Category Archives: middle east
Palestine Rally in Sheffield in pictures
In affectionate memory of Martin Jordin, who introduced me to Marxism and YEARS later followed me (I DARE SAY unknowingly) into the practice of meditation. Martin on October 21, 2023, at one of the first Sheffield rallies following Al Aqsa … Read More »
Genocide: the last chapter
Lord of the flies: by Mr Fish Palestine is on my mind. On yours too, I dare say. In her post today – Israel … As Perpetual Aggressor And Perpetual Victim – Caitlin Johnstone writes on how: Israel [can] go … Read More »
“We are alone. Nobody cares”
Nuseirat refugee camp after Israel’s bombardment of Gaza on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Moiz Salhi) Philistines call it “mansplaining” but for those who seek to make sense of a world whose most perilous aspect is a dying empire fighting … Read More »
Islamist terror grips “liberated” Syria
Struggling to frame a response to last week’s announcement by EC President Ursula von der Leyen, that the EU is to prepare for war with you know who, I now have to put those efforts on hold and add to … Read More »
Syria’s Kristallnacht
17 February, 2025. For updated maps see the Institute for the Study of War website. This morning’s inbox brought a query from a friend, noting that I haven’t posted for a few days and wanting to know if all is well. I … Read More »
Look what they did to Syria, ma …
Syria is now being carved up by Western powers, with Israel taking huge swaths of land as well as water resources and building a military base in the south, while Turkey is building a military base in the north. The … Read More »
For Gaza the future is bright!
Yesterday Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post hosted, as did most mainstream media, the video below: President Trump has shared an AI-generated video depicting his resort-like vision for the future of Gaza — featuring a gigantic golden statue of the president … Read More »
Because I object to genocide …
Owen Jones opened a fourteen minute podcast yesterday with this: The fact that almost the entire Western media hasn’t reported on this tells you all you need to know. He has in mind a story covered by Arab media, including … Read More »
Bibi & Co have zero interest in a ceasefire
Netanyahu released a video statement while waving an enlarged photograph of the children and talking about what savage monsters the Palestinians are. While the camera zooms in on the adorable little redheads, he tells us: Hamas murdered them in cold blood. As … Read More »