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Many decent human beings are determined to be in the street until states stop trading with, providing weapons to and covering up for Israel's crimes. Respect for intl law is necessary.

Enlightened self-interest re. aid feels somehow so 2000s. No more post Cold War peace dividend, so no more aid. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Bloody July was no ‘genocide’ and to use this term is offensive to people currently facing genocide (Palestinians and Rohingya). Agree that there were fascistic elements in the AL but it’s not a helpful framing overall. Violent, brutal, authoritarian? Yes, yes, yes.

Home Office needs to brush up on the law: it is not illegal to enter the United Kingdom via irregular routes and claim asylum. It is legal under the Refugee Convention of which we are signatories.

This is going to be a game-changer. If this had been on my undergrad reading list 35 years ago I may have never dropped economics ... Pre-ordered!

Crikey. I guess if they can expel the world’s elite there isn’t much they can’t / won’t do.

I fully support the urgent call for a diplomatic humanitarian convoy to break the genocidal siege on Gaza. I implore member states, especially the authorities concerned with the passage of the convoy, to respond positively and act swiftly.

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Well this is interesting

I can't say I blame him. What an ungovernable place.

I have a short piece in the OECD States of Fragility 2025 report about the intersection of political, economic, ecological, and societal fragility in the making of Bangladesh's July uprising (and subsequent crises) oecd.org/en/publication…

This is true

“Gaza is different from the horrors happening in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo because, if you are in the west, it is happening in your name. It is happening with your tax money and with the help of your leaders.” ⁦ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Got to grow that international elite somewhere

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It is, of course, ironic that the homecoming of Tarique Rahman is likely to be a key set piece of the third act in our current drama. When will we see that? — Jyoti Rahman in Counterpoint The Third Act counterpointbd.com/the-third-act

In Haaretz Hebrew, 22 May, former Israeli PM Olmert says he used to think that the mass killing of civilians in Gaza was a result of a "tragic war" & he denied the charges of genocide & war crimes, but now he thinks: it is an intentional annihilation. archive.ph/3vvOi