Insanity

Never thought I’d see my academic colleagues in the United States arrested because of their opinions.

Any one of us w/ a shred of consistency on free speech & authoritarianism would rightly deplore this behaviour in undemocratic regimes globally.

A shameful day for my country.

Media: stop talking about Israel’s plan to “evacuate” Rafah.

Israel is going to **forcibly displace** from their homes & refuges, under threat of DEATH, 1 million men/women/children, many of whom have already been displaced multiple times.

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Israeli strikes on Iran appear to have begun. “Two U.S. officials confirm to CBS News that an Israeli missile has hit Iran...Officials were tightlipped about the location or extent of the Israeli strike.” cbsnews.com/news/israel-ir…

Israel has long acted like a rogue state with zero consequences from its allies. The difference now is that far more people than ever before can see it

Discussing the Iranian attack during #SkyPapers , rachel shabi points out: '11 schoolchildren died today by an Israeli drone. What did they do? How are they a threat?'

Tonight on the Press Preview Anna Botting is joined by guests Henry Hill and rachel shabi to discuss the headlines:

🔴 Rishi Sunak's smoking ban
🔴 Police breaking up a right-wing conference
🔴 Israel's response to Iran's attack

🕘 10:30pm
#SkyPapers
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Civilian deaths in Gaza rival those of Darfur – which the US called a ‘genocide’ | Alan J Kuperman theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I can’t stress enough how widely it is understood in DC’s foreign policy and security establishment that civilian suffering, death, and famine is part of Israel’s Gaza policy and yet so few will publicly say so because they fear for their careers. This is how corruption works.

I will be speaking about Palestinian identity on the BBC World Service Radio tomorrow (Sun 14 April) at 8:30am (London time) in conversation with wonderful rachel shabi. We will speak about the below essay, its reception and the impact it is having. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w17…

This is what is Israeli bombardment did to Khan Younes

The same countries that said ‘never again’ after Rwanda have given Israel a free pass during six months of death and destruction
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Glad to be among those signing this letter in support of Jonathan Glazer. To honour the past we must resist dehumanisation in the present.

This is such a powerful and important interview

In the past six months the Israeli state has done in Gaza exactly what its political leaders said if would. None of this was unforeseen or unknowable

When antisemitism is invoked to police criticism of Israel, this is not actually fighting antisemitism. It is turning antisemitism into the subject of an ugly fight between left and right