Tag Archives: Gaza

Repurposing political leverage: beware the Ides of March

The US administration tried to pass a ruling through FEMA to withold Federal funding for aid following a disaster, if the state refused to back the US support for Israel’s Netanyahu policy on Gaza. FEMA admitted this week that it … Continue reading →

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Recognising Palestine

I am reproducing this Conversation article:  Brian Brivati, Kingston University Share article Keir Starmer has announced that the UK will recognise Palestinian statehood by September 2025 unless Israel meets certain conditions, marking a significant shift in UK policy. For decades, successive … Continue reading →

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Growing consensus on Gaza

Read the full interview at: https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/17/omer_bartov I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It”: Prof. Omer Bartov on the Growing Consensus on Gaza StoryJuly 17, 2025

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When the lambs stop screaming

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Tearing apart or holding together?

Yesterday, whilst Pope Francis lay in state and his mourners continued their grieving, the media showed clips of his past expressions of love of humanity. This man, who promoted that we each care for one another, died on Easter Monday, … Continue reading →

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Bereaved Families for Peace

I watched today Robi express her anxiety now Gaza has been bombed once more with hundreds, especially children, slaughtered. She had hoped the ceasefire would continue, hostages released and the ‘day after’ leading to a sovereign Palestinian State side by … 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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Insult upon insult

Each of us has either lost our homeland, knows of family who has, or doesn’t know their ancestors did so in recent centuries. But all of us have origins from thousands of years ago back in pre- Christian times, when … Continue reading →

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America: Michael Moore Perspective

I thought Michael Moore’s recent Substack was interesting, and here present an extract: Michael Moore provides view of liberal America:

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US generous with bombs

US has agreed to send more bombs and warplanes to Israel, sources say By Humeyra Pamuk and Idrees Ali March 29, 20249:06 PM GMTUpdated 12 hours ago https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-has-signed-off-more-bombs-warplanes-israel-washington-post-reports-2024-03-29 It is with mounting horror the world watches the US continue to supply Israel’s war … Continue reading →

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