The Gaza Ceasefire – A Cunning Camouflage
The impunity that served as a shield for Israeli misdeeds for so long should now emerge as the sword that pierces open its camouflaged heart.
The impunity that served as a shield for Israeli misdeeds for so long should now emerge as the sword that pierces open its camouflaged heart.
The tide of world opinion has most definitely turned towards Palestine. In another encouraging sign of the global momentum, more than two hundred political leaders, academics, human rights advocates, journalists, religious scholars, and cultural icons have written to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres calling for “the dismantling of apartheid” and “an end to impunity” for Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people. I am proud to be included in that number (no. 111). The excerpt below is from a report by the Middle East Monitor. To see
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
It is essential that the international community takes a stand over Israel’s banning of the UNRWA. To fail to do so not only means abandoning the people of Gaza. It will also have global ramifications. I reprint some of the conclusions of Mohammad Abu Hawash below. For the full article in New Politics, click here. Father Dave The horrifying acts of indiscriminate murder, domicile, urbicide, and ecocide in Gaza must have consequences. Otherwise, a dangerous precedent will be set for Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo,
The deployment of an advanced United States anti-missile system to Israel, along with 100 troops to operate it, marks a significant escalation in US entanglement with a widening Israeli war that Washington has already heavily subsidised. But the deployment – in anticipation of an Iranian response to an expected Israeli attack on Iran – also raises questions about the legality of US involvement at a time when the administration of US President Joe Biden is facing growing backlash over its unwavering support for Israel. It also comes as US
I’m keen to share the following article by my friend, Dr Chandra Muzaffar. It’s one of the only words of hope that I’ve heard in response to the verdict of the International Criminal Court’s in their case against Israel.
I’m republishing this post from my friend, Dr Chandra Muzaffar – president of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST). Chandra has been a long-term advocate for Palestine and is one of the best-informed people on the subject that I have ever met. Father Dave
Conservative American pundit Glenn Beck gestures as he speaks to Israeli members of Parliament in Jerusalem on Monday.
