Politics & environs 2023

[umbertino]

Lula urges end to ‘insanity of war’ as Latin Americans killed in Hamas attack

 

Brazil president calls for humanitarian aid to protect Israeli and Palestinian citizens, while Latin Americans also taken hostage

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Wed 11 Oct 2023 16.52 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/11/lula-brazil-israel-hamas-gaza
 

[umbertino]

US dysfunction in response to Israel-Gaza war makes case for dictatorships

 

Having no US ambassador to Israel in place and Republicans holding up military promotions is a threat to democracy, experts say

 

Thu 12 Oct 2023 15.00 BST

David Smith in Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/12/us-israel-gaza-dysfunction-democracy

[umbertino]

US dysfunction in response to Israel-Gaza war makes case for dictatorships

 

Having no US ambassador to Israel in place and Republicans holding up military promotions is a threat to democracy, experts say

 

Thu 12 Oct 2023 15.00 BST

David Smith in Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/12/us-israel-gaza-dysfunction-democracy

[umbertino]

Things In Palestine May Never Be the Same Again

 

The conflict has shattered many myths about Israel’s invincibility—and shown once more that the only lasting solution is true equality for all

 

October 12, 2023

Saree Makdisi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/gaza-israel-conflict-future/

[nstoolman1]

2 hours ago, umbertino said:

Things In Palestine May Never Be the Same Again

 

The conflict has shattered many myths about Israel’s invincibility—and shown once more that the only lasting solution is true equality for all

 

October 12, 2023

Saree Makdisi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/gaza-israel-conflict-future/

I heard there was a cyber attack from China and Iran that shut down their intelligence and defense systems. 

[umbertino]

11 minutes ago, nstoolman1 said:

I heard there was a cyber attack from China and Iran that shut down their intelligence and defense systems. 

 

 

Thanks stoolman1 for your contribution...It's appreciated

[umbertino]

Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza’s food and water supply will run out ‘very soon,’ UN warns, as Israel blocks crucial supplies

 

UN program calls Gaza’s situation ‘dire’ and warns that crucial supplies are running low

 

LIVE Updated 3m ago

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Oliver Holmes, Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)

Thu 12 Oct 2023 17.55 BST















https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/12/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-biden-hamas-attack-holocaust-gaza-displaced-palestine
 

[umbertino]

CIA admits 1953 Iranian coup it backed was undemocratic

 

The toppling of prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq and ensuing rule of the shah directly led to the 1979 Islamic Revolution

 

Staff and agencies

Fri 13 Oct 2023 15.32 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/13/cia-1953-iran-coup-undemocratic-argo

 

 

I think it's a great thing when they admit stuff.....Just a li'l late tho......

[umbertino]

After the pogrom in Israel, the angel of death is licking his lips

 

The horror unleashed by Hamas has brought tragedy to Israel and devastation to Gaza - and fear to Jews across the world

 

Fri 13 Oct 2023 13.10 BST

Jonathan Freedland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/13/pogrom-israel-angel-of-death-gaza-hamas-jews

[umbertino]

Hamas may have pushed Israelis into a far darker place than Netanyahu ever dreamed of

 

Israel was already deeply rightwing. But after this horror, even hardcore leftwingers, full of rage, will slide towards the right

 

Fri 13 Oct 2023 16.00 BST

Dahlia Scheindlin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/13/hamas-israelis-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-rightwing

[umbertino]

Forget the lie about EU money for Hamas. For ordinary Palestinians, the aid is a lifeline

 

Brussels is right to backtrack on its threats – cutting the territories’ largest aid package would only inflame the crisis

 

Thu 12 Oct 2023 11.00 BST

Martin Konečný

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/12/eu-aid-palestinians-hamas-brussels-crisis

[umbertino]

Africa’s ‘optimist-in-chief’ on the continent’s renaissance: ‘Don’t just believe me, believe the data’

 

In an exclusive interview, Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank, says the outlook is good for a continent with the workers of the future and the best investment opportunities

 

Fri 13 Oct 2023 14.55 BST

Kenneth Mohammed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/oct/13/corruption-not-african-issue-says-afdb-bank-chief-akinwumi-adesina-time-believe-in-continents-future

[umbertino]

Former EU Envoy: Israel’s Forced Transfer of Palestinians in Gaza Would Be a War Crime

 

October 13, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/13/eu_envoy_to_palestine_gaza_israel

[umbertino]

Aging in America Shouldn’t Be This Hard

 

Why should capital take any interest in people who are no longer a source of profit?

 

October 12, 2023

Rebecca Gordon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/aging-america-social-security/

[umbertino]

German Social Democrat Leader Boycotts Bernie Over Palestine

 

By  Bhaskar Sunkara

10.13.2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://jacobin.com/2023/10/german-social-democrats-bernie-sanders-israel-palestine-boycott

Edited October 13, 2023 by umbertino

[umbertino]

Liberal Centrism Won’t Stop Poland’s Descent Into Authoritarianism

 

By  Artur Banaszewski

10.13.2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://jacobin.com/2023/10/poland-liberal-centrism-authoritarianism-law-and-justice-civic-platform-kaczynski

[umbertino]

Angry old men set the Middle East ablaze. The young will pay the price

 

Incompetent and discredited leaders, in thrall to worn-out ideologies, have brought Israel and Gaza to this catastrophe

 

Sat 14 Oct 2023 14.00 BST

Simon Tisdall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/14/angry-old-men-set-the-middle-east-ablaze-the-young-will-pay-the-price-israel-gaza

[umbertino]

Jewish and Muslim Americans fear rise in hate crimes amid Israel-Hamas war

 

With protests escalating and police departments on alert, assaults and harassment have been reported

 

Ava Sasani

Sat 14 Oct 2023 11.00 BST














https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/14/jewish-muslim-israel-hamas-war-hate-crimes
 

[umbertino]

Netanyahu told 1.1 million Palestinians they had 24 hours to evacuate. What is that if not ethnic cleansing?

 

‘I will not move. I will be killed in my house with my family,’ one mother told me. Look to history and the omens are grim

 

Sat 14 Oct 2023 09.00 BST

Sarah Helm ( a former Middle East correspondent and diplomatic editor of the Independent)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/14/benjamin-netanyahu-palestinians-evacuate-ethnic-cleansing

[umbertino]

I was a political prisoner in Egypt. The Bob Menendez allegations are appalling

 

I was held in a dark cell for two years for my journalism. The charges would help explain how the regime has avoided human rights responsibility

 

Sat 14 Oct 2023 11.13 BST

Solafa Magdy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/14/i-was-a-political-prisoner-in-egypt-the-bob-menendez-allegations-are-appalling

[umbertino]

How the ‘Al-Quds Flood’ operation altered the relationship between Palestine and Israel forever

 

As Israel searches for answers as to how they were quickly overrun, it is no surprise that volunteers for such a massive operation were found among the millions trapped in Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD

 

Thursday, October 12, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/how-the-al-quds-flood-operation-altered-the-relationship-between-palestine-and-israel-forever

 

 

[umbertino]

Neither Palestinians nor Israelis Will Be Safe Unless All Are Safe

 

The way out of this nightmare is not through more military assaults and mass atrocities but through insisting on addressing the root causes of this violence

 

October 13, 2023

Jamil Dakwar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestinians-and-israelis-will-not-be-safe-unless-all-are-safe/

[umbertino]

View from Gaza: ‘I can’t leave. It’s horrific that I have to choose between my life and my home’

 

Manchester scientist Mohammed Ghalayini was visiting his family in the enclave when Israeli missiles struck – and now he is staying by their side

 

Ruth Michaelson

Sun 15 Oct 2023 05.00 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/15/view-from-gaza-i-cant-leave-its-horrific-that-i-have-to-choose-between-my-life-and-my-home
 

[umbertino]

‘It’s lonely being a Jewish critic of Israel’ – Nathan Thrall on his book about a Palestinian father’s tragedy

 

As the Israel-Hamas war escalates, the US author says his book tour is fraught with the possibility of misunderstanding

 

Sun 15 Oct 2023 10.00 BST

Rachel Cooke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/15/its-lonely-being-a-jewish-critic-of-israel-nathan-thrall-on-his-book-about-a-palestinian-fathers-tragedy

 

[umbertino]

Israel-Hamas war live: Israel evacuates residents near Lebanon boundary as Hezbollah claims to target northern Israel

 

Those within 2km of boundary to be moved after exchanges of fire with Hezbollah, which says it is targeting five positions in northern Israel

 

LIVE Updated 16m ago

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Martin Belam and Helen Livingstone (earlier)

Mon 16 Oct 2023 16.33 BST














https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/16/israel-hamas-war-live-update-news-today-gaza-water-fuel-aid-egypt-border-rafah-crossing-latest-updates