'With the foundations of imperialism far from completely dismantled, old structures persisted under new names.'

Read an excerpt from the intro to What Really Went Wrong: The West and the Failure of Democracy in the Middle East Fawaz Gerges Yale University Press London📚 ➡ wp.me/p2MwSQ-hkr

.Fawaz Gerges: 'Where do you expect the 1.3m Palestinians in Rafah to go, [to] what part of Gaza that has been razed by Israel'

Gerges goes on to say that protests in the US are having an affect on the actions of the administration there.

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Israel’s assault on Rafah will lead to unimaginable suffering and many more children starving and dead. Again, the ball is in Biden’s court at a moment of reckoning. If he does not now bring this bloodshed to an end, he will go down in history as an enabler in chief—and failure.

'The Middle East was reimagined as a Cold War chessboard, which left a legacy marked by dependencies, weak political institutions, low levels of civil and human rights protection, lopsided economic growth and political systems prone to authoritarianism.'

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“They are out there for the right reasons… they are out there not because they are ‘pro-Hamas.' They are out there because they are outraged by what the Israeli government is doing in Gaza.”

Bernie Sanders discusses the student anti-war protests sweeping colleges in America.…

'What Really Went Wrong examines flashpoints like the CIA’s ousting of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq in 1953 and the US confrontation with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in the mid-1950s.'

What Really Went Wrong Fawaz Gerges Yale University Press London📚 👉wp.me/p2MwSQ-hkr

New ✨ Fawaz Gerges LSE Intl Relations introduces his new book, What Really Went Wrong: The West and the Failure of Democracy in the Middle East Yale University Press London📚. #MiddleEast #Politics wp.me/p2MwSQ-hkr

'Student protests should be seen as another important layer of popular dissatisfaction and anger with Western governments and their Arab counterparts'

Fawaz Gerges contributes to MSN's news on the spread of the US Campus protests to the Middle East 🔽

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I am praying for the safety of student protesters. They are showing bravery and a fierce moral urgency. They are rightfully fed up with the continuing bloodshed in Gaza and refuse to accept the imperial cynicism of Western governments.

This is unacceptable.

An NBC News investigation into seven deadly airstrikes has found Palestinians were killed in areas of southern Gaza that the Israeli military had explicitly designated as safe zones.

Hala Gorani reports from Israel.

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As a lifelong teacher and academic, it deeply pains me to see repression of campus protests. Students must be allowed to peacefully organize and voice their opinions. University leadership should fiercely protect this right, not target their own students for arrest and expulsion.

Freedom of speech and peaceful assembly are basic constitutional rights.

Student protesters — whether you agree with them or not — have a right to safety & fairness. Responding to peaceful demonstrations with weapons and riot gear escalates tension and makes everyone less safe.

📚 “Fawaz Gerges shows how postwar US leaders made a devil’s pact with potentates, autocrats, and strongmen. Washington sought to tame assertive nationalists and to protect repressive Middle Eastern regimes in return for compliance with 🇺🇸 hegemonic designs.”…

'Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes.' --A new UN statement news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

In the ‘60’s we had sit-ins protesting Vietnam, racial injustice, & supporting justice for campus workers. We were evicted - not arrested or suspended. Columbia’s behaving abominably. Ruining the lives of students isn’t how a university should act haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0….

'The question of war and peace hangs in the balance now.'

📺 Fawaz Gerges (@LSEIRDept) spoke to CNN's Isa Soares on his fear that the Biden administration is sleepwalking the U.S. into another war in the Middle East

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'The next couple of days will be critical'

Watch Fawaz Gerges on what steps need to be taken to ensure de-escalation in the Middle East ⬇️

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