EDITOR—Denying the Nakba is normally a central tenet of Zionism. Israel even has laws penalizing the commemoration of the pre-planned expulsion and flight of 800,000 Palestinians by Zionist militias in 1948.
But when speaking to each other – or to Palestinians – Israelis habitually celebrate the Nakba or threaten to repeat it. Avi Dichter, a government minister, just went a step further.
EDITOR—Russia and China need to form a coalition of states that are serious about establishing a just multicentric world order. If Israel does not heed calls to stop its illegal acts, this new “alliance for freedom” should send a protection group to Palestine. This formation should ensure that no more Palestinian people are killed by Israelis and that this ethnic group can keep its homeland. Of course, the Palestinian leadership must also commit to act according to internationally recognized legal principles.
EDITOR—Content like this, featuring images of terrible suffering by Palestinians in the latest clash between Gaza and Israel highlights the shameless hypocrisy of the West as it applies selective empathy to the media coverage assigned to this immense tragedy. We don’t see ppl crying on the mainstream media when it’s Palestinians. We don’t see Dana Bash, Anderson Cooper and their ilk tearing up over these images. What we do see is how effectively they bury such material.
BILLY BOB—Special Guests Larry Johnson and Max Parry join the roundtable regulars to discuss the current events of the past week. Larry Johnson is a former State Department employee and CIA analyst who brings tremendous insight and experience to the discussion. Max Parry is a journalist and analyst who has appeared on Press TV and many other places. The discussion focuses on the volatile situation in the Middle East that threatens to spiral out of control as the Israeli government pursues its perceived interests in the wake of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
EDITOR—Norman Finkelstein, a political scientist and the son of Holocaust survivors, debunks several talking points sprouted by Amy Schumer on her Instagram recently Norman Finkelstein, a political scientist, prolific author, and son of Holocaust survivors, talks about Israel’s latest attack on Gaza and debunks some of the most pervasive talking points used to justify Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.