Distinguished moral philosopher and public intellectual Raimond Gaita (FAHA), Professor, University College London, and Melbourne Law school, discusses his approach towards a moral understanding of the Israel Gaza war based on the ideas collected in the book ‘Justice and Hope: Essays, Lectures and Other writings’, (Edited by Scott Stephens), Melbourne University Publishing, Paperback edition October Continue reading »
Israel / Palestine
It’s often said that faith moves mountains. This might be true for people who have faith in their mythical God. The faith I have is the unshakeable faith in, the courage, the heroism and the steadfastness of my people, the Palestinians. Western leaders, western journalists and western pundits would like you to believe that the Continue reading »
Emmy award-winning journalist Bisan Owda who continues to share what’s happening with the world, provides an overview of what’s happening in North Gaza, including maps to show the movement of the displaced people of Palestine and the Israeli army. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bisan Owda (@wizard_bisan1) Continue reading »
As Israel risks yet further charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in its siege of northern Gaza, its defense of the indefensible is built on a preposterous inversion of morality. That is, the portrayal of Israel as the West’s protector of its very civilization in a sea of evil. Continue reading »
The Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB) has just published “The Most Moral Army”- an excoriating review of Israel’s continuous reliance on deceitful medical imagery to disinfect its horrific abuse of power in Gaza. Continue reading »
The political and military leader of Hamas is dead. Some cheer. Some weep. History will judge the living and the dead. I wish Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar had appeared before an international tribunal of judges for their role in October 7th, rather than being murdered by the Israelis. All who committed crimes in the Continue reading »
Readers may recall my recent P&I post, Israel does not have a right to defend itself, as our PM keeps saying, 11 October. Since publication I have been questioned by some: does the argument made in respect of Palestinians resisting from the West Bank and Gaza, occupied by Israel, apply as well to resistance in Continue reading »
For years, the Israeli authorities have restricted food, fuel and essential supplies to the Palestinians in Gaza, turning the deliveries on and off at will. This contributed to the desperate Hamas outbreak on 7 October 2023, which some experienced observers believe the Netanyahu government expected Continue reading »
Australian billionaire, Andrew Forrest, announced an additional $10 million donation in October through his Minderoo Foundation to support urgent humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports. With this latest contribution, Forrest and his wife, Nicola Forrest, have increased their Foundation’s total aid to almost $28 million, focusing on partners delivering critical meals to those facing Continue reading »
In 2024 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the grassroots collective of Hibakusha and Hibakusha Nisei (first and second generation surviving the atomic bombs). Since forming in 1956, they have urged governments globally to free the earth from weapons of mass destruction, while lobbying for trees, fish, cats, birds and all of Continue reading »