NB: Notwithstanding the good intentions of Boehm’s speech, the truth remains that Israel is committing genocide, the world is witness to genocide; and the world watches ‘the West’ sacrifice, yet again, its universal principles to imperial self-interest. As another philosopher, Frederic Lorden puts it, ‘The whole world watches Gaza die, and the whole world watches… Read More Universalism in dark times
Beautiful text on the meaning of Gaza entitled The End of Innocence (La Fin de l’Innocence) The whole world watches Gaza die, and the whole world watches the West watching Gaza. And they see everything… Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame (Revelation 16:15)… Read More The End of Innocence
GAZA casualties, live statistics The essential background to understand the unthinkable: a 21st century genocide broadcast live 24/7 to the whole planet In what can be considered the most crucial podcast of 2024 so far, Professor Michael Hudson – the author of seminal works such as Super-Imperialism and the recent The Collapse of Antiquity , among others – clinically lays down the… Read More The Gaza genocide as explicit policy: Michael Hudson names all names
Despite calling Ukraine a “slaughterhouse” and calling for the prosecution of Russia for war crimes, the Clooney Foundation for Justice has remained completely silent on the ongoing genocide in Gaza. By Alan MaCleod / MintPressNews Amal Clooney, the internationally acclaimed lawyer, is a liberal icon. She and her organization, the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), never… Read More Amal Clooney’s Silence on Gaza Shows the Limits of Liberalism
“Now, my son can even tell what types of explosives are falling” GAZA casualties, live statistics Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem Even before the war in Gaza broke out, people in the besieged Palestinian territory had some of the world’s worst rates of mental illness. Israel and Egypt’s blockade of the Mediterranean strip is now 17 years old; a… Read More ‘Chronic traumatic stress disorder’: the Palestinian psychologist challenging western definitions of trauma
GAZA casualties, live statistics JUAN COLE Israel’s Murderbot is Programmed to Kill up to a Third of all Palestinian Civilians in Gaza Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The incredibly brave and resourceful Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham revealed Wednesday in a hard-hitting piece of investigative journalism that the Israeli military has used two artificial intelligence programs, “Lavender” and… Read More Israel’s Murderbot is Programmed to Kill up to a Third of all Palestinian Civilians in Gaza / US Congressman calls for Gaza genocide: ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima: Get it over Quick’
Eran Yashiv Wikipedia entry, April 2048. Israel is a religious Jewish republic with a secular minority on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Its regime is currently theocratic and authoritarian. Israel’s history as a state is relatively brief (100 years), though it is part of the long history of the Jewish people. Its official language… Read More Israel’s Future: A Jewish Theocracy That Resembles Iran
GAZA casualties, live statistics JUAN COLE Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Cracks are showing in the Iron Wall of the Biden administration knee-jerk support for the far-right, extremist Israeli government’s total war on Gaza. US AID Administrator Samantha Power admitted that Israel’s campaign in Gaza has produced a famine. And Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) admitted that Israel… Read More Cracks in Biden’s Zionist Wall: Warren, Powers admit “Genocide, Famine” in Gaza as Israeli Atrocities Continue
Gideon Levy Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi was killed April 1 in a strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. Two weeks later, Israel is anxiously bracing for what’s next. Judging by the U.S. warning, the Iranian attack is already making its way here, and it could even arrive in the hours between the writing of… Read More If Iran Attacks Israel, the Blame Lies on Israel’s Irresponsible Decision-makers / Two Assassinations, Same Problem
The U.S. government’s unwavering commitment to Israel’s annihilation of Gaza – torrents of heavy weaponry, diplomatic and political cover, and vast majorities in Congress swearing fealty to Netanyahu’s extremist regime – is usually attributed to AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), the powerful domestic pro-Israeli government lobby, organized in every Congressional District, with its abundant… Read More Ralph Nader: The Mutually Reinforcing US and Israeli Empires
After the truth-shower 