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The Moral Gymnastics of Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau has a choice: siding with the morally bankrupt oppressor or with the morally upright oppressed. Between the oppression spearheaded by Netanyahu and the resistance to oppression spearheaded by Palestinian resistance groups (the PLO in the past; today by Hamas), there is no moral equivalency indeed. To claim differently is morally untenable, the stuff of hypocrites and cowards. You, Mr. Trudeau are on the wrong side of history. Not much of a legacy, is it?
Weaponizing Jewish fear, from Tel Aviv to Amsterdam
In the wake of October 7, scholars of antisemitism, genocide, and Jewish history have warned of the ways that particularly traumatic episodes in Jewish history have been evoked to justify Israel’s onslaught on Gaza and crack down on those who criticize it.
The “Abandon Harris” Movement Had an Impact
Some Harris voters told me they were following the 1930’s examples of socialists voting liberal to defeat fascists. History may repeat itself to some degree, but any strategy must include an analysis with more subtlety and nuance than that simple formulation reflects. What are the similarities between Trumpism and classic fascism, and what are the differences? How does a genocide that is in no small part an extension of liberal US foreign policy affect our analysis and strategy? (By the way, the Spanish fascists started the civil war after losing the election, and ruled for three decades).
Corpses lie in the streets and dogs eat them: Youssef describes the “horrible” situation in northern Gaza
More than the lack of humanitarian aid, it was the incessant artillery fire that made Youssef flee the Jabalia refugee camp, much worse, he says, than the air raids. Buildings have been destroyed and there have been no rescuers for several weeks to go and save the victims, he reports. “I left because of the random strikes. There are no more safe places in the region. Houses, hospitals… Bodies lie in the streets and dogs eat them.”
Israel Passes Law to Imprison Palestinian Children Aged 12
In Israel minors aged 12 to 14 can be sentenced to prison and held in a facility until they turn 14, at which point Israeli law permits transferring them to jail .In Israel, criminal responsibility starts at age 12, but prison sentences could only be applied from age 14. The new provision is temporary, set to be in force for five years, but it may be renewed in two-year periods after its expiration.
Why Netanyahu won’t let Israel stop fighting after killing Hamas’s Sinwar
Israel has historically obstructed political solutions that would bring about a fully sovereign Palestinian state, Yezid Sayigh, an expert on Israel-Palestine and the Middle East for the Carnegie Middle East Center think tank in Beirut, told Al Jazeera.“Israel has assassinated many Palestinian leaders before and it will continue doing that. Nothing has ever changed because, fundamentally, successive Israeli governments – even under Labour, not just Likud – have been unwilling to cede territory or cede genuine Palestinian sovereignty,” he said.“The result: [Israel] has locked itself into permanent conflict and they have continued all this time to prefer military responses because they put themselves into a position where there are no political solutions,” he added.Netanyahu appears to be continuing that trend.