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Not that it’s been brought up yet…

And out of exasperation, what is the explanation for this world-wide-throughout-history-but-more-and-more-these-days phenomenon?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu justified the killing of Gaza residents during the Israel-Hamas conflict by referencing the ‘Amalek’ theory, which is based on a nation mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. This theory has been used to support the military actions against Gaza… 

US President Donald Trump has said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza….Describing Gaza as a “demolition site”, Trump said: “You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing”.

A cartoon illustrating an article on the Culturico website: The explanatory Failure of ‘Luck’ by Steven D. Hales. Contrasting ‘lucky’ Donald Trump, born into wealth and privilege, with ‘unlucky’ Frederick Douglass, born into slavery; the point is made that ‘instead of passively dismissing life outcomes as matters of luck, we should work towards making those nations and cultures truly equitable ones for all‘.

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The Scratchy Lines cartoon in the October New Internationalist.

 

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web thumbAustralian Options Summer 2017 edition is out now. Focus is on the US Election outcome, the economic consequences and racism. And Castro’s audacity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Scratchy Lines cartoon in the March issue of New Internationalist – its 500th issue – out now!