Tag: thinking about fascism

Israel murders over 100 Palestinians in a designated safe zone. Christmas Day, 2023

Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame: Revelation 16:15. More than 100 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes late on Sunday in the centre of the besieged Palestinian territory, including at least 70 in bombings that hit a residential block in the Maghazi refugee camp near… Read More Israel murders over 100 Palestinians in a designated safe zone. Christmas Day, 2023

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All the Times Israel Has Rejected Peace With Palestinians

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced: James Baldwin Jon Schwarz Israel prefers endless conflict to a Palestinian state. ISRAEL HAS BEEN widely condemned for its brutal response to the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas. With the coming expiration of the ceasefire, this will only… Read More All the Times Israel Has Rejected Peace With Palestinians

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A historian of genocide sounds the alarm

By  Jacob Mikanowski DECEMBER 18, 2023 What distinguishes war from genocide? When does state violence tip over from horrific yet legally sanctioned displays of military force into “the crime of all crimes,” according to both international law and the popular imagination? This question has been much on Omer Bartov’s mind in recent months. A professor at… Read More A historian of genocide sounds the alarm

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Award ceremony suspended after writer compares Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos

US-Russian journalist Masha Gessen won Germany’s Hannah Arendt prize for political thought. Supporters of Gessen, who is Jewish, and whose grandfather and great-grandfather were among family members murdered by the Nazis, have been quick to point out the irony of suspending a prize awarded in memory of Arendt, the German-born Jewish-American historian, philosopher and antitotalitarian… Read More Award ceremony suspended after writer compares Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos

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Constitutional principles go for a toss in the criminal law of search and seizure

Seizing electronic devices in the absence of proportionality checks violates the right against self-incrimination Soutik Banerjee On 6 December 2023, in the hearing of a petition filed by the Foundation of Media Professionals, Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju told the Supreme Court that the central government will issue “some guidelines” for the seizure of electronic… Read More Constitutional principles go for a toss in the criminal law of search and seizure

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Gaza is the terrifying Dystopia sci-fi writers warned you about

RICKY Israel is doing all the terrifying shit that us science-fiction writers tried to warn you about. For years, we tried to explain we’re heading for a cyberpunk dystopia in which individuals are rendered completely powerless. Well, that dystopia’s now here, it’s called Gaza, and it’s even worse than many of us dreamt up. After… Read More Gaza is the terrifying Dystopia sci-fi writers warned you about

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University Grants Commission aiding the cult of personality

‘Selfie-points’ in universities: What purpose do they serve? Bharat Bhushan The selfie is no longer dismissed by behavioural analysts as symptomatic of self-obsession or narcissism. Experts believe that selfies are also a way to connect and communicate with others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for example, was a serious serial selfie-taker with world leaders during his… Read More University Grants Commission aiding the cult of personality

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