Au centre de Gaza, déchirée par la guerre, le personnel de l'ONU continue de travailler malgré les destructions et les souffrances « sans précédent » qui les entourent, selon la cheffe du bureau du Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance (UNICEF). © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel Des habitants de Gaza attendent de la nourriture dans un centre d'aide humanitaire. Sonia Silva travaille dans l'enclave assiégée depuis début novembre 2023, un mois seulement après l'attaque sanglante du Hamas et (…)

Deux organisations éminentes de défense des droits humains basées en Israël, B'Tselem et Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI-Médecins pour les droits humains), affirment qu'Israël commet un génocide contre les Palestiniens à Gaza et que les alliés occidentaux d'Israël ont le devoir légal et moral d'y mettre fin. Yuli Novak, directrice de B'Tselem Dans des rapports publiés ce lundi 28 juillet, les deux organisations ont déclaré qu'Israël avait pris pour cible des civils à Gaza (…)

Alex de Jong rend compte du nouveau livre de souvenirs de Walden Bello, militant et universitaire philippin, intitulé Global Battlefields : My Close Encounters with Dictatorship, Capital, Empire, and Love. Retraçant l'évolution politique de Bello, Global Battlefields nous offre un portrait informatif et divertissant d'un internationaliste engagé. Mes expériences personnelles avec la dictature, le capital, l'empire et l'amour par Walden Bello Ateneo de Manila University Press (Philippines), (…)

Just hours after the American Jewish Committee issued a statement expressing deep concern about acute food shortages in Gaza, the Reform movement put out its own response, saying Israel was 'culpable' A Palestinian boy carries a bag on his shoulders in the al-Mawasi camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, after picking it up from the Rafah corridor on Sunday.Credit: AFP/ The Reform movement in North America on Monday issued a statement saying that the Israeli government was “culpable” (…)

The blame campaign intensified last week, courtesy of the Israeli army, the attorney general's office and the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. But it's Israel's government and the IDF that are responsible Palestinians waiting for food at a community kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday.Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP The Israeli government is guilty of the crime of starving Gaza. In a series of irresponsible moves and against the advice of all experts, Israel has dismantled the (…)

Denial is legitimate in Israel, it's consistent with local political correctness – there is no hunger and descriptions of deliberate starvation in Gaza are an antisemitic conspiracy A man carries the body of Palestinian baby Zainab Abu Haleeb, who died due to malnutrition, according to health officials, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday.Credit: Ramadan Abed/רויטרס There aren't many meaner phenomena than the denial of the Jewish Holocaust. Deniers have (…)

Les affrontements militaires stupides entre la Thaïlande et le Cambodge ont révélé que l'armée contrôle toujours le pouvoir en Thaïlande, malgré les affirmations selon lesquelles le pays dispose d'un « gouvernement démocratique civil ». Ces affrontements sont peut-être stupides, mais ils ont eu des conséquences mortelles pour les civils et les militaires du rang pris dans le conflit. À ce jour, plus d'une douzaine de civils ont été tués des deux côtés de la frontière. En Thaïlande, c'est (…)

Sivaranjani Manickam has been elected the new Secretary-General of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) at its 26th National Congress, which took place at the end of July. Sivaranjani, who was formerly the Workers Bureau coordinator of the party, takes the reins from Sivarajan Arumuagam, who was the Secretary-General for nine years. She has been an activist for more than 20 years, been a member of PSM for almost as long, and has also worked for UNHCR [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]. (…)

In 1969, Lim Chin Chin was the National Coordinator of the Young Christian Workers (YCW) Movement, working closely with Maureen and the team. As a committed leader, she mobilised and radicalised youths through the lens of Liberation Theology—drawing strength and purpose from the Bible in the fight for justice. I was deeply moved by her grassroots activism and the powerful way she mobilised workers. Once, I met her shortly after her release from ISA detention. Her body was weak, but her (…)