Showing posts with label Anti-war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anti-war. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

A generational shift is transforming the US-Israel relationship. The Iran war has accelerated the fraying of ties. An end to unconditional US support would force a reckoning with reality - Kenneth Roth in the Guardian

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A generational shift is under way in the relationship between the United States and Israel. Tensions were already palpable because of Isr...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Mark S. Singel: "This war is illegal and unconstitutional. It is raining death and destruction on countless innocent civilians who are simply in the way. The war is draining America of resources and costing families billions of dollars in higher prices and declining pension accounts. ​But it may be worse than that. It may be the beginning of a cycle of destruction caused by the deranged vision of one man. "

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"... This war is illegal and unconstitutional. It is raining death and destruction on countless innocent civilians who are simply in ...

“War does not solve problems — on the contrary, it amplifies them and inflicts deep wounds on the history of nations that take generations to heal.” - Pope Leo XIV renewing his call for diplomacy and commitment to peace: “Let diplomacy silence the weapons; let nations shape their future through works of peace, not through violence and bloody conflict.”

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“No armed victory can make up for a mother’s grief, a child’s fear, or a stolen future.” - Pope Leo XIV artwork by Be a Heart Pope Leo XIV...
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Gaza’s endangered heritage: 5,000 years of history at risk amid conflict

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Remains of Anthedon, also referred to as Al Balakhiyya, was a Hellenistic city near Gaza (Photo courtesy of EBAF)  By Saeb Rawashdeh - Apr ...
Saturday, April 12, 2025

"These are not birds - they are the scattered remains of our brothers, flying through the skies of their occupied land." This is how Egyptian artist Abdullah Wagih described his artwork, in reference to the scene.

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"These are not birds - they are the scattered remains of our brothers, flying through the skies of their occupied land." This is h...
Thursday, December 5, 2024

Americans should focus on building peace - My letter published online in my local newspaper The Patriot News: "Our domestic and foreign policies should align to shape true justice, peace, and prosperity for all people, regardless of race or religion."

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Americans should focus on building peace | PennLive Letters https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2024/11/americans-should-focus-on-building-peac...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Because of Us... poem by Emily Berry + Democracy Now "As the WHO warns Gaza’s hospitals are becoming cemeteries, it’s time to heed the poets and the doctors, stop the killing, end the occupation, and dress the open wounds of war."

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  The Undressed Wounds of Gaza "... The late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, as a child, survived the 1948 Nakba, Arabic for “catast...
Friday, August 23, 2024

The speech that Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian American and Democrat, had hoped to give America at the DNC 2024

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  My name is Ruwa Romman, and I’m honored to be the first Palestinian elected to public office in the great state of Georgia and the first...
Sunday, July 7, 2024

To enjoy fireworks... No Explosions poem by Naomi Shihab Nye

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Friday, April 26, 2024

CSM: Ken Makin Commentary on Columbia: History, protests, and humanity- After arrests at Columbia University and other schools, our commentator considers the legacy of civil disobedience. How and why does society’s lens on protests change over time?

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Students protest in support of Palestinians near a closed entrance of Columbia University, in New York City, April 23, 20...
Sunday, November 19, 2023

MC Abdul - Shouting At The Wall

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Official music video by MC Abdul - Shouting At The Wall © 2021
Monday, November 13, 2023

Israel-Hamas War: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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“Look, it is true that Gazans did at one point elect Hamas,” Oliver said. “But if you think that makes them all complicit in war crimes th...