Image created by ChatGPT Orit Kamir (oritkamir@gmail.com) is an Israeli researcher and lecturer of law, gender and culture, and a feminist activist. This essay was originally published in Hebrew by Haaretz. By Orit Kamir This is conduct of incomprehensible cruelty. It creates horror beyond the ability to imagine, and this allows most Israelis to deny … Continue reading Silence in the Face of Gaza’s Starvation is Absolute Betrayal of Holocaust Victims
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“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.”
‘Sweeping’ university reforms planned as Vietnam plays ‘catch up’
This article by Helen Packer in which I was quoted appeared in Times Higher Education (London) on 15 March 2025. (Note: THE doesn't have a paywall, but you must create an account to get three free articles a month.) New education plan aims to create four city hubs and expand enrolment as youth population swells … Continue reading ‘Sweeping’ university reforms planned as Vietnam plays ‘catch up’
“Trump’s election is a crisis like no other, not only for the U.S. but the world”
Credit: Evil Trump P-ñata Brand: Aztec Imports, Inc. “We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.”✨― Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail On the occasion of Trump 2.0's inauguration, I thought it … Continue reading “Trump’s election is a crisis like no other, not only for the U.S. but the world”
“Oxford Union declares Israel an ‘apartheid state responsible for genocide'”
Thus proclaims Middle East Eye in this 29 November 2024 article. The highlight of the event was this impassioned and informative speech by Susan Abulhawa, a Palestinian writer, human rights activist, and animal rights advocate. (Here are links to her Instagram and Linktree accounts.) I have added links to provide you, the reader, with more … Continue reading “Oxford Union declares Israel an ‘apartheid state responsible for genocide'”
Godspeed to George William Cooper, Activist and Purveyor of Kindness: One Year Later
A smiling George with his wife Solita. This is a special photo because George wasn't fond of having his picture taken. Thanks to Solita for sharing it. This is the first death anniversary of George Cooper, who passed away peacefully at his home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia a year ago today. I had the good … Continue reading Godspeed to George William Cooper, Activist and Purveyor of Kindness: One Year Later
US Thanksgiving as a National Day of Mourning
https://markashwill.com/2021/12/16/from-new-england-to-vietnam-settler-colonialism-in-cross-cultural-perspective/?page_id=23202 A view to the harbor from Burial Hill, Plymouth, MA. Photos by MAA (Taken in December 2018, 398 years after the arrival of the Mayflower) Thanksgiving is celebrated at the expense of Native Peoples who had to give up their lands and culture for America to become what it is today. -Linda Coombs, a … Continue reading US Thanksgiving as a National Day of Mourning
The Lasting Legacy of Good Teachers
This is a blog post I originally uploaded in 2021 and was published in Vietnamese by Zing. The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. -Mark Van Doren Teacher’s Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers, a once-a-year opportunity to remember, honor, and thank them for their contributions to the education of our … Continue reading The Lasting Legacy of Good Teachers
Smotrich: Israel’s future is ‘to expand to Damascus’
Israeli Minister of Finance and leader of National Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich, speaks to the press during a party meeting in Jerusalem on 5 February 2024. I give Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich credit for one thing: his brutal honesty. No code or dog whistle, just speaking candidly about the "Greater Israel" project. I first saw … Continue reading Smotrich: Israel’s future is ‘to expand to Damascus’
I Had a Dream: From Vietnam to Gaza
Click on the image for a video slideshow I created set to Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. And now a word from my conscience and a clarion call from my moral compass... My latest for CounterPunch. Here's how I kick off this 3000+-word essay. Israel has reached an unimaginable peak of evil. And indeed many … Continue reading I Had a Dream: From Vietnam to Gaza
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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