Tag Archives: Europe
Ukraine crisis: Russia reacts to NATO and history
Lawrence Davidson recalls the historical context of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine – a context that is missing from Western political and media narratives – and warns that unless genuine Russian fears are taken seriously, war may well result. Read more [...]
Democracy is possible: The people versus government corporations
Fernando Guevara writes:
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Lest we forget: Israel’s armed aggression against the Christian Church
Stuart Littlewood reminds us of the gratuitous brutality visited upon the Church of the Nativity – the most famous of Christian churches — by the Israeli occupation army and the wanton, murderous brutality inflicted by the Israelis on the church's occupants. Read more [...]
Will America still be Israel’s bitch? Or will Biden-Harris resist shaming the West?
Stuart Littlewood says while Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris's victory in the US presidential elections may offer a glimmer of hope for Palestinians, despite the two being self-declared Zionists, the Palestinians remain divided and Britain and the EU remain in Israel’s stranglehold. Read more [...]
Waffling while Libya burns: Libya’s problem is a security problem that requires a military solution
Mohamed El-Doufani writes:
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EU’s aviation deal with Israel “the pinnacle of hypocrisy”
Stuart Littlewood highlights the hypocrisy of EU parliamentarians who have agreed in effect to reward Israel for its decision to annex Palestinian territories while discussing measures to deter Israel from declaring the annexation of those territories. Read more [...]
On the alleged “preciousness of life”
Lawrence Davidson examines how the assertion that “life is precious” is belied by the behaviour of its most enthusiastic propagators – religious groups – by the law that allows ownership of guns and by the “warehousing” of various sections of society – students, the old and the incarcerated. Read more [...]
EU blasted for ever closer cooperation with terror regime in Israel
Stuart Littlewood highlights a letter written by 155 European academics calling on the EU to suspend a trade privileges agreement and a taxpayer-funded research programme for Israel as long as it refuses to comply with the rules of international law. Read more [...]
The UN fails to name and shame firms aiding Israel’s illegal settlements
Jonathan Cook examines the Western hypocrisy behind the decision by the UN to postpone for the third time the publication of a blacklist of Israeli and international firms that profit directly from Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied territories. Read more [...]
Tribal nationalism vs global unity
Graham Peebles argues that proponents of tribal nationalism, which rests on competition and suspicion of “the other”, are out of step with the times where increasingly younger people are community-focused civic nationalists and see themselves as citizens of the world. Read more [...]
