For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces (www.timesofisrael.com)
I Fought for the I.D.F. in Gaza. It Made Me Fight for Peace. (archive.ph)
These periodic episodes of killing and destruction, which Israeli commentators and politicians cynically call “mowing the lawn,” have been a price Israel was willing to pay to avoid being pushed toward a two-state solution. We chose to “manage” the conflict through a combination of brute force and economic incentives,...
The US scores 83/100 in freedom (freedomhouse.org)
For a country that values freedom so much, it seems ironic that it scores so low.
The Government is already cutting the syllabus in the 'light' oppositions for civil servants and allows candidates to do "pools" to study less (www.elmundo.es) Spanish
In the internal promotion of the Higher Corps Cadastral Management has eliminated 34 topics, and in Medical Inspectors the reduction has also reached free access
[Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept] This Is Not a War Against Hamas (theintercept.com)
It has become indisputably clear over these past two months that there are not actually two sides to this horror show. Without question, the perpetrators who meted out the horrors against Israeli civilians on October 7 should be held accountable. But that is not what this collective killing operation is about. And journalists...
Western Journalists Have Palestinian Blood on Their Hands (www.thenation.com)
ICJ ruling increases pressure on Israel to prevent civilian deaths in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
What links Rishi Sunak, Javier Milei and Donald Trump? The shadowy network behind their policies | George Monbiot (www.theguardian.com)
“A crash programme of massive cuts; demolishing public services; privatising public assets; centralising political power; sacking civil servants; sweeping away constraints on corporations and oligarchs; destroying regulations that protect workers, vulnerable people and the living world; supporting landlords against tenants;...
How October 7 has changed us all — and what it signals for our struggle (www.972mag.com)
Listen to Israeli survivors: They don’t want revenge - 972 magazine (www.972mag.com)
UN envoy warns more attacks on Iraq threaten its hard-won stability (www.independent.co.uk)
Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks (www.theguardian.com)
'India Lurches Toward Full-Fledged Fascism' as Modi Opens Contentious Hindu Temple (www.commondreams.org)
Sources reveal Israeli shipments to Myanmar military after coup (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/4693394...
World Bank freezes loans to Uganda because of anti-gay laws. But it doesn't mean it's becoming a human rights watchdog. (theconversation.com)
Every fucking time! (lemmy.world)
Edit: Sorry, wrong worldpolitics…
South Africa may seek way out of hosting Brics summit over Putin arrest (www.theguardian.com)
South Africa may abandon its role as host of this year’s Brics summit in an attempt to avoid international pressure to arrest the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who is wanted by the international criminal court on charges of war crimes.
From ‘cranks’ to contenders: how Spain’s far-right Vox party is rising toward power (www.theguardian.com)
Once dismissed as anachronistic, the radical party hopes to ride a wave of patriotism in next month’s elections. In the town of Rascafría, its focus on local issues is proving effective
Ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested in connection with party funding probe, reports say (www.cbc.ca)
Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested on Sunday, the BBC and Sky reported, after Police Scotland said a 52-year-old woman was in custody being questioned as part of its investigation into the Scottish National Party’s funding.