Empire Bombs Yemen to Protect Israel’s Genocide

Where will it end? The support of the United States for what Israel is doing in Gaza is difficult to witness. How have we become the evil empire? In expanding the war, the US is now bombing Yemen. This is the definition of Empire, using incursions of violence without consent into sovereign nations. This continues … Continue reading Empire Bombs Yemen to Protect Israel’s Genocide →

South Africa presents its case against Israel at the ICJ

The remarkable scene in this video of South Africa's presentation of their case against Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday gives a sense of the gravity of what is happening there. https://youtu.be/4f_yoal4gx8 Day 1 Of South Africa V. Israel In an exhaustive presentation, lawyers for South Africa presented its case to the … Continue reading South Africa presents its case against Israel at the ICJ →

Environmental Images and Graphics

As a new year begins, there are many stories about how much global heating has occurred over the past year. An image represents something, often a real-world object or scene, while a graphic represents data or information. Following are some recent graphics that illustrate increasing environmental damage. So sure, human-caused global warming is happening. But … Continue reading Environmental Images and Graphics →

The Crucified of the Earth

I was recently made aware of a slightly different way of thinking about the flight of the family of Jesus from Bethlehem. A farmer who fled from the war in Guatemala into Honduras in the early 1980s, meaning he was a refugee, told Chris Hedges that when the family left Bethlehem, “It was on this … Continue reading The Crucified of the Earth →

Exploring the depths of conflict

Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) (Quakers) has donated all the money in the Peace and Social Concerns budget to AFSC's Gaza Emergency Relief Fund. Many Quaker meetings that are part of the Yearly Meeting have also donated money to the fund.https://secure.afsc.org/a/gazaer?ms=WEB24HGPI American Friends Service Committee https://afsc.org/action/call-cease-fire-and-humanitarian-access-gaza-now https://secure.afsc.org/a/gazaer?ms=WEB24HGPI Friends Committee on National Legislation https://www.fcnl.org/issues/middle-east-iran/israelpalestine/israel-palestine-war I think some things … Continue reading Exploring the depths of conflict →

Middle East Polycrisis

(c)2023 Jeff Kisling, AI Noise It's overwhelming to even try to keep up with everything happening in the world. It all seems to devolve into a cloud of noise. New York Times reporter David Ignatius writes of his recent experiences in the West Bank. I appreciate storytelling such as this as a way to help … Continue reading Middle East Polycrisis →

Getting serious about halting Israeli genocide

[On a personal note, I feel threatened regarding what I write about Israel, echoing what many are saying about all the ways those behind the genocide occurring in Gaza are manipulating the messaging and policies.] I do not believe that anything I say about what is happening in Gaza will affect Israeli or American policy … Continue reading Getting serious about halting Israeli genocide →