JONATHAN COOK—After its mass ethnic cleansing operations of 1948 and 1967, Israel tried to manage the remaining Palestinian population through the traditional apartheid model of herding the natives into reservations, as its predecessors did with the remnants of the “locals” who survived their efforts at extermination.
IMPERIALIST SICKNESS
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An overview of the current situation with the Blowback roundtable crew, co-hosted by Ben Toth,
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MARGARET KIMBERLEY—The horrific scenes of carnage have evoked revulsion for millions of people in the United States and around the world. Huge protests have taken place nationally and internationally and the zionists find themselves on the public relations defensive but will not concede defeat. They are using brute force to dox, damage careers, end careers before they start, withhold funds, and use other means to silence righteous indignation over Israeli war crimes.
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THE BROADER VIEW: Debunking Zionist LIES With Noura Erakat
6 minutes readKATIE HALPER: Human rights lawyer Noura Erakat debunks the Biden Administration’s claim that Israel is not engaging in genocide. Then Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro explains why Zionism is antisemitic.
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THE BROADER VIEW: Why does the US support Israel? A geopolitical analysis with economist Michael Hudson
90 Mins readBEN NORTON—The United Nations has referred to Gaza as a “graveyard for children”. More than 4,000 children have been killed. About 40% of the casualties are children.
And the United States has continued to support Israel, not only diplomatically and politically, not only by, for instance, vetoing resolutions in the U.N. Security Council that call for a ceasefire, but furthermore, the U.S. has been sending billions of dollars to Israel. Not only the $3.8 billion that the U.S. always gives to Israel every year in military aid, but additionally, tens of billions of dollars more. So I am wondering if you could provide your analysis of why you think the U.S. is investing so many resources in supporting Israel while it is clearly committing war crimes.MICHAEL HUDSON: Well, certainly it is supporting Israel, but it’s not supporting Israel because this is an altruistic act. To the United States, Israel is its landed aircraft carrier in the Near East. Israel is the takeoff point for America to control the Near East.