Tag Archives: apartheid

MUSK, THIEL grew up in apartheid South Africa

White Supremacy should be dead, yet those who would try to revive it symbolise the wild writhing of the concept in its death throes. White Supremacy will not persist as dehumanisation and disrespect of our fellow humans is no longer … Continue reading

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Protesting against oppression

Keir Starmer re protest chant as pro Palestinians march in the UK: “I will defend the right of peaceful protest very strongly and freedom of speech. I have defended those principles all my life and I will continue to do … Continue reading

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UNOCHA report summary on Gaza

You can read their reports every Friday at: https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/gaza-humanitarian-response-situation-report-no-69

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Year 2000 tech and terrorism

At the end of the 1990s, Israel found its methods of surveillance outdated and not suited to the craft of their enemies. Their enemies were everywhere, more determined, innovative and increasingly menacing from Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran, Libya, to Hamas … Continue reading

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The ‘new Anti-semitism’  which creates support for Zionism

The billionaire Jewish philanthropist George Soros gets attacked by authoritarian leaders such as Prime Minister Victor Orbàn of Hungary. ……..2017 parliamentary election, Orbán promoted anti-Semitic imagery of powerful Jewish financiers scheming to control the world. Thousands of posters of a … Continue reading

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Words are powerful

The following is an extract from ‘The Friends of Israel’ and it is particularly important that anyone reading the book understands the semantics used, so as to be clear about the future use of descriptions such as ‘Israel lobby’. Those … Continue reading

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UK and Israel

There is so much I don’t know. But the information is out there, and I just asked the question: why have I heard UK Politicians refer to the ‘Friends of Israel’? So here is a book which may enlighten me, … Continue reading

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Apartheid to Genocide?

I am reproducing the moving speech of Susan Abulhawa: https://peaceandplanetnews.org/susan-abulhawas-powerful-address-at-the-oxford-union/ by Susan Abulhawa | Fall 2024 Edition Remarks at the Oxford Union debate In a profoundly moving and meticulously crafted address, Palestinian author and human rights activist Susan Abulhawa captivated the Oxford Union … Continue reading

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Apartheid: Zulus – Gazans

What do Gazans and Zulus have in common? Under apartheid, Zulus were confined to KwaZulu-Natal and denied South African citizenship from 1981 to 1994. Today, about 10-12 million Zulus live in KwaZulu, preserving their language, customs, and identity amid South … Continue reading

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US: Social Democracy coinciding with Jim Crow

In the US, after WWII, the way to peaceful coexistence between North and Southern States was to exclude any benefit to African Americans, despite their contribution during World War II. https://www.history.com/news/black-soldiers-world-war-ii-discrimination The Republican Right had been opposed to Franklyn D … Continue reading

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