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From Thermopylae to the Twin Towers

“According to media reports, since 7 October, hundreds, and potentially thousands of British citizens have left the UK to fight for the Israeli Defense Forces in Israel’s war on Gaza. Many of these Britons may already be complicit in potential war crimes and crimes against humanity, and could face future prosecution should these matters go to trial.  ICJP has urgently asked the government to clarify its position on the legality of British citizens going to fight in Israel or Gaza, noting the difference with its policy on Ukraine.” ***** In a panel discussion in London ,  emeritus professor Avi Shlaim, lecturer of International Relations at the University of Oxford  spoke about how Palestinian resistance has been “decontextualised” and that Palestinians are engaged in a decolonial struggle. During the panel discussion, Wadah Khanfar spoke about a “shameless, explicit hypocrisy” from Western politicians. “Every kind of mask has dropped. And we see the faces of these leaders in front of

This an adapted rewriting of Heinrich von Treischke’s statement. “International law becomes meaningless when any attempt is made to apply its principles equally to barbarian nations. The only way to punish the Palestinians  is to make them pay tens of times for what they did; it is the only sort of example they understand. For the Israeli state and its backers to apply international law in cases like this would not be either humanity or justice; it would be shameful weakness.” The original quote: In 1898, the German political scientist Heinrich von Treischke stated what many of his contemporaries would have regarded as the obvious: “International law becomes meaningless when any attempt is made to apply its principles equally to barbarian nations. The only way to punish a black tribe is to burn their villages; it is the only sort of example they understand. For the German empire to apply international law in cases like this would not be either humanity or justice; it would be shameful

available in 5 languages The eleven  BRICS  countries now control nearly 20% of the  IMF ’s capital, in other words, the equivalent in voting power.

Those who are against both Hamas and the Israeli state are also aiding oppression and state terror. They are also hypocritical, for they have opposed the Russian’s state terror against Ukrainian civilians. Maybe Biden should have reiterated the BBC’s way of justifying Israeli state terror: Palestinians do not listen to warning and instructions asking theme to leave. That would make him look ‘more convincing’. The Intercept: ‘ Gaza casualty numbers unravels upon inspection ’ Reality could also be completely reversed and history skewed: the Palestinians become the oppressor. GOP Republican Brian Mast compared all Palestinians to Nazis.

There is a focus on capitalism in the UK .  I don’t understand what Michael Roberts means by three socio-economic systems. Is it not capitalism the socio-economic system of our era?

It is simple and clear: It is not the Israeli state to blame; it is the Palestinians who do not follow warnings and instructions.