The Death of Israel
Settler colonial states have a terminal shelf life. Israel is no exception.
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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
Settler colonial states have a terminal shelf life. Israel is no exception.
Supporters cheered as the new far-right libertarian president pledged to push austerity measures. But with progressive forces vowing to resist, his shock treatment could backfire.
As the numbers of the dead and displaced increase, a sense of numbness grows. It began with a hundred dead, then a hundred more, and is rapidly escalating into the tens of thousands. It is difficult to wrap one’s head around these numbers unless there are stories attached to each of the dead and displaced.
This slogan, raised at pro-Palestine demonstrations around the world, has attracted a great deal of ignorant criticism.
Historian Rashid Khalidi reframes the ‘Israel-Palestine Conflict’ in light of the 1917 Balfour Declaration and beyond, breaking down the myth of an ancient and eternal Jewish-Arab antagonism.
Over the last decade, Ros has become deeply involved with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), the US-based, progressive Jewish anti-Zionist activist organization. She has thought deeply about the connections between feminism, human rights, peace, and justice in the context of Israel and Palestine.
Argentina’s largest trade union confederation (CGT) has warned that it will not accept any rollback of rights or delays in bargaining negotiations. The union also rejected Milei’s threats concerning the paralysis of public works and the privatization of the railways and Aerolíneas Argentinas.
Researcher Aung Kaung Myat unpacks the internal dynamics of the complex coalition of armed groups battling for dominance across Myanmar.
Western leaders and officials are speaking out now because they understand that the Palestinian cause has become a global one, and that the prolonging of Israeli occupation will not bode well, neither for Tel Aviv nor for the collective West. It is time for Palestinians to utilize this significant moment.
The COP28 summit taking place in Dubai from 30 Nov to 12 Dec is a colossal illusion. The delusionary effect is that the capitalist system is capable of reforming itself sufficiently to prevent global climate catastrophe, even as all the evidence points to the opposite conclusion.
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