The Legacy of Settler Colonialism: It’s Personal

05/01/202605/01/2026 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary British Colonial America, doctrine of discovery, ethnic cleansing, family history, genealogy, genocide, israel, settler colonialism, slavery, USA, Zionism

This image was created by Gemini based on the first paragraph of this post. Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate.-Edward W. Said I come from a long line of settler-colonizer ancestors who … Continue reading The Legacy of Settler Colonialism: It’s Personal

Ending Palestinian Suffering Requires Dismantling the Apartheid System: Miko Peled

02/01/202602/01/2026 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, video al jazeera, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, israel, miko peled, palestine, palestinians, torture, Zionism

We have to come to a point where the conversation changes from this one that accepts the Zionist narrative to the one that rejects it. Zionism is a white supremacist, racist, genocidal ideology that created this apartheid state, and it has to be brought to an end. A great interview with Miko Peled, an anti-Zionist … Continue reading Ending Palestinian Suffering Requires Dismantling the Apartheid System: Miko Peled

How Zionism Lost the Narrative — And Unmasked Itself

24/11/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Articles, Commentary Ahmed Eldin, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, hasbara, israel, palestine, Zionism

This is a repost of a 19 November 2025 Out Loud Substack essay by Ahmed Eldin. Image created by ChatGPT based on the title. Sarah Hurwitz didn’t slip up—she said the quiet part out loud and exposed the Zionist project for exactly what it is. For decades, Zionism thrived in the shadows—on curated images, sanitized history, and a billion-dollar … Continue reading How Zionism Lost the Narrative — And Unmasked Itself

Israel’s Land Grab in Gaza Continues

29/09/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, greater israel project, israel, land grab, Zionism

This image was created by ChatGPT based on the text. Street by Street, House by House This is a LinkedIn post by Samer Abuzerr. When I carried what was left of my belongings — or rather, just pieces of wood — out of my home before the tanks reached our street, I closed the door … Continue reading Israel’s Land Grab in Gaza Continues

Ghada Rabah (1982-2025), Rest in Peace

28/09/202529/09/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary english teacher, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, Ghada Rabah, greater israel project, israel, land grab, Zionism

From a reliable LinkedIn contact. Israel's cruelty is beyond comprehension, all in the name of racism, hatred, and the last stage of Zionism in the regional land grab known as the Greater Israel project. As the English teacher at Gaza's Holy Family Catholic school, Ghada Rabah touched countless lives and created opportunities for her Palestinian … Continue reading Ghada Rabah (1982-2025), Rest in Peace

This is the US Empire: A(nother) Vote That Will Live in Infamy

26/09/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Articles, Commentary arrogance, bloodthirst, dehumanization, ethnic cleansing, genocide, greater israel project, israel, lawlessness, no secrets, racism, settler colonialism, UN, unmitigated evil, us, us empire, veto, violence, Zionism

Shared by Craig Mokhiber on LinkedIn Good job, Morgan Ortagus! You must be so proud of yourself. Another Zionist doing Israel's and the USA's bloodstained bidding and dirty work. Craig Mokhiber covers all the bases: 1) violence, 2) racism, 3) dehumanization, 4) ruthlessness, 5) arrogance, 6) bloodthirst, 7) lawlessness, and 8) unmitigated evil. As he … Continue reading This is the US Empire: A(nother) Vote That Will Live in Infamy

The Never-Ending Tour of Trauma

01/09/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs craig mokhiber, ethnic cleansing, gaza, Gaza Soup Kitchen, genocide, Hani Almadhoun, hasbara, palestine, UNRWA USA, Zionism

ChatGPT created this image based on the text. This is an Instagram post by Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA National Committee and co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen. It's in response to a hate-filled message in Hebrew that he received via a GoFundMe account that said: "You are child killers and … Continue reading The Never-Ending Tour of Trauma

Israel Killed Her…

28/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary bullet, elise abu shamala, execution, gaza, greater israel project, iof, israel, murder, palestine, Zionism

Posted on LinkedIn on 25.8.25 She was her mother’s only child. Her simple dream was to have a sister.Elise Abu Shamala (12) was executed by Israel with a bullet to the head in Gaza

Empire’s Use of Occupation & Propaganda as a Weapon

25/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary afghanistan, colonialism, empire, ethnic cleansing, first intigada, freedom, genocide, Greater Israel, hamas, iraq, iraq war, israel, lebensraum, PLO, ryan ward, security, syria, USA, Zionism

Below is a LinkedIn post by Ryan Ward, who is based in Cambridge, England. It's a simple explanation for people who "condemn Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) without ever asking why they exist in the first place." I know some of these people, otherwise kind, caring, and compassionate individuals who have swallowed this particular hasbara talking … Continue reading Empire’s Use of Occupation & Propaganda as a Weapon

Don’t Ask Us to Smile

24/08/2025 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Songs ceasefire, don't ask me to smile, ethnic cleansing, gaza, genocide, israel, starvation, Zionism

Image created by Gemini based on the text. This spoken word piece is based on a LinkedIn post by Dr. Mohamed Abu Mughaisib, Deputy Medical Coordinator Médecins Sans Frontières, in Gaza. A ceasefire is coming. But don’t mistake it for peace. I won’t celebrate. Many of us won’t. Because what are we going back to? … Continue reading Don’t Ask Us to Smile

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