UK government feared Israel arms ban would 'undermine US confidence' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-government-feared-israel-arms-ban-would-undermine-us-confidence
UK government feared Israel arms ban would 'undermine US confidence' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-government-feared-israel-arms-ban-would-undermine-us-confidence
Israel destroyed 83% of plant life in Gaza by June this year.
It destroyed 70% of its agricultural land.
It damaged or destroyed 65% of water tanks and 47% of groundwater wells.
Israel has deliberately tried to make Gaza uninhabitable. This is genocide.
The UK is allowing parts for F-35 fighter jets to be exported to Israel despite saying they could be used in breach of international humanitarian law in Gaza, lawyers for Palestinian rights group Al-Haq have told a London court.
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Jewish activists poured red paint on the steps of the Israeli consulate in Toronto, demanding a ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza.
I'm not sure it can be worse, but the pace of the destruction will accelerate. History will judge the Democratic regime harshly as they are the only ones who could have stopped it.
At least 43,846 Palestinians have been killed and 103,740 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, says the enclaveβs Health Ministry.
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a decorative portrait of the anarchist Kanno Sugako
Kanno Sugako
anarchist
a woman against the god king
Born 1881 in Osaka region
Murdered by the state 1911
Another epidemic, just in time for trump!
Don't block Palestinian voices.
"Those who are not vulnerable should immediately be allowed to resume life as normal," wrote Jay Bhattacharya, right before the largest COVID death wave. In the year following his "Declaration," there were >510,000 more COVID deaths, more than double the total when he published it.
π¨In this video, The Intellectualist examines a Reuters report on U.S. Muslim leaders who feel betrayed by Trumpβs pro-Israel cabinet picks, despite supporting him in 2024.
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This could have been from 30 years ago.
There it is
Are you erasing Palestinian voices?
βNo one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.β
β Simone de Beauvoir , The Second Sex
Israel thought assassinations & airstrikes would bring Hezbollah to its kneesβturns out, the Party of God just wonβt back down. As Israel escalates, Hezbollahβs resistance is only getting stronger. π±π§π₯ Read how theyβre defying the odds here: mondoweiss.net/2024/11/hezb...
The family of Al Jazeera cameraman Fadi al-Wahidi is staging a hunger strike to demand that Israeli forces allow his evacuation from Gaza, reports our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
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There are many valid explanations for the success of the far right around the world. But much of it comes down to this:
The right has realised that anything is possible, while the left has persuaded itself that nothing is possible.
Gary Lineker called for Israel to be banned from International Football.
Do you stand with Gary Lineker?
Like if you do.
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I'll never sign anything from JStreet until they acknowledge the genocide and call for the dissolution of the Israeli state.
Trumpβs pick for Attorney General.
Two things we've seen from Trump in the past week:
- Appointing superspreaders of misinformation to high office.
- Announcing that social media media platforms will no longer be allowed to act against misinformation.
It's going to be quite the ride.
Is it confirmed that Bluesky is silencing Palestinian voices? If so, I'm out of here.
I use Twitter primarily these days for news / commentary on Gaza - Bluesky doesnβt have it, especially when itβs kicking off Palestinians in Gaza. So, Iβm gonna be where Palestinian journalists are.β¨
Absolutely hate the cesspool of Muskβs X, but it remains a critical source of information & conversation in spite of all that. Thinking of the Amsterdam story for instance.
Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We should all consider subscribing to the Los Angeles Times for their stance on endorsements, particularly in light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
www.yahoo.com/news/la-time...