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Reconciling Ecological Imperatives and the Right to Food at a Time of Bio-Ethical Crisis[1]
 
 
A Perspective
 

Learning from Others: Germans and White Supremacists
 

[Prefatory Note: The text below is a modified version of remarks made at the opening plenary session of the “1st Global Conference on Israeli Apartheid: Dimensions, Repercussions and the Means to Combat It,” 29-30 November 2019, Istanbul.


#fahrenheit451 #raybradbury The 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury predicted the social media governed dystopian society we now inhabit with stunning accuracy. We were warned, but no one heeded the warnings of science fiction … or was it scientism conditioning?
 

[Preliminary Note: This post devoted to health and human rights in Gaza. It is based on a video presentation some weeks ago to a conference on this theme held in Gaza. It makes no effort to update by reference to the latest cycle of violence sparked by the targeted assassination of Baha Abu-Ata, an Islamic Jihad military commander, on November 12. I feel strongly about the issues raised by this post not only because I have witnessed living conditions in Gaza and have friends in Gaza who have endured hardship and injustice for so long without losing their warmth or even their hope.

[Prefatory Note: What follows is a slightly modified interview conducted by Daniel Falcone on the theme of ‘The Renewal of Violence—Gaza/Israel’ in Jacobin, Nov. 2019. This latest cycle of transborder violence initiated by a targeted assassination of a well-known military commander in Islamic Jihad in Gaza, leading to a rocket barrage directed at southern and central Israel, followed by many air strikes and artillery shells fired at Gaza targets.

Passing the Torch at the Nitto ATP Tennis Finals for 2019?
 

Becoming 89
 
Somehow as the sun sets
The thrill of being alive startles
 
Is it love alone
Or your starlit smile
 
The play of Istanbul
The enchantment of kediler
 
This thrill of life persists
Despite the world
 
Despite unimaginable

Did the West Win the Cold War?
 
 Posing the Question

The Future of Human Rights: Regressive Trends and Restorative Prospects
 
Points of Departure