"Britain and France Have Pledged to Recognize a Palestinian State. What Would It Mean?"

 The article "Britain and France Have Pledged to Recognize a Palestinian State. What Would It Mean?"  

by Ephrat Livni explores the growing momentum among Western nations—especially Britain and France—to formally recognize Palestinian statehood. While over 140 countries already recognize Palestine, these new pledges from key U.S. allies reflect mounting frustration with Israel’s war on Gaza and its continued occupation. Although symbolic, recognition could shift diplomatic dynamics, increase pressure on Israel, and isolate countries like the U.S. that still oppose recognition without a peace agreement. It may also boost Palestinian representation at international institutions and reflect changing global attitudes toward the conflict.

Shame on Britain, France, Germany, and Italy for continuing to prioritize political expediency over human rights. Their silence enables and accelerates Israel’s barbaric mass murder, starvation in Gaza, and terror attacks in the West Bank. History will remember not just those who acted—but also those who stood by and watched.

Biblical Teachings vs. Modern Practice: 8/2/2025

                              Biblical Teachings vs. Modern Practice:

1.      Love and Peace –
Jesus taught: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” (Luke 6:27)
Yet, many Christians support war, nationalism, or policies that harm immigrants and the poor—values that contradict Christ’s message of universal love.
2.      Wealth and Humility –
Jesus warned: “You cannot serve both God and money.” (Matthew 6:24)
But prosperity gospel and materialism dominate many American churches today, focusing on wealth as a sign of divine favor.
3.      Truth and Integrity –
Jesus said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6)
Many Christian leaders now tolerate or spread misinformation for political gain, abandoning Christ’s emphasis on truth.
Gandhi once said, “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”
He urged Christians to truly follow Jesus’ teachings of nonviolence, compassion, and humility.
Guru Nanak taught, “God is Truth,” reminding all faiths that living truthfully, compassionately, and justly is the highest form of worship.
Conclusion:
Both Gandhi and Nanak call Christians back to their roots—not power or politics, but the radical love and truth that Jesus embodied.

A Moral Test for Trump—and for America 8/2/2025

                                    A Moral Test for Trump—and for America

Throughout history, American presidents have faced defining moral tests—whether to stand with justice or remain complicit in the face of grave human suffering. Franklin Roosevelt during the Holocaust, Lyndon Johnson during Vietnam, and more recently, Barack Obama during drone warfare—all were judged by how they responded to injustice.
Today, Donald Trump faces a similar test. As Israel continues its devastating assault on Gaza, leading to mass civilian casualties and starvation, the United States—through funding, weapons, and political cover—bears direct responsibility. Trump must now choose: will he support policies that perpetuate this man-made catastrophe, or will he break from the pattern of blind allegiance and call for an end to the bloodshed?
This is not just a test of Trump’s character—it is a test for all Americans. Will we remain silent in the face of crimes against humanity, or will we demand our leaders uphold the values of justice and human rights?
History remembers those who choose conscience over complicity. The world is watching. Let us hope Trump, and America, choose wisely. Time is fast running out.
Innocent victims are dying.
A Moral Test for Trump—and for America
Throughout history, American presidents have faced defining moral tests—whether to stand with justice or remain complicit in the face of grave human suffering. Franklin Roosevelt during the Holocaust, Lyndon Johnson during Vietnam, and more recently, Barack Obama during drone warfare—all were judged by how they responded to injustice.
Today, Donald Trump faces a similar test. As Israel continues its devastating assault on Gaza, leading to mass civilian casualties and starvation, the United States—through funding, weapons, and political cover—bears direct responsibility. Trump must now choose: will he support policies that perpetuate this man-made catastrophe, or will he break from the pattern of blind allegiance and call for an end to the bloodshed?
This is not just a test of Trump’s character—it is a test for all Americans. Will we remain silent in the face of crimes against humanity, or will we demand our leaders uphold the values of justice and human rights?
History remembers those who choose conscience over complicity. The world is watching. Let us hope Trump, and America, choose wisely. Time is fast running out.
Innocent victims are dying.
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@realDonaldTrump History will judge how you respond to Gaza. Will you stand for justice—or repeat the silence of past presidents during mass atrocities? This is your moral test. #Gaza #HumanRights
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@realDonaldTrump Like Roosevelt during the Holocaust & Johnson during Vietnam, you're being tested. Backing Israel’s war crimes in Gaza isn't leadership—it's complicity. Choose conscience. #MoralTest #StopTheGenocide
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.@SpeakerJohnson @SenSchumer @RepAOC @SenSanders Gaza is your moral test too. U.S. weapons are enabling mass civilian deaths. History will remember who spoke out—and who stayed silent. #Gaza #EndTheSiege
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.@realDonaldTrump Are you ready to break from blind loyalty to Netanyahu? Gaza is burning. Thousands of children dead. America’s soul is on trial. History won’t forget. #GazaGenocide #Trump2024
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.@RepRashida @RepJayapal @SenWarren We need moral courage NOW. Speak louder. Push harder. Gaza is starving. U.S. support makes us complicit. Demand an arms embargo on Israel. #CeasefireNow #HumanRights
 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
@Keir_Starmer You face a moral test. Will the UK continue arming a regime committing mass atrocities in Gaza—or lead with humanity and demand a ceasefire? The world is watching. #Gaza #CeasefireNow #UKLeadership
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 President Emmanuel Macron
Tweet in French:
@EmmanuelMacron Vous faites face à une épreuve morale. Allez-vous continuer à soutenir la guerre contre Gaza, ou défendre le droit humanitaire? Des milliers de civils sont morts. L’histoire vous jugera. #Gaza #CessezLeFeu
Translation: You face a moral test. Will you continue supporting the war on Gaza, or defend humanitarian law? Thousands of civilians have died. History will judge you.
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 Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Tweet in German:
@Bundeskanzler Herr Scholz, Gaza ist Ihre moralische Prüfung. Deutschland darf keine Waffen mehr liefern, die zur Zerstörung und zum Tod unschuldiger Menschen beitragen. Zeigen Sie Menschlichkeit. #Gaza #WaffenstillstandJetzt
Translation: Mr. Scholz, Gaza is your moral test. Germany must stop sending weapons that contribute to destruction and the death of innocents. Show humanity.
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 President Sergio Mattarella
Tweet in Italian:
Presidente @Mattarella_Gaza è una prova morale per l'Italia. Non possiamo restare in silenzio mentre migliaia di civili vengono uccisi. Serve una condanna chiara e un embargo sulle armi. #Gaza #FermiamoLaStrage
Translation: President Mattarella, Gaza is a moral test for Italy. We cannot remain silent while thousands of civilians are being killed. A clear condemnation and arms embargo are needed.

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Recognize Palestine—The Time Is Now 8/1/2025

                                 Recognize Palestine—The Time Is Now

                                   

Most of the world already recognizes a Palestinian state. Just this past week, three more countries—all close U.S. allies—announced their readiness to join that growing consensus. These decisions reflect widespread frustration with Israel’s relentless war in Gaza and the failure of diplomacy to secure justice for Palestinians.

So why are France and Britain still hesitating? Worse, why are they using recognition of Palestine as a bargaining chip instead of a moral imperative? Their refusal to act decisively now—when over 37,000 Palestinians have been killed and millions displaced—speaks volumes about the West’s continued complicity.
The United States and Britain have a unique obligation to recognize a Palestinian state. Both countries provided billions in arms and diplomatic cover to support the displacement of Palestinians in 1948 and beyond—paralleling the forced removals of Native Americans in U.S. history. These are not just historical parallels but active legacies of injustice that continue to shape the present.
Recognition of a Palestinian state is not a radical gesture—it is a necessary step toward justice, accountability, and peace. It is time for France, Britain, and especially the United States to stop delaying and start leading.

Jon Stewart, Peter Beinart Speak Truth on Israel’s Far-Right Policies 8/1/2025

                  Jon Stewart, Peter Beinart Speak Truth on Israel’s Far-Right Policies

Jon Stewart, the brilliant satirist behind The Daily Show, recently delivered one of the most searing critiques of Israel’s far-right government in recent memory. Joined by journalist and scholar Peter Beinart, Stewart highlighted the deepening authoritarianism under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—calling out the Israeli government’s anti-democratic actions and brutal treatment of Palestinians.
Beinart powerfully reminded viewers that Palestinian leaders have repeatedly attempted nonviolent resistance—through diplomacy, petitions to the International Criminal Court, and peaceful protests. Yet each time, their efforts have been met with indifference or violent repression. He noted the world’s double standard: when Palestinians resist with nonviolence, they are ignored; when violence erupts, they are condemned.
Stewart’s segment was not just a critique of Israeli policy but a broader indictment of media complicity and silence. His courage to amplify voices like Beinart’s—despite fierce backlash—shows that honest conversation about Israeli policies is both necessary and long overdue.
At a time when far-right forces dominate Israeli politics and suppress dissent, it is essential that media outlets and public figures speak out for justice, democracy, and human rights for all people

Let Gaza Live: Lift the Siege, Let Aid Flow 7/31/2025

                                      Let Gaza Live: Lift the Siege, Let Aid Flow

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels. Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, recently condemned the “man-made disaster” and urged the international community to allow unrestricted humanitarian aid into Gaza.
His plea is echoed by a New York emergency physician who just returned from Gaza. She described undeniable starvation—especially among children—despite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s denials. Children are skeletal, hospitals are overwhelmed, and families are forced to eat leaves and animal feed to survive.
This is not about politics—it’s about survival. Denying food, water, and medicine to civilians is a war crime. Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon is inhumane and shameful, and nations that fund or justify it are complicit.
The U.S. and its allies must demand Israel lift all aid restrictions. Humanitarian aid must never be used as a bargaining chip. Meanwhile, food rots on trucks while people starve. It’s time U.S. and European media break their silence and stop parroting Israeli propaganda.
Mike Huckabee, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, should be recalled immediately for abandoning moral leadership and embracing lies. Let UNRWA and trusted relief agencies deliver the aid—no more airdrops for optics.
End the siege. Open the borders. Gaza is not a concentration camp. We once resisted British occupation—why support one now?

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“Slaughter at the Aid Line: When Seeking Food Means Death in Gaza” 7/31/2025

                   “Slaughter at the Aid Line: When Seeking Food Means Death in Gaza”

In one of the most obscene atrocities of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza, at least 51 starving Palestinians were gunned down at the Zikim crossing while approaching aid trucks. This massacre was part of a 24-hour Israeli onslaught that killed at least 111 Palestinians and wounded over 820—91 of the dead were simply trying to obtain food and survive. A mourner at Al-Shifa Hospital said it best: “You either die of hunger, or you go out to find food and come back carrying your child’s corpse.”
Israel’s deliberate targeting of civilians at aid points is not just a war crime—it is an act of state terrorism. Starvation has become a weapon in its siege, and Gaza’s people are dying either slowly from hunger or swiftly from Israeli fire.
Even the Board of Deputies of British Jews, often silent on Israel’s crimes, is now calling for a “massive and sustained flow of aid” and condemning Israel’s starvation of Gaza. Meanwhile, Canada, the U.K., and others are finally moving toward recognition of a Palestinian state—while the U.S. stalls, its bombs still falling on children.
This is not war. This is a systematic extermination of a besieged population. History will remember who acted—and who stayed silent.

1. Images of starving Palestinians at food lines—shot dead at Zikim—echo history’s darkest chapters. 51 killed while seeking aid. @realDonaldTrump @SpeakerJohnson @SenSchumer: You are not liberators. End ALL military aid to Israel. demand massive deli dry of food & other aid.

2. Starving civilians gunned down at aid trucks. Children buried after searching for bread. This is Gaza under Israel—with U.S. bombs and U.S. dollars. @realDonaldTrump @GOP @Dems: You know what this looks like. And you’re still funding it.
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3. The world said “Never Again.” And now, 51 starved Palestinians were murdered for trying to eat—under a U.S.-backed siege. @realDonaldTrump @SenVancePress @RepStefanik: You are not defenders of democracy. You are sponsors of ethnic cleansing.
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4. Hospitals filled with the starving. Parents carrying their children’s bodies home from food lines. Gaza is dying while you tweet and trade weapons. @SenSchumer @AOC @HouseGOP: End military aid to Israel before one more child dies for your silence.
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5. Canada and the UK are recognizing Palestine. You, @realDonaldTrump, threaten trade deals. 51 slaughtered at Zikim. When people were shot while starving in the 1940s, we called it genocide. What do you call it now?

6. Images of starving Palestinians at food lines—shot dead at Zikim—echo history’s darkest chapters. 51 killed while seeking aid. @realDonaldTrump @SpeakerJohnson @SenSchumer: You are not liberators. End ALL military aid to Ysrael. demand massive deli dry of food & other aid.

Don’t Let the GOP Gut Medicare and Medicaid 7/30/2025

                          Don’t Let the GOP Gut Medicare and Medicaid

July 30 marked the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid into law—two programs that have served as essential lifelines for millions of Americans. Together, they provide healthcare access to more than 150 million people, including seniors, low-income families, children, and people with disabilities.
Rather than honoring and strengthening these vital programs, Republican lawmakers are once again pushing harmful cuts and privatization schemes. Proposals like slashing Medicaid funding or expanding Medicare Advantage—often riddled with corporate waste and denial of care—threaten to undo decades of progress. These attacks come at a time when healthcare costs are skyrocketing, and the need for strong public health infrastructure is more urgent than ever.
The anniversary is not just a time to reflect—it’s a time to act. We must protect and expand Medicare and Medicaid, not allow them to be chipped away to enrich private insurers and pharmaceutical giants. These programs are not entitlements—they are earned benefits and moral commitments to health equity and human dignity.
Americans should be able to count on quality, affordable healthcare. Congress must reject cuts and commit to strengthening these programs for the next generation. The best way to honor this 60-year milestone is to build on it—not tear it down.

Starvation as a Weapon: End the Siege on Gaza 7/29/2025

                     Starvation as a Weapon: End the Siege on Gaza

A July 29th report reveals that Israel’s blockade and bombardment of Gaza have created what humanitarian leaders are calling “deliberate, systematic starvation.” The World Food Program and other aid groups have been obstructed from delivering essential supplies, while Israel’s military continues to destroy farms, bakeries, and water infrastructure. According to Scott Paul of Oxfam America, this is not a failure of aid logistics—this is the intentional use of starvation as a weapon of war.
Despite public outcry, Israel has blocked UN agencies from operating freely and rejected ceasefire proposals that could allow humanitarian corridors. The consequences are devastating: children are dying from hunger and dehydration, medical supplies are scarce, and entire communities are being wiped out by preventable suffering.
This siege is not self-defense; it’s a war on civilians. It’s a war crime. The United States, as Israel’s primary weapons supplier and political shield, bears direct responsibility for this atrocity. If we claim to stand for human rights, then we must stop funding and enabling Israel’s systematic destruction of Palestinian life.
The siege must end. Aid must flow. And those responsible for these crimes—including those who fund and defend them—must be held accountable.

Death Traps and War Crimes in Gaza Demand Accountability 7/29/2025

              Death Traps and War Crimes in Gaza Demand Accountability

A former U.S. Green Beret who helped establish and secure humanitarian food distribution sites in Gaza has come forward with damning testimony. He describes the so-called “deconflicted” aid sites—ostensibly agreed upon by Israeli and U.S. officials—as death traps, repeatedly targeted by Israeli forces even after coordinates were shared and confirmed. His account corroborates what many humanitarian groups and Palestinians have long said: that Israel is not only blocking aid but actively turning aid distribution into a pretext for mass killing.
The former Special Forces officer, who worked for the nonprofit Fogbow, confirms that sites delivering food were repeatedly struck by drones and artillery fire, killing aid workers, civilians, and even children seeking food. He asserts that these were not accidents, but deliberate attacks in violation of international law. He labels Israel’s conduct as “systematic war crimes,” stating bluntly, “This is not war. It’s extermination.”
The silence from U.S. leadership is deafening. Our tax dollars are funding these atrocities. If even a former Green Beret—trained in war and counterinsurgency—finds these actions indefensible, what justification can President Trump, Congress, or the Pentagon offer?
The United States must immediately stop arming Israel and support an independent war crimes investigation. Anything less is complicity in mass

Deliberate Starvation in Gaza Must End 7/29/2025

                                Deliberate Starvation in Gaza Must End

The latest report from the Global Hunger Monitor confirms what many feared: Israel’s siege on Gaza has created the “worst-case scenario of famine.” After months of blocking food, fuel, and humanitarian aid, Gaza is now experiencing full-scale starvation, with children and infants dying from hunger and dehydration. The report warns that malnutrition and hunger-related diseases are rising at catastrophic levels, especially in the north, where Israel has made it nearly impossible for aid convoys to reach.
This is not a tragedy caused by drought or natural disaster—it is a man-made famine. The deliberate use of starvation as a weapon of war is a grave violation of international law, amounting to a war crime. Gaza’s population, more than half of whom are children, is being systematically denied the means to survive.
The U.S., by continuing to fund and arm the Israeli military, is complicit in this horror. Silence from our leaders is not neutrality—it is endorsement. It is time to stop the flow of weapons and instead demand that Israel immediately lift its blockade and allow unrestricted humanitarian access.
This isn’t just a moral imperative—it’s a legal and historical one. Future generations will judge us for whether we stood by during a famine created by bombs and bureaucracy.

Starving Gaza Is a Crime, Not a Strategy 7/29/2025

                                       Starving Gaza Is a Crime, Not a Strategy

The Guest Essay “The World Is Letting Gaza Starve” exposes the deliberate, systematic starvation of over 2 million people trapped in Gaza. The authors—who include aid workers and public health experts—paint a devastating picture: mothers boiling grass to feed children, newborns dying from dehydration, and families forced to drink sewage-contaminated water. This is not the result of a natural disaster. It is the calculated outcome of Israel’s total blockade on food, water, fuel, and medicine—while receiving U.S. support and weaponry.
The authors rightly assert that starvation is being used as a weapon of war. That is a war crime under international law. Yet global powers, particularly the United States, continue to defend Israel’s actions as “self-defense,” even as children waste away before our eyes.
This is not just a humanitarian crisis. It is a moral collapse. Aid trucks sit idle, bombed or blocked. UN workers are killed. And still, there is no outcry loud enough to end this madness.
Every day of silence is complicity. If we do not act now—by demanding an immediate cease-fire, lifting the siege, and ensuring unfettered humanitarian access—we are endorsing collective punishment on a mass scale.
Gaza’s children are not terrorists. They are victims of geopolitical cruelty, and their suffering should shame the world. History will judge us not only for what we did—but what we allowed to happen.

Conservatives Demand: Stop Arming Genocide 7/29/2025

                             Conservatives Demand: Stop Arming Genocide

When even conservative voices begin to call out Israel’s actions in Gaza as unjust and indefensible, it is a sign that the moral facade is crumbling. The world is witnessing a war that long ago crossed the line into collective punishment and war crimes. Starving civilians, bombing refugee camps, flattening entire neighborhoods, and killing thousands of children is not self-defense. It is genocide.
More and more conservative columnists, faith leaders, and even former military officials are demanding that Israel be held accountable under international law. Their message is clear: no ally—no matter how politically protected—should be above basic human decency.
The United States must immediately stop arming and funding this slaughter. Our tax dollars are fueling bombs that bury children under rubble and bullets that kill aid workers. This is a stain on our conscience and a betrayal of every principle we claim to uphold.
We must also demand the opening of Gaza’s borders to allow the massive shipment of food, medicine, and humanitarian supplies. A starving, traumatized population cannot wait while politicians debate talking points.
Enough is enough. U.S. support for Israel must be conditional on an immediate ceasefire, full humanitarian access, and international investigations into war crimes. Anything less makes us complicit in one of the gravest atrocities of our time.

No Pardon for Maxwell, Justice for Epstein’s Victims 7/29/2025

                                  No Pardon for Maxwell, Justice for Epstein’s Victims

In light of recent discussions about the possibility of Donald Trump pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, we must not lose sight of the horrifying crimes she committed in tandem with Jeffrey Epstein. As investigative journalist Vicky Ward reminds us, Maxwell played a central role in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring, luring and grooming vulnerable girls for abuse by powerful men.
Any notion of a presidential pardon for Maxwell is a disgraceful insult to her victims—many of whom still seek justice. A pardon would not only signal complicity with elite impunity but would further retraumatize the survivors who have endured years of silence, cover-ups, and manipulation by a system that too often protects the powerful over the vulnerable.
Let us not forget that Epstein's circle included billionaires, royalty, and politicians. The full truth has never been exposed. Maxwell’s trial avoided naming names, and many questions remain unanswered. Instead of offering clemency, we should be demanding transparency, accountability, and the unsealing of all files related to Epstein and his associates.
Trump’s past public comments—wishing Maxwell “well”—already suggest disturbing sympathies. A pardon would go beyond the pale, signaling to predators in high places that there are no consequences for their crimes. Justice should not be for sale. It is time to stand with the victims, not the perpetrators.
No more silence. No more deals. No more pardons for those who aided and abetted child sexual abuse.
Let justice prevail.

Ghislaine Maxwell, Oxford Alumna and the Rot at the Heart of British High Society 7/29/2025

 Ghislaine Maxwell, Oxford Alumna and the Rot at the Heart of British High Society

Dear  Editor,
I am writing about  the deeply troubling legacy of Ghislaine Maxwell—not merely as Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice, but as a product and enabler of the elite structures that allowed such abuse to thrive.
Maxwell, a graduate of Oxford University and daughter of the disgraced media tycoon Robert Maxwell, moved with ease through Britain’s aristocracy and global power circles. Her education, social pedigree, and connections gave her unearned credibility—and enabled her to recruit and groom vulnerable girls for Epstein’s sex trafficking ring. The silence and protection she enjoyed for years raise urgent questions about class privilege, institutional complicity, and the failure of elite British institutions to hold their own accountable.
Why did Oxford remain silent as one of its graduates was credibly accused of horrific crimes? Why have so many in British high society distanced themselves only after her conviction, despite longstanding rumors and evidence?
This is not just a U.S. scandal—it is an indictment of the global elite, including Britain's most venerated institutions. I believe your readers deserve a deeper reflection on what Maxwell’s story reveals about our own establishment.
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“Israeli Piracy and the Betrayal of Holocaust Memory” 7/28/2025

                        “Israeli Piracy and the Betrayal of Holocaust Memory”

The recent seizure of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla by Israeli forces in international waters is a brazen act of piracy, condemned by one of the activists aboard as “a criminal act on the high seas.” The unarmed ship carried humanitarian aid—medical supplies, food, and water filtration systems—for the starving, bombed, and besieged civilians of Gaza. Its interception by Israeli commandos, far outside Israeli territory, is not only illegal—it is immoral.
This attack reflects the worst instincts of unchecked power. What we are witnessing is not self-defense—it is collective punishment, blockade warfare, and a campaign to erase Palestinian life and dignity. Israel is now targeting not just the people of Gaza, but even those who dare to help them survive.
In seizing ships bearing food and medicine, Israel mirrors some of the darkest tactics of the Nazi regime—denying besieged populations aid, starving civilians, and criminalizing acts of compassion. To be clear, this is not a comparison made lightly. But when a state uses overwhelming military force to prevent relief for starving people, the historical echoes are undeniable.
There is great shame in watching the legacy of Holocaust suffering used to justify policies that dehumanize and destroy others. True remembrance of the Holocaust means “Never Again” for anyone—not selective silence when others are being brutalized.
The U.S. must immediately condemn this act of piracy and stop enabling Israel’s war on aid, humanity, and international law. Enough complicity.

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U.S.-Backed Starvation in Gaza Is Genocide 7/28/2025

                                 U.S.-Backed Starvation in Gaza Is Genocide

Israel is deliberately starving the people of Gaza. This is not a humanitarian crisis caused by war—it is a weapon of war. Over 2 million Palestinians, half of them children, are being systematically denied food, clean water, medicine, and shelter. Aid convoys are bombed. Bakeries are bulldozed. Crops and livestock are destroyed. This is not chaos—it is policy.
According to the United Nations, this is the first documented case in modern history of a Western-backed military intentionally starving an entire civilian population. That makes it a war crime. That makes it genocide.
And yet, President Trump and members of Congress continue to arm and fund this atrocity. American weapons fuel the bombs. American political cover protects the perpetrators. American silence signals approval.
What kind of nation stands by while children die of hunger and dehydration? What kind of leadership supports the use of starvation as a military tactic?
Enough. There must be a total cutoff of U.S. military aid to Israel. There must be immediate, unrestricted delivery of humanitarian supplies to Gaza. And there must be accountability—for those who carry out these crimes and those who enable them.
Starvation is not a security policy. It is extermination. If we remain silent, we are not neutral—we are complicit.
Never again must mean never again for anyone.

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Netanyahu’s “No Starvation” Lie Masks a Campaign of Extermination 7/28/2025

               Netanyahu’s “No Starvation” Lie Masks a Campaign of Extermination

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s denial that starvation exists in Gaza is a grotesque lie. At least 147 Palestinians—88 of them children—have already died of hunger. Over 40,000 infants are facing a slow death due to the total collapse of nutrition and medical supplies. Children cry over empty pots. Mothers give them sips of water and pray for bread. This is not just a tragedy—it is a planned atrocity.
The Israeli Defense Forces are not defending anything—they are acting as state-sponsored terrorists. They shoot civilians at food sites, block convoys, and even raid humanitarian ships in international waters carrying baby formula and medicine. Their message is clear: Palestinians will be exterminated by bullet or by hunger.
When Nazi forces besieged entire populations, denying food and medicine, the world called it what it was—genocide. How is this different? The intent is the same: to destroy a people, to crush their will to live.
Two major Israeli human rights groups—B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights—now accuse their own government of genocide. The world must stop pretending this is complicated. It’s not. It is mass murder by starvation, and the IDF is enforcing it.
America must immediately cut off weapons and military aid to Israel and lead an international effort to flood Gaza with food, water, and medicine. Anything less is complicity in genocide.

"Afghan Girls Abandoned and Silenced" 7/27/2025

                        "Afghan Girls Abandoned and Silenced"

On CNN’s Amanpour, a group of Afghan girls spoke anonymously about life under Taliban rule. Their voices, distorted for safety, revealed a reality of forced silence, stolen education, and suffocating restrictions. Denied schooling beyond sixth grade, these girls face a future stripped of opportunity. “They’ve taken our voices,” one said. Another described secretly teaching others—an act that could cost her life.
But the responsibility for this tragedy doesn’t lie solely with the Taliban. The United States bears enormous blame. After 20 years of war and promises to protect Afghan women’s rights, the U.S. withdrawal abandoned millions of girls to a regime that considers their education a crime. This betrayal should haunt every American policymaker who speaks of democracy and freedom.
Equally disturbing is the silence of Muslim-majority nations. Instead of challenging the Taliban’s brutal distortion of Islam, many leaders perpetuate or tolerate ancient customs that reduce women to ghosts—covered, silent, and confined. Not a single Muslim government has taken meaningful action to protect Afghan girls from this gender apartheid.
The girls interviewed pleaded: “Don’t forget us.” We must not. Silence is complicity. If the U.S. and the Muslim world fail to act, they will be remembered not only for abandoning these girls—but for helping bury their futures behind a veil.
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Israel lies, Palestinians die 7/27/2025

                                    Israel lies, Palestinians die

Recent reporting has finally confirmed what many suspected: Israeli military officials now admit there is no proof that Hamas routinely stole UN humanitarian aid. This revelation undercuts a core justification for Israel’s brutal blockade of Gaza and the obstruction of lifesaving food, water, and medicine.
For months, the Israeli government and its defenders claimed that Hamas hijacked most aid shipments. This claim was used to justify starvation policies, the destruction of humanitarian convoys, and even the bombing of aid workers. But Israeli officials are now walking back those assertions. In fact, UN agencies and humanitarian groups have long maintained strict monitoring protocols, and the rare incidents of diversion have been isolated—not systemic.
The consequences of this false narrative are devastating. Thousands of children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and dehydration. Entire hospitals have collapsed. The Israeli siege, supported by U.S. weapons and political cover, created a humanitarian hellscape based on unverified assumptions.
This moment demands accountability. The Trump administration must stop deferring to Israeli talking points and start defending international law and basic human decency. The lives of millions depend on truth, not propaganda.

Unanswered Questions in the Epstein Case 7/27/2025

                               Unanswered Questions in the Epstein Case

Barry Levine’s recent guest essay in The New York Times outlines nine critical questions still unanswered in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Having reported on Epstein for decades, Levine calls for the public release of the FBI’s 300 gigabytes of files—evidence that could clarify how Epstein operated, who enabled him, and who else was involved.
Among the questions: How did Epstein build his fortune? Who were his trafficking partners and clients? What do the seized electronic devices contain? Why were so few of his known associates investigated or charged? And what are the real circumstances surrounding his death in federal custody?
Levine argues that these are not fringe concerns, but matters of public interest and justice. Many of Epstein’s victims still await answers. While conspiracy theories flourish, what is urgently needed is transparency from the government. The full release of Epstein’s FBI files—with redactions only where absolutely necessary—is essential for accountability.
Justice demands more than a conviction of one or two individuals. It requires confronting the broader network of enablers, financial collaborators, and institutions that allowed these crimes to persist for years.
Until the full record is made public, the Epstein case remains unfinished—and justice unserved.

Why Is the World Letting Gaza’s Children Starve? 7/26/2025

                   Why Is the World Letting Gaza’s Children Starve?

Dr. Nick Maynard, a British surgeon with Oxford University, has just returned from Gaza with a message the world refuses to hear: the starvation and slaughter of Gaza’s children is not a tragic accident — it is calculated, systemic, and deliberate.
Dr. Maynard describes a grotesque pattern of teenage boys shot by Israeli forces while collecting food at aid sites: one day wounds to the head, another day the chest, then the abdomen, then the genitals — as if Gaza were a shooting gallery and starving children were the targets. This is not war. It is sadism disguised as policy.
Since Israel reimposed its siege in March, at least 115 people have died from starvation, including babies and toddlers. Newborns are skeletal. American doctors trying to deliver formula saw it deliberately confiscated at the border — not medicine, not weapons, just baby formula. Hospitals are out of IV nutrition. Children and adults are dying not only from injuries, but because their bodies are too starved to heal.
Even worse, a U.S.- and Israeli-backed entity, the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, lures desperate civilians to aid centers, only to attack them with gunfire, tear gas, and pepper spray.
Dr. Maynard’s plea is beyond urgent: “We need more than words.” We need an immediate ceasefire. We need a flood of food and aid. And we need the world to stop arming and enabling this horror. Every moment of silence is complicity. Every shipment of weapons is a war crime.

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Letter to all major UK papers 7/26/2025

                                         Letter to all major UK papers

Subject: Britain’s Complicity in Genocide Cannot Be Washed Away by Words
The British government’s expressions of “concern” or “remorse” over the unfolding genocide in Gaza are an insult to the dead — and to the intelligence of every thinking person.
While tens of thousands of Palestinians have been slaughtered, starved, and buried under rubble, Britain continues to ship weapons to the regime responsible. This is not neutrality. This is complicity. No amount of diplomatic handwringing can absolve the UK of its direct role in enabling mass murder.
How can Britain condemn the killing of children with one hand, while the other hand signs export licenses for the bombs that tear them apart?
This is state-sanctioned moral rot. It makes Britain an accomplice to war crimes — and history will remember it as such. The hypocrisy is staggering: the same government that rushes to suspend arms sales to other nations over far less has turned a blind eye to apartheid, starvation as a weapon of war, and indiscriminate slaughter — so long as the perpetrator is Israel.
Enough. If Britain has a shred of decency left, it must immediately suspend all arms exports to Israel, demand an end to the siege, and support international prosecutions for those responsible. Anything less is cowardice wrapped in PR spin.
Stop arming genocide. Stop pretending words can mask blood.

Starvation in Gaza Is Not a Threat—It’s Happening Now 7/26/2025

              Starvation in Gaza Is Not a Threat—It’s Happening Now

The world’s conscience must be shaken by this undeniable truth: children in Gaza are not merely hungry—they are starving to death. In July alone, at least 48 people, including 20 children, died from hunger-related causes, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Local hospitals are overwhelmed. Doctors Without Borders reports that cases of severe malnutrition among children under five have tripled in two weeks. This is not a looming famine. It is an ongoing, man-made catastrophe.
Despite Israel’s claims that aid is flowing, the reality is crueler. Aid is severely restricted, funneled through militarized and perilous checkpoints where more than 1,000 Palestinians have died trying to reach food. Israel’s siege, combined with the decimation of Gaza’s food systems, has created a hellscape where humanitarian workers are blocked and journalists are themselves wasting away.
Children are dying not of preexisting illness but of pure, preventable starvation. Nearly 100,000 women and children are now acutely malnourished. This is not collateral damage. It is the predictable result of policy decisions.
Famine has not been officially declared—because it is nearly impossible to meet the technical thresholds under siege. But let’s be clear: Gaza is already in the grip of famine by any moral measure.
The use of starvation as a weapon is a war crime under international law. The United States, Europe, and every nation that claims to champion human rights must speak and act forcefully. Silence is complicity.
Stop the siege. Flood Gaza with food, water, and medicine. And stop arming those who use hunger as a tool of war.
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Responding to Bret Stevens of the New York Times 7/25/2025

 Responding to Bret Stevens of the New York Times,  claim that mass killing and starvation of Palestinians is not Genocide.

This Is Genocide—By Starvation and Sniper Fire
Bret Stephens’ of the New York Times denial that Israel’s actions in Gaza do not amount to genocide is as grotesque as the crimes themselves. When a state deliberately cuts off food, water, medicine, and fuel to an entire population—half of them children—it is not “self-defense.” It is genocide by starvation. When tanks shell schools turned shelters, and snipers aim for the heads, eyes, and genitals of fleeing civilians, it is not “warfare.” It is targeted mass murder.
Children are not collateral damage. They are being hunted. Doctors in Gaza report bodies of infants with half their heads missing, toddlers shot in the spine, pregnant women dismembered by drone fire. These are not accidents. This is a calculated campaign to destroy a people—physically, psychologically, and demographically.
Stephens may bend words to shield Israel from legal and moral accountability, but the facts speak louder. The UN, Human Rights Watch, and The Lancet have documented mass civilian death, forced starvation, and the systematic destruction of homes, hospitals, and hope itself.
We must stop pretending this is anything less than genocide. U.S. complicity through weapons and diplomatic cover makes it even more shameful. No columnist can whitewash this horror.

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