Iran, somewhat bloodied and battered, called for peace. Israel, with its military strength in an unknown state but with its allies behind it, seemed to want to push harder. Even so, we ask, ‘who showed strength by ending it?’
In war, there’s always a temptation to equate power with firepower. But true power, I believe, lies in knowing when to stop. The side that seeks peace first is not always the weaker. It may well be the wiser
GHF has never been about delivering aid. It’s about using the illusion of aid to control the population of Gaza—and to give cover to war crimes.
This is not a national crisis, nor a regional matter but a grave assault on the legal and moral order underpinning our universal, shared foundations of international and civilisational law
at least 377,000 people have “disappeared” from Gaza since October 2023, couresty of the IDF!
With the world’s attention now, understandably, focused on Iran, Dr Chandra Muzaffar reminds us not to forget Gaza. ISRAEL ‘S AGGRESSION AGAINST IRAN By Chandra Muzaffar In the midst of Israel’s aggression against Iran, a lot of people have forgotten the underlying cause of the animosity between Israel and Iran — Iran’s opposition to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land. From 1979 itself when a new government emerged in Tehran, as a result of an immensely popular revolution, the leader of the new government, Imam Khomeini, proclaimed
Israel has been caught once again in a lie. For a genocidal state, there are no red lines. No one should be surprised that Israel is using its bogus ‘aid system’ to lure Palestinians into a death trap.
A statement from the World Council of Churches Executive Committee – May 2025 To the Lord who spoke to her she gave a name, saying “You are a God who sees me.” Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram named the son whom Hagar bore him Ishmael. Genesis 16: 13 and 15 (Ishmael means: “God has heard”.) The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting online on 12-16 May 2025 unequivocally condemns the atrocities being perpetrated in Gaza by the State of Israel, recognizing
This press release was Issued on behalf of SHAPE and its Coordinating Committee by Professor Emeritus Richard Falk, Dr Chandra Muzaffar and Professor Emeritus Joseph Camilleri on May 22nd, 2025 In the name of humanity, the barbarism in Gaza must stop Over the last eighteen months the world has witnessed undiluted militarised cruelty targeting the entire population and the supportive natural habitat of Gaza – with not so much as an ounce of mercy or compassion, let alone justice, or sensitivity to issues of ecological viability.
I want to be able to say to my grandchildren one day, “I did everything I could to stop the Gaza genocide”.
when PEACE comes to Jerusalem, peace will come to the whole world
