Palestine, the alchemy of big lies and future of the university | Israel War on Gaza

Palestine, the alchemy of big lies and future of the university | Israel War on Gaza

In September 1944, as the genocide of European Jews was ongoing and the violence of World War II was at its peak, Max Horkheimer, co-founder of the Institute for Social Research – aka the Frankfurt School – and the methodology of “critical theory” it developed, declared that “wittingly or unwittingly,…

‘Criminal complaints’ filed against Israeli President Herzog in Switzerland | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Criminal complaints’ filed against Israeli President Herzog in Switzerland | Israel War on Gaza News

Swiss prosecutor confirmed the filing but would not reveal details about the nature and number of the complaints. Israeli President Isaac Herzog is the subject of criminal complaints during his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Swiss prosecutors have confirmed, as Israel finds itself accused of committing war crimes…

Israeli minister says only a deal can free captives as rifts split cabinet | Israel War on Gaza News

Israeli minister says only a deal can free captives as rifts split cabinet | Israel War on Gaza News

Gadi Eizenkot’s comments come amid disagreement in the war cabinet about how to handle the war in Gaza. A deal will be needed to ensure captives still held in the Gaza Strip are released alive, Israeli war cabinet minister and former military chief Gadi Eizenkot says, adding that a lightning…

It’s high time for all those at Harvard to stand with Palestine | Opinions

It’s high time for all those at Harvard to stand with Palestine | Opinions

These days one of the most talked-about news stories in the United States is the resignation of Harvard University President Claudine Gay. As Harvard and its leadership are centred in the media, however, Palestinians continue to be killed by US-supplied bombs and buried under the rubble of their homes, schools,…

0 fine for a delivery rider’s death: Do couriers have any rights? | Labour Rights

$900 fine for a delivery rider’s death: Do couriers have any rights? | Labour Rights

The death of a motorcycle courier in an Istanbul road accident and the light sentencing of the man who allegedly killed him have sparked a debate about the conditions of gig workers at a time when they are an increasingly crucial engine of the global economy. Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,…

‘Credibility at stake’: Why did Iran bomb Pakistan amid Gaza war? | Military News

‘Credibility at stake’: Why did Iran bomb Pakistan amid Gaza war? | Military News

In just two days this week, Iran launched missiles – first into Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region and Syria, and then into Pakistan – in attacks that could further inflame tensions in a region on edge. Monday’s attacks in Syria were against alleged ISIL (ISIS) targets. In Erbil, Iraq, Tehran claimed…