Analysis "Neoliberal capitalism has contributed to the rise of fascism" Nobel laureate Joe Stiglitz is credited with pioneering the concept of 'the 1 per cent': "Free & unfettered markets advocated by..the Right have set us on the road to fascism... "A 21st-C version of Orwellian authoritarianism where surveillance is the order of the day & truth has been sacrificed to power."

'Neoliberal capitalism' has contributed to the rise of fascism, says Nobel laureate

The attacks on democracy and freedom "have never been greater in my lifetime," warns Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.

#Neoliberalism #Fascism #USPol #AusPol ..

Report "A journalist asked me how I ‘feel’ about Gaza today. "How am I supposed to feel in the face of a Western-sponsored army relentlessly butchering people trapped in what resembles a circle of Dante’s Hell? "I feel sick." ~Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur to the occupied Palestinian territories

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Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Grief as dozens killed in school attack

Survivors of strike on al-Tabin school in Gaza City say it's one of the worst days since the war started.

#GazaGenocide #USEnablement ..

Report "A journalist asked me how I ‘feel’ about Gaza today. "How am I supposed to feel in the face of a Western-sponsored army relentlessly butchering people trapped in what resembles a circle of Dante’s Hell? "I feel sick." ~Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur to the occupied Palestinian territories

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Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Grief as dozens killed in school attack

Survivors of strike on al-Tabin school in Gaza City say it's one of the worst days since the war started.

#GazaGenocide #USEnablement ..

Analysis "An agreement to end the war in Gaza will not be worth the paper it is written on". ~Journalist Gideon Levy “The only game changer will be when the Americans wake up & start to act, not only to talk. "Netanyahu sending delegations.. are merely tools to buy time & pay lip service. “Every day that continues this bloodbath, there are more crimes being committed, & more lives are being sacrificed for nothing.”

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Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Grief as dozens killed in school attack

Survivors of strike on al-Tabin school in Gaza City say it's one of the worst days since the war started.

#GazaGenocide #USEnablement #USPol #Netanyahu ..

Analysis Peter Thiel is one of Silicon Valley’s most influential political operators & is bringing new tech executives to MAGA. "Thiel was there first, investing in explicitly right-wing companies, dining with white nationalists, sponsoring far-right writers, & founding startups dedicated to supporting the surveillance state." J.D. Vance is a $15+m Thiel creation.

He Hates Democracy and Wants To Cheat Death – Meet the Billionaire Investor Who Created J.D. Vance

Donald Trump’s running mate is a dangerous “extension” of right-wing broligarch Peter Thiel.

Article incl link to Thiel's full 2016 speech endorsing Trump #Thiel #Vance #Trump #MAGA .

Panel discussion How the prospects for a ceasefire have changed after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. Norman Finkelstein, in particular, tells it how it really is... not how the US is spinning it. Also Omar Rahman – Middle East Council on Global Affairs Beverley Milton-Edwards – Co-author of Hamas: The Quest for Power

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Will Hamas under Yahya Sinwar be different?

Yahya Sinwar named political leader of Hamas after assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.

#Sinwar #Hamas #TruceTalks #US ..

Analysis When it comes to the Palestinians, Israel "has a divide and rule policy." It was instrumental in ensuring that the occupied West Bank & Gaza "never became politically unified." But things are changing with the Palestinian factions now talking. “What Israel doesn’t want to see is a unified Palestinian front."

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Israel war on Gaza updates: Regional tensions rise as Haniyeh laid to rest

These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza for Friday, August 2.

#PalestinianResistance #PalestinianUnity ..

Analysis "Israel Has a History of Killing Hamas Leaders Who Are Trying To Secure Ceasefires" "Netanyahu’s reckless assassination of Ismail Haniyeh undermines the prospects for a peace deal & the release of the hostages. "Israel, in fact, has a long & cynical history of killing Hamas leaders who are in the midst of ceasefire negotiations or, even, proposing long-term truces with the Jewish state."

Israel Has a History of Killing Hamas Leaders Who Are Trying To Secure Ceasefires

Benjamin Netanyahu’s reckless assassination of Ismail Haniyeh undermines the prospects for a peace deal and the release of the hostages.

#Israel #haniyeh #Hamas ..

Analysis "Assassination of Haniyeh an intentional, dangerous escalation" "Israel’s choice to specifically kill [Haniyeh] in Iran had several results. It: * ended efforts to improve U.S.- Iran relations * closed the window for addressing Iran’s nuclear program * impeded chances of a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza * escalated the danger of a wider regional war – that would involve Americans in another disastrous conflict

Assassination of Haniyeh an intentional, dangerous escalation - Parsi, Macgregor | Israel Palestine News

#Iran #US #IsraeliWarCrimes #Haniyeh ..