Members of Texas Republican party free to associate with Nazi sympathizers Executive committee rejects banning members who ‘espouse or tolerate antisemitism’ and deny Holocaust, arguing clause is vague The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2023
How the White House’s John Kirby is taking on the word ‘genocide’ An inveterate grammarian, Kirby is pushing Biden’s support of Israel even as Biden makes amends with Arab Americans The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2023
Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers Teachers are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update science education standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023
Charging Jews with genocide is to declare them guilty of precisely what was done to them Israel’s response to the 7 October Hamas attacks has emboldened many to say the once unsayable The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023
Texas GOP executive committee rejects proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers Some members of the committee said such a ban, proposed two months after a prominent conservative activist was caught meeting with a famous white supremacist, might be a “slippery slope” or too vague. The Texas Tribune · Dec 2, 2023
‘People are being penalised’: Hollywood divided over Israel-Hamas conflict Stars like Susan Sarandon and Cynthia Nixon are raising their voices in support of Palestine, but many others are paying a steep price for speaking up The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2023
Hafta letters: Hamas-Israel, balancing acts, Jayashree’s rants, air pollution I am the person who sent in the Atlantic article as a letter. Disappointed that other aspects of my letter weren’t engaged with and some misconceptions were doubled down on. Newslaundry · Dec 2, 2023
From a resume of lies to an OnlyFans scandal: George Santos’s many, many controversies Examining a play-by-play of the strangest string of scandals to hit DC in recent memory The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023
How Henry Kissinger’s Holocaust escape shaped his powerful and polarising foreign policy Master diplomat or war criminal, there’s no denying that Kissinger’s story is one of the American dream: a tale of a boy who fled Nazi Germany to become one of the most powerful men in US and world politics. Rachel Sharp reports The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023
US Families Recount 'Horrific' Gaza Hostage Ordeal, Urge More Action Four-year-old American hostage Abigail is surrounded by family in Israel who "brought her life back" after seven weeks of captivity, her great aunt said Wednesday, as relatives stressed they will not rest until everyone held by Hamas is freed. International Business Times · Nov 29, 2023
Nazi doctors weren't just ‘a few bad apples’, shows report – and simplistic stories won't help guard against future medical abuses Extraordinary evil involves a total moral collapse across society caused by failure of individual humanity and ethical judgment. This was the conclusion of the philosopher Hannah Arendt after witnessing the trial of Adolf Eichmann – the chief architect of the Holocaust – in Jerusalem. The Conversation · Nov 28, 2023
Want Freedom to Criticize China, Palestine, Mexico, etc.? Protect Criticism of Israel After the Oct. 7 murders, the first attempts to punish speakers focused on those who defended Hamas's murders. But, unsurprisingly, things have turned to trying to suppress criticism of Israel more broadly, including criticism of Israel's attacks on Gaza. (The slippery slope is a real phenomenon, in a culture where… Reason · Nov 27, 2023
Antisemites supporting Israel is weird. Jewish support of them is even weirder Jewish organizations are embracing public figures who have circulated hateful tropes – because they support Israel The Guardian - US · Nov 27, 2023
With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe's Jews worry Antisemitism is spiking across Europe after Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre and Israel's bombardment of Gaza, worrying Jews from London to Geneva and Berlin The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2023
The Conversation · Nov 23, 2023 The long, dark history of antisemitism in Australia Readers are advised this essay contains historical terms and images which are now considered outdated and offensive.
The Conversation · Nov 22, 2023 Is it time to reconsider the idea of 'the banality of evil'? After attending the 1961 trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, the philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt claimed what was terrifying about this man was not his moral monstrosity. It was his sheer normality. She subtitled her 1963 book on the subject, Eichmann in Jerusalem, “a report on the…
The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2023 House speaker Mike Johnson likened abortion to ‘American holocaust’ CNN airs clip from May last year in which then Louisiana congressman – a leading anti-abortion voice –made comparison
The Conversation · Nov 22, 2023 Good Jew, Bad Jew: new book explores why the west views brutality against Ukrainians and Palestinians differently In a recently published book Steven Friedman, who has written extensively on the political and social aspects of apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, explores the racist underpinnings of the west’s responses to Israel’s war in Gaza. This is an extract from the book, Good Jew, Bad Jew.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023 The war in the Middle East has exposed an identity crisis that is paralysing Europe Germany and France could offer global leadership. Instead, they’re struggling with the weight of their own histories, says political analyst Catherine Fieschi
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023 My Father’s Secrets review – Holocaust pain unlocked in Jewish coming-of-age tale Animated feature, based on Michel Kichka’s autobiographical graphic novel, explores the legacy of genocide from a sideways angle
The Conversation · Nov 21, 2023 10 books to help you understand Israel and Palestine, recommended by experts I recommend two much-needed books in the present time. Despite the Gaza massacres seemingly planting the seeds of endless future hatred, the future of Palestine/Israel can only be a future of togetherness.
AAP · Nov 21, 2023 Holocaust Museum's important lessons for the future The refurbished Melbourne Holocaust Museum has opened its doors after three years of construction, sharing first-person accounts from survivors.
Radio France Internationale · Nov 19, 2023 France's far right tries to move away from past anti-Semitism France’s far-right National Rally has used the war between Israel and Hamas as a way to bolster its support for French Jews – a U-turn for the party founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen, who famously called the Holocaust a "detail" of history. By shifting away from anti-Semitism and focusing on…
Salon · Nov 19, 2023 How does intergenerational trauma work? War and genocide have brought laser focus to the idea of intergenerational trauma. But what is it really?
Al Jazeera · Nov 18, 2023 Biden writes two different letters on Gaza war, reflecting his US audience Messages to pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel Americans aren’t contradictory but it’s an uncommon White House practice.