Our governments have chosen to wait silently to see their citizens being kidnapped in international waters than to take any meaningful action to prevent it. This is what the Global Sumud Flotilla has shown us again.
Tag Archives: Gaza Famine
There Is No Shortcut to Collective Action — And There Is No-One Else to Take It
It is only us: not our governments, not our intellectuals, not our journalists who still haven’t condemned a historic mass murder of children. Our collective action for Palestine, including the Global Sumud Flotilla, are the most obvious examples – and reminders – that there are no shortcuts to collective action. And that it’s the only way forward.
Be Part of My Direct Fundraiser for Families in Gaza
In this unusual post, I am sending you greetings from Cairo and am inviting you to participate in my direct fundraiser the funds of which will go to families in Gaza.
The Inconvenience of A Genocide
It’s not even apathy or indifference in the end. For our leaders, Israel’s genocide in Gaza – described as such by major human rights organisations and now a large number of genocide scholars – might be just one inconvenience.
It’s Time to Admit the Israeli Army Is Exceptional Indeed
It’s strange to admit that the supporters of Israeli army might be right in the end: it’s an army whose conduct can hardly be compared to anyone else’s. It is unique – just not for the same reasons that Zionists tend to present.
Solidarity and Interconnectedness That Cut Through Time and Space: Laos and Palestine
Palestine is the ultimate reminder of what the US war machine has been doing to children for decades — and Laos is another important point on this timeline. Learn about the parallels between the extermination of Gaza and the US’s secret war on Laos. Stand in solidarity and support the antiwar struggle of both.
On Israel’s Mass Murder of Palestinian Journalists
This Sunday saw yet another horrific attack by Israel on Palestinian journalists — the continuation of Israel’s policy to exterminate those who document its genocide.
Germany Says It Will Suspend Its Arms to Israel: Let’s Put It in Context
Germany’s announcement to halt its arms export to Israel comes as a too little too late, after having empowered and actively supported its colonial expansionists goals, together with its current genocide.
It’s a European Genocide
If you thought it was only complicity, it’s worse: Europe is an active player in the Gaza genocide. European governments – even the ones whose words of condemnation are said more loudly – still haven’t cut economic ties with Israel’s fascist regime. Those ties, when put together, show the EU as Israel’s largest investor.
A Must-Watch Interview with Chris Hedges on Trump, The Rise of Fascism, Gaza, and Why It’s Vital to Resist
Fascism isn’t just on the rise: it is here, even more in the open, for everyone to see – and fight.
So what do we do? And who are the voices of conscience we can turn to to keep ourselves afloat? I invite you to watch an excellent video with one of such voices: Chris Hedges. I invite you to follow his reminder of why we need to resist. Spoiler alert: it has to do something with our souls.
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