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Israel Colonial State (also see Zionism and Colonialism) Updated 2024-08-26 Zionism as Settler Colonialism – Wikipedia   Zionism has been described as a form of settler colonialism in relation to the region of Palestine and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Many of the … Continue reading →

Never Again Genocide Updated 2024-07-26 2024-04-08 ‘Self-Defense’ Is No Justification for Genocide in Gaza The Palestinian people—not just Hamas—have been Israel’s intended targets all along.   As the world learned of the Khartoum government’s unfolding genocide in the Darfur region of … Continue reading →

Biden – Uncommitted Voters Updated 2024-03-25 2024-03-21 Why Biden’s Strident Support for Israel Could Lose Him Critical Youth Turnout   While few of these young anti-war voters will vote for Donald Trump, they are now far more likely to vote third … Continue reading →

Biden – State of the Union Updated 2024-03-25 2024-03-09 State of the Union: War and Genocide Are Still the American Way     Peace cannot be found in the endless military packages but in the corridors of diplomacy and peace talks, where … Continue reading →

Australia Updated 2024-03-25 2024-03-15 Australia Restores UNRWA Funding as Israel Kills Aid Workers, Starving Gazans   Australia said Friday that it would reinstate funding for the United Nations United Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which … Continue reading →

Aaron Bushnell Updated 2024-03-25 2024-03-03 Mourning Two Principled Opponents of War  Aaron Bushnell and Johan Galtung both devoted their lives to ending war in different ways. Johan Galtung died on February 17 at the age of 93. The Norwegian sociologist … Continue reading →

Trump, Donald Updated 2024-08-29  2024-06-18 Trump and Biden on Israel   Asked about the likely choice in November between Biden and Donald Trump, the consensus among the demonstrators was that they wouldn’t vote for “Genocide Joe,” and that there was nothing … Continue reading →

Sabra and Shatila Massacre 2024-02-26 2022-09-16 Sabra and Shatila massacre: What happened in Lebanon in 1982?       Israeli-backed Phalange militia killed between 2,000 and 3,500 Palestinian refugees and Lebanese civilians in two days.   Shatila, a Palestinian refugee camp, and the adjacent … Continue reading →

Right to Protest Updated 2024-04-06 2024-01-11 ‘Protest Is the Tool by Which We Realize Our Democracy’    CounterSpin interview with Chip Gibbons on the right to protest.  So at Defending Rights & Dissent, we like to say that we defend your … Continue reading →

Red Cross and Medical People Updated 2024-02-26 2024-02-07 War on Gaza: Red Cross warns of ‘catastrophic’ health situation for chronically ill patients    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said there is a “catastrophic” healthcare situation in the Gaza … Continue reading →