Former academic, occasional undiplomatic diplomat. Close to the sun in the day, near to the moon at night. Opinions my own, retweets not always endorsements.
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How Zionism’s dreams of liberation became entangled with colonialism. bostonreview.net/articles/fa…
Mike Waltz is embarrassed by this interview with Abby Hauslohner. ft.com/content/70379a26-c20e…
Help Dr. Badar Khan Suri Defeat Deportation open.substack.com/pub/appoin…
Join me in signing the #JewsDemandAction petition calling on governments around the world to do everything possible to end the Israeli military’s assault on Gaza. jewsdemandaction.org jewsdemandaction.org
Rethinking Zionism after Gaza: My talk at Georgetown last week. open.substack.com/pub/appoin…
I will be speaking at Georgetown University on "Zionism after Gaza" on Thursday September 25, 12:00-1:30 pm EDT. See announcement at link below. Click on the RSVP link, and you will be able to choose between in-person and remote participation. events.georgetown.edu/acmcu/…
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"No prophets ever remonstrated with the People of Israel for their insufficient loyalty to the state." Thoughts for Tisha b'av from Barnett Rubin appointedtimes.substack.com/…
Scenes from a Genocide: I have bad news and (sort of) good news: open.substack.com/pub/appoin…
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عکسهایی که یک یهودی آمریکایی مشهور شرکت کننده در مراسم یادبود کودکان کشته شده درغزه در سایت خود منتشر کرده و نوشته:
از طریق گروه صدای یهودیان برای صلح از این مراسم مطلع شدم و فهمیدم که بیش از یکسال است کارگران کاتولیک این مراسم را در کنار کلیسای سنت پاتریک نیویورک برگزار می کنند
How do you Solve a Problem Like Messiah? International actors must confront the real danger that radicalized messianic political cults pose in both Israel and the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/appoin…
A teaspoon of food aid helps the genocide go down! UN says Israel has only authorized a “teaspoon” of aid for Gaza. share.google/0xJMMoGv25SBStr…
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.@PeterBeinart and @BRRubin in conversation about Zionism, antisemitism and the movement for Palestinian liberation.
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On April 30, my old friend, Rabia Ali, hosted a conversation in which I interviewed Peter Beinart about the issues raised in his recent book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza. Please share your comments. open.substack.com/pub/appoin…
It's the Racism, Stupid. The media completely ignore the big theme of Trump and the main motivator of his policies: racism!
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From the Atlantic to the Pacific
The situation seems horrific,
But from the Pacific to the Atlantic
Solidarity makes the fascists frantic!
From the Gulf of Mexico to the Bering Sea,
America will be free!
As Wynton Marsalis said the other night, "America is still swinging!"
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For those of us who were there in Afghanistan, there is no one one better to make sense of the enduring consequences of Western involvement in Afghanistan than @BRRubin. An excellent read.
Counterterrorism always trumped diplomacy in Afghanistan—with devastating, and enduring, consequences. @BRRubin, former advisor to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, on the roads not taken:
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And this is the army that supposedly threatens all of Europe?
In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces continued to advance and have captured most of the villlage of Sukha Balka.
Russian forces advanced in three main areas. In the east, they pushed down two treelines and captured positions along them as well as three perpendicular ones. To the southwest they captured the warehouses on the southeastern outskirts of Sukha Balka and advanced into the village from the neighbouring village of Valentynivka, capturing the central part. In the west Russian forces marginally advanced north and reached the next treeline, capturing positions along it.
+ ~11.49km² in favour of Russia.
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Mohsen Mahdawi says, "my empathy extends to the Jews and to the Israelis. And my hope and my dream is to see an end to the war and an end to the killing. to see a peaceful resolution between Palestinians and Israelis."
A true man of peace, and we are treating him like a criminal.
Because of a glitch, this failed to post properly yesterday. Please share. Do the Geneva Conventions Apply to Palestinians? open.substack.com/pub/appoin…
The Trump regime has responded to the fall in the stock market after the President announced his tariff policies. open.substack.com/pub/appoin…