadfastly refused to leave their homes despite… Read More ‘A new Nakba’: settler violence forces Palestinians out of West Bank villages / Israel bombs Jabalia refugee camp; Director, UNHCHR resigns to protest genocide

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I fought house to house in Gaza … I know force alone won’t bring peace

Ariel Bernstein On the morning of 7 October, I woke up in Tel Aviv to the sound of alarms. Soon after came a constant stream of horrific news. As we began to piece together the gruesome picture of Hamas’s atrocities that morning, it became apparent that Israel was facing another war in Gaza – this time on… Read More I fought house to house in Gaza … I know force alone won’t bring peace

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Is the One-Sided US Response to the Gaza Crisis a Sign of Civilizational Decline?

American politicians, the mainstream media, a powerful segment of academia – all have marginalized the faculty of critical thinking. The paradox is that modern academic disciplines claim to follow Socratic Method of inquiry but in reality, they blatantly follow Sophistic relativistic philosophy and seem unable to confront the corrupting influence of money in American politics… Read More Is the One-Sided US Response to the Gaza Crisis a Sign of Civilizational Decline?

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Palestine and Israel: Historical, Legal and Moral Issues

NB: An excellent introduction to a complex issue. This interview with a scholar of Middle Eastern history is also worth listening to: Violence Is Bred by Occupation: Rashid Khalidi on Israel-Gaza. DS ROHINI HENSMAN On 7 October 2023, Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a massive attack on Israeli territory, killing over 1300 people, many of… Read More Palestine and Israel: Historical, Legal and Moral Issues

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