Lawfare and alternative facts are used to change the landscape. A Palestinian special effects man worked on his own family’s land, expropriated by the Israeli military and then rented to Hollywood film producers. Boycotts of Israeli companies need to make careful choices to avoid furthering the aims of their opponents.
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Dad’s Lullaby: community and consumerism
The fighting in Ukraine has greatly intensified since the film was made in 2019. Communal sharing is essential for families to deal with the issues that traumatise them. People need a space to tell their stories. Cosumer society encourages a passivity that needs to be overcome. Graham Douglas […]
Cuba’s uncertainties in times of Trump
The Republican magnate’s victory has an impact on global geopolitics, all the more so as it happened after one of the most atypical presidential campaigns in the history of the United States. Questions arise for Cuba, especially over whether or not the political landscape could change. Amelia Duarte […]
Trump, a legitimate but immoral and xenophobic victory
Donald Trump’s political-electoral victory is legitimate, but it carries with it the weight of the immorality that accompanies the former Republican president’s sub judice status for the crimes of conspiracy to defraud the US government, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to violate civil rights. Germán Ayala Osorio* […]
Israel and the special intent to commit genocide
In Palestine, innocent civilians including women, children, hospital workers, humanitarian aid workers and journalists, are killed for simply being. That is a world we cannot accept. These words are recorded in the “memorial”, the document recording South Africa’s main case against Israel and containing evidence showing how Israel’s government […]