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Holocaust Survivor Calls for Peace Beyond a Ceasefire, Condemns Israeli Assault

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Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! spoke with 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Marione Ingram, who has been protesting outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Ingram says experiencing anti-Jewish hate, losing family members to the Nazi killing machine and surviving the Allied bombing of Hamburg as a child all inspire her to speak out for peace. “What Israel is doing … [Read more...] about Holocaust Survivor Calls for Peace Beyond a Ceasefire, Condemns Israeli Assault

Double Standards

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Prisoners Hamas and Islamic Jihad reportedly hold a total of about 250+ Israelis in Gaza. (Some have been killed by Israeli airstrikes.) The media likes to call them 'hostages', but they could more accurately be labeled either prisoners of war or political prisoners.  When Israel captures Palestinians, they are generally processed by military courts, where there's no … [Read more...] about Double Standards

Biden Backs War Crimes & Genocide

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There's not much I can add about the what's happening in Gaza, except to provide links to two news stories that are very much on point. Biden’s Backing of Israeli War Crimes Carries on a Sordid US Tradition — President Biden is a strong backer of the genocide and war crimes, transferring even more weaponry and munitions to Israel to assist. From a historical perspective, … [Read more...] about Biden Backs War Crimes & Genocide

Context of Recent Events in Palestine

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Mondoweiss, an online publication led by Jewish journalist Philip Weiss, just ran an in-depth article by Jeff Halper on the events in Gaza. Titled 'Foregrounding the political and decolonization after October 7'', it makes some very important points that are essential to understanding what's going on. Here are two brief excerpts: The present crisis did not begin on October … [Read more...] about Context of Recent Events in Palestine

How can people go along with genocide? 

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I've heard people ask how the German people could have allowed the Nazi genocide and the Holocaust to happen.  Now we have the continuing attack on Gaza. Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Herzog, have stated publicly that the goal is to eliminate the people of Gaza, making this a textbook case of genocide in action. Israeli forces are … [Read more...] about How can people go along with genocide? 

Gaza update

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We can't cover all that's happening in Gaza, but we'll try to fill in some of the gaps created by poor coverage in the mainstream media. It's hard to fathom how the Israelis can be so dismissive of the Palestinian people, especially after what the Jews suffered in the Holocaust. Instead of living up to the great lesson of the holocaust — 'Never Again' — they have chosen to … [Read more...] about Gaza update

Palestine Writes Literary Festival

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The upcoming Palestine Writes Literary Festival to be held at Penn has drawn the predictable charges of anti-semitism, where any criticism of Zionism or the state of Israel is conflated with being against the Jewish people or Judaism. If this is an issue that interests or troubles you — or if you care about academic freedom — I suggest you take time to read the attached … [Read more...] about Palestine Writes Literary Festival