Posted by Miral Asker, one of my LinkedIn contacts who's based in Cairo. This is what most of the Western MSM calls the Israel-Hamas "war" or "conflict." Another example of Israel's handiwork, one of the things it does best in its ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza in pursuit of the Greater Israel project. … Continue reading “They were alive. For hours.”
Author: Mark A. Ashwill
Guest Post: “Shadows Over Sunrises: A Young Woman’s Fight for Tomorrow in Gaza”
by Samah Nazmi Jumaa Al-Jaraba’a The rumble of distant explosions and the piercing sirens have been the soundtrack to my life for as long as I can remember. I’m 19 now, and while the world talks about “ceasefires” and “peace processes,” for young women like me in Gaza, the war is a relentless, ongoing battle … Continue reading Guest Post: “Shadows Over Sunrises: A Young Woman’s Fight for Tomorrow in Gaza”
“I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”
Image created by ChatGPT. Omer Bartov, an Israeli-American historian and the Dean's Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, states the obvious in this essay for The New York Times in case there is any doubt in anyone's mind. (Some of the "I stand with Israel" types can still be enlightened. The hardcore … Continue reading “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”
Cries from the Rubble
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! -Amos 5:24 This is one version of a song I created about the ongoing Israeli-executed genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. (Verse 1) The sun won’t rise on shattered stone. Smoke fills the air where homes once stood. A mother cries, but … Continue reading Cries from the Rubble
Lunch is Served to Our Special Guests
A 14.7.25 LinkedIn update from Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA. His organization is one of those providing lifesaving food and medicine to the people of Gaza. Please consider donating to UNRWA USA and the Gaza Soup Kitchen, a nonprofit Hani founded with his brother Mahmoud, who was assassinated by an Israeli … Continue reading Lunch is Served to Our Special Guests
Alian Kdeeh, RIP 😢
Reposted from a LinkedIn contact. Alian Kdeeh, 95 years old, in a wheelchair, was killed today by Israeli forces near Beni Suheila in Khan Younis.He was older than the state of Israel itself. He lived through British colonial rule, survived decades of oppression, and just a month ago saw his hometown reduced to rubble. Today, … Continue reading Alian Kdeeh, RIP 😢
“Mom, I can’t stop smelling the bodies.”
Here's a guest post by Miral Askar, whose LinkedIn description reads as follows: Building Products by Day, Advocating for Justice by Passion Product Owner | Human Rights Advocate | Bridging Tech & Advocacy for a Just World. The Hebrew language source is Walla News. The article is entitled Daniel could not stand the sights of … Continue reading “Mom, I can’t stop smelling the bodies.”
A Study in Contrasts
Below are images created by two different versions of ChatGPT in response to the following prompt: Create an image based on this theme: white culture has no culture. This exercise was inspired by Christian Ortiz's outstanding LinkedIn essay, reprinted with permission on my blog: White Culture Has No Culture: What Racism Really Is, And Why … Continue reading A Study in Contrasts
The Weaponization of Judaism
Mara Kronenfeld's UNRWA Photo Below is a LinkedIn post by Mara Kronenfeld, executive director of UNRWA USA, which is helping to provide food and medicine to people in Gaza. This is a Jewish person's clear and passionate response to the oft-heard and ludicrous charge that to be anti-Zionist or anti-genocide (and therefore anti-Israel) is to … Continue reading The Weaponization of Judaism
White Culture Has No Culture: What Racism Really Is, And Why So Many White People Don’t Understand It
Below is a guest post by Christian Ortiz, one of my LinkedIn contacts whose tagline and description are: "Helping equity-first orgs and governments use AI that won’t replicate white supremacy | Afro-Indigenous Decolonial Technologist and The Market Disrupter | Creator of Justice AI + the DIA." Christian's essay is a brilliant analysis of "white culture" … Continue reading White Culture Has No Culture: What Racism Really Is, And Why So Many White People Don’t Understand It
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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