Tag Archives: occupation

OCHA Report, August 2026: West Bank and Gaza

Posted on September 25, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this Report in case you may have missed it amidst all the turmoil. Still brave people are out there, working to help victims of war and oppression. Please support their efforts and remain educated. .

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged apartheid, conflict, Gaza, israel, occupation, OCHA, Palestinian land, revenge, right to exist, slaughter, war, West Bank | Leave a comment

In November 1967, the same year as the Six Day War, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted UN SC Resolution 242, which required the “withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict.”

Posted on September 19, 2026 by borderslynn

Above: The war of June 1967 began with a pre-emptive air strike by Israel in which it destroyed the air force fleets, while they were on the ground, of three neighboring nations, Jordan, Syria and Egypt. Without air capability these … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 1967 6 day war, apartheid, egypt, genocidal intent, israel, occupation, Palestine, United Nations, United States | Leave a comment

Israel vs Turkey

Posted on August 24, 2026 by borderslynn

Turkey vs Israel latest news: Israel FM says ‘no intention’ to escalate with Turkey as Syria airbase strike raises tensions with Ankara Story by Amreen Ahmad August 23, 2026 ………… The Syrian state media claimed that on August 18 there … Continue reading →

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IDF to Wehrmacht?

Posted on July 19, 2026 by borderslynn

Here is an extract from the moving, honest book ‘Israel – what went wrong?’by Omer Bartov When the first intifada, or uprising, broke out, in late 1987, I was teaching at Tel Aviv University. I was appalled by Minister of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 1978, Bolshevism, fear, genocide Holocaust, hate, humans viewed as 'subhuman', intolerance, Jews, land grabs, loathing, mass murder, military aggression, Nazi regime, not antisemitism to support Gazan Palestinians, occupation, Oslo Peace Accord, Palestinians, Poland, Russia, seizing territory, Stockholm Syndrome, Wehrmacht, World War II, Yitshak Rabin | Leave a comment

The Red Cross in Lebanon, update 2nd April 2026

Posted on April 2, 2026 by borderslynn

The Lebanese Red Cross is the largest humanitarian organization in Lebanon, with approximately 7,000 members/volunteers and 200 staff personnel. It operates over 250 ambulances and 46 first-aid centers across the country. Wikipedia redcross.org.lb I received this email update: I’m writing with another … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged children, death, destruction, displacement, Hezbollah, hospitals, IDF, Israeli attacks on health workers, Latani River, Lebanon, medics, occupation, suffering | Leave a comment

UK and Israel

Posted on May 17, 2025 by borderslynn

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 →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged apartheid, Britain, coercion, colonialism, disinformation, fascism, history, israel, lobbying, occupation, othering, Palestine, propaganda, racism, South Africa | Leave a comment

Insult upon insult

Posted on February 9, 2025 by borderslynn

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 →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged america, Gaza, homeland, Jews, land grabs, occupation, Palestine, real estate, refugee in own land, terrorist, wealth | Leave a comment

Blue collar or white collar? Is it universal?

Posted on August 17, 2024 by borderslynn

https://www.payscale.com/career-advice/salary-comparison-blue-collar-white-collar/ Reading the above, created in 2009, it is interesting to see their comparisons of salaries. This was as the world was trying to recover from the sub prime mortgage risk lending catastrophe which resulted in a global financial crisis. … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged blue collar, careers, conflict, education, fulfilment, middle class, occupation, opportunity, oppression, poverty, salaries, trades, training, upper class, wealth, white collar | Leave a comment

1918: Peace not War

Posted on August 2, 2024 by borderslynn

After the horrors of WW1 many countries tried to come together to forge peace. But, somehow, along the way, those who saw the possibility of weapons manufacturing as a means to create jobs and bring wealth, won the arguments. Now, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged arms trade, banks, carnage, contamination, death, destruction, genocide, harm, human rights, international, investors, jobs, land grab, law, murder, occupation, returns, uninhabitable, wealth | Leave a comment

Military Expansion and pre-meditated Genocide

Posted on December 28, 2023 by borderslynn

I recently read in the World Atlas that before the region now known as China, it was the Qing dynasty (1636 to 1912) in power and they constantly used military strength to expand over lands around them with a dream … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China, control, empires, fear as a weapon, genocide, Han, military expansion, Mongols, murder of innocents, occupation, oppression, psychological warfare, Qing dynasty, resistance, subjugation, terrorist label, Uyghurs | Leave a comment

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