DELUGE: Gaza and Israel from Crisis to Cataclysm (OR Books, 2024)
Jan 26 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
ICJ initial reaction:
1. @normfinkelstein and @MouinRabbani called it right. Dispute? Yes. Plausible case? Yes. Emergency measures? Yes. Ceasefire? No.
2. Two aspects that surprised me:
- That the Court called out genocidal statements by specific, named Israeli leaders
- How lopsided were the votes. 15-2!
Feb 10, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
When Zelensky visited, Labour said we have to speak with “one voice” supporting Ukraine and Sunak “agreed”. The BBC reported that, during his speech, Zelensky was “bathed in sunlight”.
In the press conference afterwards, the only “critical” questions demanded to know why Ukraine wasn’t getting more fighter jets and sooner. One BBC Ukraine journalist physically embraced the President, prompting another reporter to request a hug of her own.
Nov 30, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Last week @NadiaWhittomeMP alleged that a 'wholly unacceptable' 'atmosphere and tone' in a Nottingham East CLP meeting had led to 'a Jewish member . . . feeling they had no choice but to leave', while immediately after said meeting its Chair was suspended.
A Jewish Chronicle article similarly reported that 'the atmosphere' had been 'so hostile that a Jewish member said he felt he had to leave'. thejc.com/news/uk/labour…
A Jewish Chronicle article similarly reported that 'the atmosphere' had been 'so hostile that a Jewish member said he felt he had to leave'. thejc.com/news/uk/labour…