This week has been overwhelmingly busy. A few days ago, we met in Istanbul for the Istanbul session for our GRADE COST project. My colleague Ivo Furman did a fantastic job of organizing the event in a lovely place in Istanbul (check out the place, Postane). I also participated in organizing a Wikipedia session … Read more
Recent issues on American campuses related to pro-Palestinian causes include (The list was created with the help of Perplexity): Suppression of pro-Palestinian voices: There has been a surge in reports of pro-Palestinian activists being fired or facing threats for expressing their views, which has been described as the “Palestine exception to free speech”[2]. Legal … Read more
Prof. Fraser‘s case was really disappointing… Cologne University has canceled philosopher Nancy Fraser’s planned professorship after learning she signed a pro-Palestine letter. In her first interview after the cancellation, Fraser says she won't let Germany stop her from standing up for Palestine. https://t.co/B6tzjZ2I08 — Jacobin (@jacobin) April 10, 2024 Germany has been under pressure to … Read more
For two nights now, many of us have been following the developments between Israel and Iran. If it really happens, this may be named the Twitter war. Once, we were following CNN live during the first Gulf War. Now, it’s Twitter time. The current tension between Israel and Iran is centered around recent events, specifically … Read more
Indiscriminate Attacks and Civilian Deaths: Israel is accused of carrying out airstrikes that resulted in thousands of civilian deaths and targeting protected locations like hospitals and refugee camps. Destruction of Infrastructure: Significant destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure, including hospitals, educational facilities, and neighborhoods. Use of Human Shields and Perfidy: Allegations include the use of human shields … Read more
00:07 Hamas launched a full-scale invasion of southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, resulting in a catastrophic intelligence failure on Israel’s part. 02:47 Pegasus spyware failed Israel during Hamas attack 05:24 Pegasus spyware has been misused for government surveillance and targeting of journalists and activists. 07:50 Pegasus spyware enables extensive phone data access and … Read more
It was one of the most discussed entries last week. Here is the entry link On February 25, 2024, Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old serviceman of the United States Air Force, died after setting himself on fire outside the front gate of the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. Immediately prior to the live-streamed act, Bushnell said that he was protesting against “what people … Read more
Suspicious deaths of Putin critics include [compiled by Perplexity] Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy who defected and was a prominent Putin critic, was murdered with polonium-210 in London in 2006[2]. Anna Politkovskaya, an investigative journalist, was shot dead in her Moscow apartment building in 2006[1][3]. Boris Nemtsov, a vocal critic of Putin’s government, was … Read more
After Musk’s visit to Israel things seem to have changed. Some claim that there is an ongoing Twitter purge against pro-Palestinian accounts… Yes, there seems to be a Twitter purge against pro-Palestinian accounts, according to recent tweets and news articles. Elon Musk and Bill Ackman have suspended some accounts that posted in support of Palestine, … Read more
There is too much anxiety about autonomous AI agents, but humans with power always have the upper hand and do not care about ethics and regulations… The Gospel: Israel turns to a new AI system in the Gaza war Israel has been using artificial intelligence (AI) in the recent war against Hamas. The IDF has … Read more
Unlike the European countries, I do not observe any genuine popular rallies about the Israel-Hamas conflict. The Islamists appropriated the Palestine case so powerfully that no others would like to be involved in any rallies. That does not mean that citizens are insensitive, but it is quite difficult to frame the case without aligning with … Read more
The right-wing political establishment threatens the pride of Israeli journalism, Haaretz. I find it a bit strange that the Israeli state has relied on crude misinformation and a few sane voices are under attack. Well, it is such a familiar story…
Wikipedia Is Covering the War in Israel and Gaza Better Than X 2023 Israel–Hamas war I thought this person was fictional. But it is real: Jackson Hinkle This week’s most debated and worked entries about the war on Wikipedia: 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests Al-Shifa Hospital siege and bombing Palestinian genocide accusation From the river to the … Read more
When I began to read The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos by Judy Batalion, the Hamas attack and the subsequent massacres in Gaza by Israel hadn’t happened yet. Right now I am reading how Jewish women fighters led the resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and how … Read more
00:11 Gaza is under complete siege with no electricity, food, water, or gas. 02:26 Gaza was forcibly taken over during the establishment of Israel, leading to Palestinian displacement and the beginning of Israeli occupation. 04:21 Palestinians in Gaza faced the loss of rights and land, leading to economic challenges and tensions with Israel. 06:13 Hamas … Read more