Tag: Palestine / Israel

Policing language: Why the West created a new dictionary for Israel and Palestine

Seeking ideological uniformity on the issue, western officials and their media accomplices have long recognised the centrality of language to their political indoctrination project Joseph Massad n the official West and its mainstream regime media, there exists a specialised dictionary and thesaurus to translate to the western public all matters Israeli and Palestinian. Officials and journalists… Read More Policing language: Why the West created a new dictionary for Israel and Palestine

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, says Palestinian group / Sniping, Shredding, Incinerating: Israel’s War on Children in Gaza

GAZA casualties, live statistics Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, has been killed by a strike in Tehran in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the group said, only hours after Israel claimed it had killed a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut. Hamas blamed Israel for Haniyeh’s death, which one official described as a “grave escalation”. It said… Read More Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, says Palestinian group / Sniping, Shredding, Incinerating: Israel’s War on Children in Gaza

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We will all lose our humanity if we let the war in Gaza become the new normal

GAZA casualties, live statistics Nesrine Malik On Wednesday, Benjamin Netanyahu received a standing ovation after his speech to US Congress. It was a moment that seemed to usher in a new phase of the war in Gaza – one in which it is not only tolerated as an unfortunate necessity, but is seen as something for which… Read More We will all lose our humanity if we let the war in Gaza become the new normal

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Why is Bella Hadid in the headlines? Because it distracts from the hell on Earth that is Gaza

NB: Attacking Hadid feels like a great distraction from the (US taxpayer-funded) hell on Earth that is Gaza. It’s fascinating to see which media outlets have chosen to write about this fake shoe controversy, but have ignored recent stories such as a 24-year-old man with Down’s syndrome being attacked by an IDF dog in Gaza… Read More Why is Bella Hadid in the headlines? Because it distracts from the hell on Earth that is Gaza

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International Court of Justice rules Israeli occupation & settlements on Palestinian territory unlawful and de-facto annexation

Peter Beaumont Thorough, detailed and all encompassing, the international court of justice’s advisory ruling on the illegality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and settlement building represents a stark refutation of Israel’s claims, and will have a profound impact for years to come. The ICJ declared Israel’s long-term occupation of Palestinian territory “unlawful” and said it… Read More International Court of Justice rules Israeli occupation & settlements on Palestinian territory unlawful and de-facto annexation

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NATO/US Complicity in the Relentless Israeli Genocide of Gaza

By Colonel (Ret) Ann Wright / World BEYOND War As Israel continued its relentless genocide on steroids of Palestinians in Gaza with over 140 killed in the past weekend, imprisonment without charges of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank and destruction of the hospitals, universities, schools (8 UNRWA schools bombed in the past 10 days),… Read More NATO/US Complicity in the Relentless Israeli Genocide of Gaza

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The American republic is crumbling – and Democrats share the blame / Joe Biden’s mind is a problem. So is his cold heart towards Palestinians

The foreign military ventures of Democratic elites such as Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden – principally in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also Libya – were also characterised by bloody turmoil and international humiliation. Today, Biden has infuriated natural Democratic voters and morally disgraced the US globally with complicity in Israel’s genocidal rampage. Republicans are enthusiastic… Read More The American republic is crumbling – and Democrats share the blame / Joe Biden’s mind is a problem. So is his cold heart towards Palestinians

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