Thursday, October 12, 2023

Something to Think About . . .



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– October 16, 2023



Related Off-site Links:
What’s the Israel-Palestinian Conflict About? The Origin of Wars Explained – Reuters (October 10, 2023).
Historian Rashid Khalidi: Palestinians “Living Under Incredible Oppression . . . It Had to Explode”Democracy Now! (October 10, 2023).
Mohammed El-Kurd: How Much Palestinian Blood Will It Take to End Israel’s Occupation and Apartheid?Democracy Now! (October 10, 2023).
As U.S. Pledges More Support for Israel, Global Call for Cease-Fire to Prevent Further Bloodshed Grows – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, October 10, 2023).
“Israel’s 9/11” Is a Slogan to Rationalize Open-Ended Massacre of Palestinian Civilians – Norman Solomon (Common Dreams, October 10, 2023).
“Bone-Chilling” Violence in Israel and Gaza Has Pushed the Region to a “Tipping Point”: UN Relief Head – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, October 11, 2023).
While Israeli Media Examine Government Failure, U.S. Papers Push “National Unity” – Ari Paul (FAIR, October 11, 2023).
Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy: Israel Should Lift Siege and Call Off Plans for Ground Invasion of GazaDemocracy Now! (October 11, 2023).
How to Think Morally About the Israel-Hamas War – Zack Beauchamp (Vox, October 11, 2023).
Israeli Apartheid Is at the Heart of the Brutality in Gaza and Israel – Phyllis Bennis (In These Times, October 12, 2023).
Palestinian Journalist: Latest Violence Shatters Notion That Israeli Apartheid Is SustainableDemocracy Now! (October 12, 2023).
Israel Links Gaza Aid to Hostages’ Release as Humanitarian Disaster Looms – Henriette Chacar, Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters, October 12, 2023).
Gazans Bombarded by Israel Have No Hope and No Escape – Nidal Al-Mughrabi (Reuters, October 12, 2023).
“Collective Punishment”: Israeli Minister Says No Humanitarian Breaks in Gaza Siege Until Hostages Freed – Olivia Rosane (Common Dreams, October 12, 2023).
Israel Accused of “Blatant War Crime” as Human Rights Weatch Confirms White Phosphorus Used in Gaza – Brett Wilkins (Common Dreams, October 12, 2023).

UPDATES: Palestinians Flee Northern Gaza After Israel Orders One Million to Evacuate as Ground Attack Looms – Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer and Wafaa Shurafa (AP News, October 13, 2023).
Noura Erakat: Western Leaders and Media Are Justifying Israel’s “Genocidal Campaign” Against PalestiniansDemocracy Now! (October 13, 2023).
The Answer to Hamas’ Brutality Is Not to Eviscerate Innocent Palestinians – Phyllis Bennis (Foreign Policy in Focus via Common Dreams, October 13, 2023).
Benjamin Netanyahu Made Hamas Stronger and Compromised Israeli Security: An Interview with Zack BeauchampRising (October 16, 2023).
Selective Empathy Is Not Empathetic at All – Belén Fernández (Al Jazeera via Common Dreams, October 17, 2023).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
“Nothing About Today is ‘Unprovoked’”
Phyllis Bennis: “If We Are Serious About Ending This Spiraling Violence, We Need to Look at Root Causes”
“The Mistreatment and Discrimination Against Palestinians Is Not Unprecedented. It’s Baked Into the Foundation of the Political System in Israel”
Noura Erakat: Quote of the Day – May 15, 2018
For Some Jews, Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians is Yet Another Jewish Tragedy
Remembering the Six-Day War and Its Ongoing Aftermath
David Norris: Quote of the Day – August 12, 2014


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