Palestine

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Fri, 15/09/2023 - 03:12

Miko Peled delves into the intricate web of Israeli power politics as he explores how Itamar Ben Gvir, Tamir Pardo, and Abu-Mazen, despite their starkly different backgrounds, serve a common entity: Israel.

The post Israel’s Puzzling Trio: Ben Gvir, Pardo, and Abu-Mazen—Agents or Accomplices? appeared first on MintPress News.

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Wed, 06/09/2023 - 05:08

At the zenith of the mass protests in Egypt on January 25, 2011, Twitter, Facebook and other Western-based social media platforms appeared to be the most essential tools for the Egyptian Revolution. Though some observers later contested the use of the terms ‘Twitter Revolution’ or ‘Social Media Revolution,’ one cannot deny the centrality of these […]

The post When the Torturer is the Savior: Can BRICS Help Us Escape the West’s Hegemony and Contradictions? appeared first on MintPress News.

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Wed, 06/09/2023 - 03:00

An unbiased look at the progression within Israeli politics shows that there is a clear and direct line between the early Zionists like Golda Meir and Shimon Peres and today’s Zionists Ben-Gvir and his vile constituency of racists.

The post From Golda Meir to Ben-Gvir: Examining Israel’s Supremacist Apartheid Legacy appeared first on MintPress News.

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Wed, 16/08/2023 - 22:32

China’s slow drift from a Western-centric economic system is being coupled with a whole new approach to foreign policy - ‘wolf diplomacy’ in the West and a gentler, kinder approach in the Global South.

The post China’s Diplomatic Evolution: A Potential Ally for Palestinians’ Quest for Justice appeared first on MintPress News.

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Fri, 04/08/2023 - 05:05

A day after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. agreed to a public discussion with Max Blumenthal on Israel-Palestine, his campaign walked back his words. RFK Jr. has pledged “unconditional support” to Israel while spouting vitriolic anti-Palestinian rhetoric. One day after Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. agreed to comedian and podcaster Jimmy Dore’s proposal that he engage with The Grayzone’s editor-in-chief, Max Blumenthal, in a public dialogue on Israel-Palestine, Kennedy’s campaign nixed the discussion. During an August 1 phone call […]

The post RFK Jr staff block Israel-Palestine dialogue after the candidate agreed first appeared on The Grayzone.

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Fri, 04/08/2023 - 00:13

Ideological shifts do not appear and disappear overnight. Regardless of the outcome of Israel’s protests, the ideological shifts there are seismic and long-lasting. For now, liberal Zionists and their Western allies must accept the historical truth that Herzl's “clergymen” have escaped the "temples” and are running the country.

The post Unraveling Israel’s Identity: From Atheistic Zionism to Religious Nationalism appeared first on MintPress News.

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Mon, 31/07/2023 - 05:54

While posing as a defender of free speech, Florida’s Ron DeSantis has played point man on the Israel lobby’s crusade to criminalize American citizens for their exercising their constitutionally-protected right to boycott Israel. Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has spent his career as an elected official pushing an array of laws attacking the free speech of American citizens who exercise their constitutionally-protected right to boycott Israel. One anti-boycott bill DeSantis championed sought to send violators to prison […]

The post How Ron Desantis puts Israel first and assaults the speech rights of American citizens first appeared on The Grayzone.

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