The truth never dies but is made to live as a beggar: Yiddish proverb
PREVENTING
Palestine is the title of a book by Seth Anziska about the Israel/Palestine conflict. These two words sum up Western strategy towards Palestinian aspirations till this day. Fifty-six years after the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank (1967); 45 years after the Camp David Accords (1978), the Palestinians of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem remain stateless non-citizens, suspended between limited autonomy and encroachment of Israeli settlements.
The author of an opinion piece on December 8, presented an argument about the ferocity of Israel’s response to Hamas’ October 7 attack. He argued that brutal sexual assaults on Israeli women by Hamas became evident after the hostage releases, and this reinforced the ferocity of the Israeli response. In a sense he is right, once violence takes over, we have entered the domain of evil. Communal violence reduces everyone to their identity—even Israeli peace activists became targets on October 7.
Hamas men who committed horrific sexual crimes on October 7 embraced evil, and all those who sympathise with the Palestinian struggle against a 56-year-long occupation should recognise this fact unconditionally.
But we need to recapitulate.
Nation-states as National Homes
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Between Life, Death and Protest
The strain of sustaining a long protest is evident among farmers at Khanauri, but the sense of community remains strong
Protest 2.0
Farmers still have hopes from their leaders, but time is running out. The enemies, in the meanwhile, are sharpening their weapons
Trajectory of Nowhere
In the context of space and time, who are we humans and do we even matter?
All of God's Men
THE ongoing Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj is a spectacle, a photo op, and an emotion and manifestation of the mixing of spirituality and faith.
Embers Rekindled
While the recent death by suicide of a farmer has rendered the mood sombre at Shambhu border, the protests have picked momentum at the call of the unions
Time for Course Correction
What the protest by Punjab's landed peasantry tells us about the state's economy and society
The Untouchable
The ideological chasm between Ambedkar's vision and the Hindutva worldview remains irreconcilable
Frontliners
A day in the life of women protesting at Shambhu border
The Farmer-Composing Antagonist
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been on a fast-unto-death at Khanauri border to pressurise the government to fulfil its promises to the farming community
Till Death Do Us Part
Jagjit Singh Dallewal has reinforced how a fast unto death can serve as a warning and an appeal to the public and the government
