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Predictable

What could be predicted is now happening — an escalating war and the collective punishment of two million people living in Gaza. As horrific as it is, it could get much worse. Much will depend on the internal politics of…

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Looking back to move forward

To think that some on the left make the argument that the killing of children, young people, and old pensioners is a legitimate form of anti-colonial struggle reveals a moral vacuity and political bankruptcy that should receive an unqualified rebuke.…

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A bit of common sense

If there is something unseemly about Palestinian solidarity activists in the United States – and especially attending elite universities – showing either slight or no concern, or, worse still, vigorously defending the righteousness of killing Israeli children, young people, and…

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Lethal mix

To engage in mass slaughter, as we are seeing, first in Israel and now in Gaza, requires, it seems to me, more than real or invented grievance, anger, and weapons of war. To this lethal mix, systematic dehumanization of the…

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Moral vacuity and political bankruptcy

To think that some on the left make the argument that the killing of children, young people, and old pensioners is a legitimate form of anti colonial struggle reveals a moral vacuity and political bankruptcy that should receive an unqualified…