@rameshgupta@timkmak@kravietz I'm not sure what to make of all this except that Russia and Iran have gotten very close and each has something the other wants. Iran gives Russia drones for the war in Ukraine, Russia helps Iran with its nuclear weapons program. I tend to think that these collaborations are larger than any of the individuals involved with them--except perhaps Putin and Khameini--but that's just an uneducated guess. Strange times we live in.
Das Trinity College beendet Investitionen in etliche israelische Unternehmen, streicht Stipendien für Israelis und richtet neue für Palästinenser ein. http://www.taz.de/!6009701/
@dangillmor Hmm...if the KKK helped Young College Republicans and other students set up encampments where they would taunt students of certain identities and prevent them from accessing college facilities would be be so indifferent?
See? Same problem as Hamas itself. When people don’t actually want to resolve the conflict, they make demands that can never be met. And that is precisely why so many Israeli hardliners feel justified in doing whatever it takes to destroy Hamas. Even if the death toll sickens some of them. They see it as their only option with an enemy that lets uncomprising terrorists lead them to only more death and destruction.
@GottaLaff I know you and I differ on this, but the danger of the "burn it all down" contingent was painfully apparent to me in 2016. Who among them had actually read or understood TPP and compared it to other trade agreements? Trade treaties are notoriously complex, and the geopolitical dimensions of TPP only compounded this. Still it became a rallying cry at the Dem convention. Shame on those who demagogued the agreement. Trump profited from their protest.
@taylorlorenz The subtitle of the op ed piece says that Haim Rubenstein "claims" this, though Rubinstein is not a member of the ruling coalition, so I'm not sure how privy he would be to negotiations. Plus on Oct 8 & 9 Israel still didn't know how many were killed, how many kidnapped so an alleged promise to return some number of hostages would not be reassuring.
In the interests of annoying everyone in the hard line politics and morals sportsball team model of life...
There's nothing inherently antisemitic about protesting to end a war. Arresting peaceful protesters on college campuses for civil disobedience is not a great look. Regardless of whether you agree with them or not.
On the flipside, chanting things like "yehuda yehuda," "we're all Hamas," or "Remember the 7th of October! That will happen not one more time, not five more times, not 10 more times, not 100 more times, not 1000 more times, but 10,000 times!" surely is all meant to be pirposely antisemitic.
Holding a sign that reads “Al-Qassam’s next target" with an arrow pointing to a group of Jews isn't anti-war or even anti-zionism. It's fucking crazy is what it is.
So stop strong arming protests. They're normal. Even if they have very fucked up elements in them.
Protestors, you got a 'nazi bar' problem and you should fix it or fuck off. There's no excuse for this shit.
@dukepaaron I'm not on Columbia's campus so I can't judge how peaceful the protests are. If particular groups of students are being taunted, that is a problem, even if it's only from a small fraction of the group. Rumor has it that the students in the encampment have expressed solidarity with the aggressive protestors right outside Columbia's gates. This tells me there's not going to be any self-policing. What a mess.
@acarson@dukepaaron It was possible early in the conflict to say, "Cease fire AND Bring them Home." The fact that the two aims were never tied to each other in the cease fire crowd told me everything I needed to know about the protest movement. It opposes the existence of a Jewish state in any form in what it considers hallowed Arab ground. And that is why it cannot utter a word of criticism against Hamas for prolonging this conflict.
@jeffjarvis Faculty perspective...I don't find AAUP condemning suspensions particularly brave. It's the consensus at this point. The few professors who have spoken out against the protests have done so while facing rebuke from their immediate colleagues & the profession at large. They've been hounded on social media. It takes guts to be the lone voice in the crowd. AAUP is not that voice.
It's fine to agree with AAUP. But please don't paint its members as profiles in courage. They're not.
Die „Jüdische Stimme“ (#BDS-Unterstützer und US-Ableger-Organisation der „Jewish Voice for Peace“ (Judith #Butler)) und andere Veranstalter:innen des Palästina-Kongresses vom vergangenen Wochenende, distanzieren sich überhaupt nicht von der #Hamas. 0,0.
Denkwürdig brechreizerregend und DAS bitte immer im Hinterkopf behalten!! #Antisemitismus#Israel
Von X: Gerrit Seebald @garstigergerrit
Film: Gerrit Seebald @garstigergerrit Folgen Veranstalter des Palästinakongress wollen auch nach mehreren Nachfragen die Taten der Hamas und die Affirmation des 7. Oktobers durch ihren Redner Abu Sitta nicht verurteilen.
@JohnMeils Was für eine Anmassung sich als "Jüdische Stimme" zu bezeichnen. Wer hat der Gruppe das Recht gegeben, im Namen aller Juden zu sprechen? "Jüdische Stimmen" würde eher den Punkt treffen.
Drumroll... ##CatsOfMastodon - the boss lady has declared an extra #Caturday today as her work as our sub editor on #TheGlobalJigsaw has been recognised - we won a silver trophy at the New York Festivals Radio Awards last night, in the narrative/documentary podcast category. In case you are not YET familiar with it, here you go:
UK Foreign Minister David Cameron, at the State Department, says his visit last evening to Mar-a-Lago to see former President Trump was "entirely proper" as it was in line with precedent in meeting with opposition leaders in the US, but was a private dicussion.
@w7voa Ddi any journalist ask Cameron to name some UK Foreign Ministers who met with unnominated Presidential candidates? I haven't looked into this so I'm curious what past precedent he's relying on.
@Npars01@wendinoakland@rbreich I really, really don't think this war is about oil rights. There's no oil in Gaza. I'm convinced Netanyahu is the worst PM in Israel's history but I don't think even he wanted this war prior to Oct 7. He was letting the Qataris pay Hamas to keep Hamas quiet so he could gobble up the West Bank. Not everything has to be a deep-seated conspiracy. Netanyahu wouldn't commit to a day-after plan, and that is what has prolonged this war.
“In an open display of frustration, federal prosecutors on Tuesday night told the judge overseeing #Trump’s classified #documents case that a “fundamentally flawed” order she had issued was causing delays & asked her to quickly resolve a critical dispute about 1 of Trump’s defenses — leaving them time to appeal if needed.
The unusual & risky move by the prosecutors, contained in a 24-pg filing, signaled their mounting impatience w Judge #Cannon” #legal