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28.05.2025 - 23:42 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

MK Odeh Demands to Explain Gaza Strike that Killed 9 Kids

In his question, Odeh demands to know who gave the order to bomb the building; what the criteria were for giving that order; what the military policy is regarding “bombing homes with civilians inside them;” and what the policy is for evacuating civilians from their homes. “Nine children under the age of 12 were burned to death inside their home,” says Odeh. “We demand accountability. This crime is not an ‘operational error’ — it is a government waging a war of extermination against civilians. We will not remain silent in the face of war crimes.”

“The Israeli army carried out a strike last Friday on the Al-Najjar family home in Khan Younis, which resulted in the death of nine children from the family,” said in a statement. “Responsibility for this crime does not lie with what they call an operational error, but with a government conducting a genocidal war against the civilian population,” the Hadash MK said. “We will not remain silent in the face of war crimes.” According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, at least 16,503 Palestinian children have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023.

26.05.2025 - 18:16 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

‘Stop Arming Israel’: Israeli Citizens Demonstrations in 12 European Cities, Meeting in Paris

“No business as usual with Israel”, demonstrations by Israeli citizens across Europe will be held tomorrow, Tuesday 27, in 12 major cities to demand: “Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement! Stop Arming Israel!”

According to the initiative, “As Israeli citizens living in Europe, we are watching with broken hearts and endless rage as the Israeli army is exacting unprecedented destruction on the Gaza Strip and its people, as the Israeli society is deteriorating into fascism and widespread dehumanization, and as our government is committing a genocide aimed at the destruction of Palestinian collectivity.”

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In addition, from June 12 to 14, 2025, Paris will host an exceptional gathering, held under the patronage and in the presence of the French President Emmanuel Macron. The initiative was started by The Alliance for Two States headed by Palestinian Samer Sinijlawi and Israeli Gershon Baskin.

26.05.2025 - 17:19 [ Middle East Eye / Youtube ]

Israeli anti-war activists: ‚We refuse the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians‘

“We‘re here to say we refuse the bombing of civilians, we refuse starvation, we refuse war crimes, we refuse the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.”

Israeli anti-war activists clashed with police during a demonstration against the war on Gaza in Tel Aviv on Sunday.

One demonstrator says they refuse to remain silent while Israelis continue to commit “such hideous crimes against humanity” in a “growing fascist regime”.

24.05.2025 - 18:27 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Protesters Gather Again Near Border with Gaza to Demand End to War

Several hundreds of Israeli protestors gathered near the border with Gaza on Friday, May 23, calling for an end to the deadly war and ethnic cleansing. “Only people can stop the criminal madness of the far-right government. We need to do everything to stop the massacre and the Trump’s imperialist eviction plan to expel Palestinians from their lands,” said Hadash MK Ofer Cassif to journalists.

Protesters chanted for peace and justice for both Israelis and Palestinians and held banners in Hebrew, Arabic and English, reading “Palestinian Lives Matter,” “No in My Name,” “End the War for All Our Sakes,” and “Refuse.” They held, also, pictures of murdered Gaza children.

24.05.2025 - 18:26 [ africanews / Youtube ]

Israeli protesters gather near border with Gaza to demand end to war

(May 23, 2025)

Israelis assembled near the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday to demand peace and justice for both Israelis and Palestinians. The Israeli government has pushed ahead with a renewed offensive in the destroyed territory despite mounting criticism at home and abroad.

23.05.2025 - 23:55 [ Guardian News / Youtube ]

Israeli opposition MP forcefully removed from podium after blasting Gaza war

May 22, 2025 KNESSET YISRAEL
Ayman Odeh, a member of the Arab-Jewish Hadash party, was forcefully removed from the podium in the Israeli parliament as he criticised Israel‘s war on Gaza and the rising death toll

23.05.2025 - 23:53 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

MK Odeh Forcefully Removed from the Knesset Podium During a Speech Against the War

MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash) was forcefully removed from the podium in the Knesset on Wednesday, May 21, after a shouting match with far-right coalition members which he criticized to prolong the Gaza war. He accused the occupation army of the mounting dead Palestinian children toll. “It is only a war on innocent people, a massacre,” he said.

20.05.2025 - 13:59 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

140 Palestinians Killed in Airstrikes, Protests Against War Near the Gaza Border and Universities

On Sunday evening, around 500 Israeli peace activists marched from the southern city of Sderot toward the Gaza border near Kibbutz Nir Am protesting the genocide in the Strip. Demonstrators wore shirts reading “Stop the atrocities in Gaza” and carried signs with images of infants killed in Israeli airstrikes. Protesters attempted to block the Nir Am junction, and ten were detained by police.

In a call to join the demonstration – under the slogan “Drop everything and come to the Gaza border” – organizers warned that “within hours or days, Smotrich, Ben Gvir and Netanyahu are planning to send tens of thousands of soldiers to occupy Gaza, starve more children, kill more Palestinian civilians, displace more families, and sacrifice the lives of the hostages and the security of us all to settle the Strip.”

Lecturer’s movement “Academic for Israel Democracy” (AID) also called “the academic community and the public at large to oppose the continuation of war. The never-ending war in Gaza is an integral agenda of the Netanyahu government and members of the coalition have openly encouraged war crimes.” AID announced today that protests rallies against war in Gaza will be held this week in campuses across the country: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva, Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Tel-Aviv University, Haifa University and Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan.

16.05.2025 - 23:29 [ DiEM25 / Youtube ]

Ofer Cassif, the Knesset Member Opposing the Genocide, in Conversation with Yanis Varoufakis

(streamed 5 hours ago)

Ofer Cassif, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Israel and MK with Hadash-Ta‘al, is the only Israeli Jewish MK campaigning out against the genocide in Gaza.

While his colleagues go along with Netanyahu’s lie that it is all about Israel’s right to defend itself, Cassif has called it what it is: Genocide practised by the last Apartheid State — and demanded it stop. For doing so, he was suspended from the Knesset for six months. Back from his suspension this Wednesday, he is back in the Knesset – fighting for decency.

In this livestream, Ofer joins Yanis for a rare, unfiltered conversation.

13.05.2025 - 14:58 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Next Friday: Ofer Cassif in Conversation with Yanis Varoufakis

As media attention fades and Western leaders remain complicit, Ofer stands nearly alone inside Israel’s political system. What does resistance look like from within the state committing these crimes? And how much longer can the world look away? In this livestream, Cassif joins Yanis Varoufakis for a rare, unfiltered conversation.

11.05.2025 - 14:01 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Thousands Demand End to Gaza War and Occupation at Jerusalem ‘Peace Summit’

“This is exactly how fascism works. It pursues the opposition, and the opposition, frightened, rushes to sacrifice us all.” Odeh likened the panicked mother to the anti-Netanyahu opposition, which he claimed gave up on peace with the Palestinians, and soon after, on partnership with Arab-Palestinian leadership in Israel.

“I want to put before you a crucial proposition — the historic role of Arab citizens. Without us, it is possible to build a dictatorship, but without us, it is impossible to build a democracy,” he said. “Even during this excruciating and bloody war, Jews and Arabs — you all — continued to have faith in each other and believed that only together we can win,” he continued, invoking the well-known wartime slogan. “Without us, you can build a dictatorship, but you can’t build a democracy. Without us, you can keep fighting wars but can’t make peace. Our fates are intertwined, and only together, Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians, can build the lives and future our children deserve.”

10.05.2025 - 16:44 [ Deadline.com ]

Adam Driver Praises Francis Ford Coppola For “Not Letting The Money Dictate” ‘Megalopolis’ At AFI Life Achievement Tribute

(April 27, 2025)

Driver continued, “Francis took $120 million and created a singular gesture for what he thought film could be, and I think that’s pretty great. That kind of move has an aftershock that certainly will be felt in his films, will be felt throughout time, and is obviously felt in this room. So, I know you have complicated feelings about awarding Francis, but to echo what everyone else has been saying, you more than deserve this moment. Congratulation on all you’ve achieved, and I’m honored to be here to celebrate you, your generosity and your bravery.”

10.05.2025 - 16:37 [ Movieweb.com ]

Now We Know Why You Will Probably Never Get to See One of the Most Misunderstood Movies Ever Made

One of the biggest benefits of not being beholden to a studio and funding a movie yourself, is that you have the final say in what happens to it.

Megalopolis was – even if Coppola would not call it one – a personal passion project that would have never been made if the legendary director had not funded it himself.

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With an incredible cast, possibly one of the greatest assembled in the last 20 years, Megalopolis was the vision of Coppola without any outside interference or input.

06.05.2025 - 21:28 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

People’s Peace Summit Will Take Place Across Jerusalem

The event is led by several major peace and human rights organizations, among them: Partnership for Peace, Hadash, Combatants for Peace, the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace, Forum, Zazim, Women Wage Peace, Standing Together, Peace Now, Ir Amim, Peace Now, Mehazkim, Abraham Initiatives, Rabbis for Human Rights, Mizrahi Civic Collective, The Faithful Left, Mothers Against Violence, Peace NGOs Forum, Psychoactive, Other Voice, Social Workers for Peace and Welfare, Mothers’ Cry, Kedma for Equality in Education, Academy for Equality, Ir Amim. Itach-Ma’aki – Women Lawyers For Social Justice, The Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality, Breaking the Silence, Kahanism, Racism and Homophobia – Not In Our School, Young Communist League, Machsom Watch, Parents Against Child Detention, Jordan Valley Activists, Social Workers for Democracy ,Yesh Gvul, Torat Tzedek, Isha l’Isha Haifa Feminist Center in Haida, Bimkom – Planners for Planning Rights, JStreet Israel, Emek Shaveh, East of Peace, Culture of Solidarity and Democratic Women Movement in Israel.

23.04.2025 - 09:54 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

MK Aida Touma-Sliman: Decision to Bar French Lawmakers Entry is Outrageous

“Israel’s decision to bar your entry to the country is both outrageous and predictable. Alongside the genocidal war in Gaza, we in Israel have witnessed, over the past 18 months, a rapid descent into dictatorship and fascism,” said Hadash MK Aida Touma-Sliman in a letter sent Monday, April 21, to French lawmakers.

“The politicians targeted are consistently from the political left, known for advocating for the rights of Palestinians as well as Israelis. I was about to meet with them during the visit and update them about the dangerous processes in Israel today.”

12.04.2025 - 03:34 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Students Protest Gaza War Despite Hebrew University Attempt to Cancel Rally

(April 10, 2025)

Hundreds of Arab and Jewish students gathered on Tuesday, April 8, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to protest the war in Gaza as they accused Israel of committing genocide. The university initially approved the anti-war protest but then decided to cancel it due to the “inability to guarantee the protesters’ safety” and “concerns about a violent eruption during the demonstrations.”

On Tuesday, Hadash students’ cells, in the universities of Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Haifa, together with partners in the struggle against fascism and occupation – initiated a series of protests against silencing “massacre and war.” The protesters waving signs and banners in Hebrew and Arabic that read, “Stop the War” and “Stop the genocide.”

06.04.2025 - 19:40 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Israeli Academics: US Govt Attack on Universities Does Not Protect Us

Academia for Equality published a call to Israeli scholars to reject US President Donald Trump’s attacks on students and academic freedom under the false pretense of “combatting antisemitism.” Academia for Equality is an organization with 800 Jewish and Arab academics in Israel members organization working to promote democratization, equality, inclusion, representation, and access to higher education for all communities living in Israel and Palestine.

The call said: “We, Israeli professors, educators, researchers, graduate students, and members of academia, hailing from diverse disciplines and backgrounds, possessing diverse political views, living in and outside Israel, are deeply concerned about the recent actions undertaken by the US Administration against Columbia University and other US universities. We are alarmed by the persecution of Palestinian and pro-Palestinian students and faculty, including the illegal arrests and threats to deport activists without any specific charges or due process, at times in clear violation of court orders, especially under the pretext of combating antisemitism.

21.03.2025 - 17:04 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Communist Announces Her Refusal to Enlist in the Army in Protest of Occupation and War

Ella Keidar, an 18-year-old Communist objector announces on Wednesday, March 19, her refusal to enlist in the Israeli army in protest of occupation and war. Ella was sentenced to 30 days in military prison. During a demonstration in solidarity with Kedar held near the induction center at Tel-Hashomer, MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash) told the crowd: “Ella refused to enlist in the Israeli army because she refuses to take part in the genocide in Gaza and she is a hero and an inspiration to us all. It is our duty to refuse.” Keidar agreed, “We will not take part in the genocide in Gaza or the oppression of the Palestinian people….

20.03.2025 - 17:37 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Cops Violently Disperse Anti-War Protests in Jerusalem and Haifa

On Tuesday evening, Police in Jerusalem violently dispersed a demonstration of hundreds of activists from Partnership for Peace, Hadash, Free Jerusalem and other organizations who were protesting against occupation and the resumption of the war. Officers kicked protesters, forcibly dragged them and tore signs and drums from their hands, ripping and breaking some of them. One police officer kicked a leading Hadash activist in the head, and some protesters were wounded.

“Israel is rampaging with murderous violence in Gaza, violating every law it can find and sacrificing the hostages, while an unbridled fascist police force attacks protesters in Jerusalem,” Free Jerusalem said in a statement. It added that the demonstrators were protesting against “against the genocide that Israel continues to commit, with over 400 killed in the last 24 hours.” The organization further said, “It’s hard to imagine the price that the hostages are paying for these war crimes.”

Three people were arrested as hundreds of people protested the renewal of the fighting in two demonstrations in Haifa. Police forcibly dispersed the protesters at the German Colony. Haifa cops snatched signs and banners and attacked protestors, and at least one was beaten brutally during her arrest.

19.03.2025 - 16:52 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Hadash and CPI: Fascist Govt Has Once Again Broken the Ceasefire in the Most Appalling Way

The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) and the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) in a communique against the deadly Israeli attack warned of the dangers and disastrous repercussions on the conflict arena, the countries of the region and the world, and which affirmed their adherence to the just and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost of which is the embodiment of the Palestinian state on the ground with East Jerusalem as its capital, in implementation of the principle of the two-state solution.

Hadash and CPI considered the attack and the forced displacement of Gaza residents a crime against humanity and a serious violation of international law, against the auto determination and legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians, and a destabilizing factor in the region. “The fascist government has once again broken the ceasefire in the most appalling way, with air strikes that targeted refugee camps and other civilian locations, leading to the deaths of hundreds of people, including many children,” they said.

Hadash-Ta’al chair, MK Ayman Odeh accused Netanyahu of choosing “more war and destruction” to maintain power. MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash), said on X the ceasefire was “shattered on purpose by Netanyahu and his cronies”.

03.03.2025 - 23:59 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Hadash Lawmakers Against Netanyahu’s Decision to Stop Entry of Aid into Gaza

On Sunday evening, thousands of protesters broke down police barricades and lit flares during a sit-in outside Netanyahu’s house in Jerusalem, in protest of the government’s stalling the negotiations over a cease-fire deal with Hamas. One demonstrator was detained by police.

“Don’t you dare sabotage the deal,” the organizers wrote in a press statement before the gathering. “This evening proves that the public won’t stay quiet. While Netanyahu and [Finance Minister Bezalel] Smotrich care more about political calculations than human lives, thousands hit the streets to remind them of their main obligation – bringing all the hostages back home,” they wrote. During the demonstration Partnership for Peace protesters, among them Hadash activists, called “No transfer, no to starvation, refuse to serve in the war” and “No to massacres, we refuse to be criminals.” At the same hour and under the banner “Stop Gaza starvation”, Hadash activists’ demonstrated near the Israeli army headquarters in Tel-Aviv

27.02.2025 - 20:48 [ Times of Israel ]

Faced with impeachment, far-left lawmaker slams attempts to silence him

(February 23, 2025)

And by the way, that [in no way] means that there is any justification for the war crimes and crimes against humanity of October 7 whatsoever. Not even the ongoing occupation and persecution and oppression of the Palestinian people. What happened on October 7 must be rejected 100%.

The second thing is that the Palestinian people didn’t launch a war against Israel. Those who are guilty of the crimes of October 7 are Hamas and some other elements of course. That’s not the Palestinian people. The Israelis, in general, are innocents, and the Palestinians, in general are innocents. There are those who are guilty of war crimes here and there and everywhere. In my view, [they] should be caught and brought to justice in The Hague.

The Times of Israel: Does that include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant?

Ofer Cassif: Yes.

27.02.2025 - 20:46 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

MK Cassif: There’s a Fascist Atmosphere in Israel

(February 24, 2025)

“There are attempts to silence us and to pursue and to create an atmosphere of chilling effect to terrorize us. There are attempts, again, to silence us, to prevent us from raising our political voice. We were not elected to represent those who disagree with us. It’s our right and obligation to represent as firmly as possible our values for which we were elected. Since October 7, people have been arrested because of tweets [in which] they simply expressed sympathy for the children of Gaza, not for Hamas, perish the thought…There’s a fascist atmosphere,” Cassif said to The Times of Israel. Above excerpts from the interview.

06.02.2025 - 00:23 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Hadash and the Communist Party of Israel Slams Trump’s Calls to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza

According to Hadash MK Aida Touma-Sliman, “Trump’s Imperialist plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza and take it under American occupation is a declaration of another criminal war on the Palestinian people of Gaza. The people of Gaza will stay on their land, and they will rebuild it.” According to Hadash MK Ofer Cassif, “Facing the notion of ​​Arab deportation and exile — ‘transfer’ — we must stand up and say sharply and simply: It will be impossible because we will not allow it. Even if we must lie down under the wheels of trucks. Even if we must blow up the bridges. There will be no mass deportation by force, because we will not allow it to happen, internationally known author Amoz Oz wrote this statement in his 1990 Manifesto ‘On Democracy and Obedience’.” “Now is the time to follow his wisdom and humanity and unite under one calling: No transfer, no ethnic cleansing, yes to peace and a Palestinian State!”, he added.

12.01.2025 - 03:10 [ James Cook / Youtube ]

JAMES COOK – 20 HORSES (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

First single from JAMES COOK‘s 5th solo album ‚Inside-Out‘ (…)

Direction Camera Edit – Monica Pokorna

Ghost appearance Norman Cook (miss you Dad)

All instruments/music/lyrics written, played, recorded, produced by JAMES COOK
Drum percussion Nico Rommel
Mixed by Sebastian Lee Philipp
Mastered by Milan Adamik@MasterworksAudio

12.01.2025 - 02:56 [ James Cook / Bandcamp ]

James Cook – Inside Out

This is the 5th original studio album by JAMES COOK. This album is definitely his darkest, heaviest, most experimental album.

‚Opulent and progressive, Cook’s songs are a colourful mix of classically crafted compositions and contemporary innovation… Darkwave, Shoegaze, Krautrock, Post-Punk, New Wave, As melancholic as the moon and as inflamed as the sun‘. Cindy Smith-The Manc Review

releases December 25, 2024

05.01.2025 - 17:28 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Next Thursday in Berlin: A Meeting with Prominent Activists in the Anti-War Movement in Israel

A meeting with Reem Hazan and Sapir Sluzker-Amran, two prominent activists in the anti-war movement in Israel, who are fighting against Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza and advocating for an end to the occupation will be held in Germany next Thursday, January 9, 2025, 18:00 at Heiners Bar, Weserstraße 58, Berlin-Neukölln 12045.

In a conversation hosted by the Berlin-based group Israelis für Frieden (Israelis for Peace), Hazan and Sluzker-Amran will discuss the link between Israel’s current war crimes and the deep-rooted heritage of discrimination and oppression within Israeli society—targeting the Arab-Palestinian minority as well as Mizrahi Jews and other marginalized communities, and their analysis and experiences from the past 15 months of struggles against intense state violence and oppression within a public opinion that supports the war. In addition, they will share their perspectives on the situation and potential paths toward a future of equality and peace for both Palestinians and Israelis.

01.01.2025 - 20:29 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

Happy New Year. Our Society Is Every Bit As Diseased As You Suspect It Is.

The public is becoming more and more restless and agitated because they can sense that something’s wrong but can’t say what it is, like a dementia patient with a urinary tract infection. This agitation is erupting in ways which range from the crazy to the very lucid, from hate crimes and racist movements to mass protests against genocide and an expanding awareness that a better world is possible.

Our job at this point in history is to try to steer this growing restlessness toward health and clarity. To help people understand where the real bad guys are, to highlight the manipulations and abusive systems at play here, to assure everyone that their growing sense that something is very wrong is absolutely correct, and to help them see exactly what’s causing it.

01.01.2025 - 11:22 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

MK Cassif: Hussam Abu Safiya is the Symbol of the Gaza Genocide

According to Hadash-Ta’al MK Ofer Cassif, “We must not allow the Israeli government to kill this noble man [Abu Safiya]. His life and liberty, like those of all Palestinians, must be protected.” “In human history, every genocide has had its own martyrs and symbols. Those who faced barbaric power and humanitarian calamity with resilient, stoic virtue. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and his unlawful abduction is the symbol of the Gaza genocide. We must not allow him to perish in captivity. I filed an official query for the Minister of Defense, like habeas corpus, demanding to know of his whereabouts. But this isn’t enough. I urge all to demand his immediate release from Israeli captivity.”

MK Ahmed Tibi (Hadash-Ta’al) called in the Knesset plenum on Monday, December 30, for the release of the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital. Tibi stated that “Dr. Abu Safiya has become an international icon in the last 24 hours. With a systematic destruction of hospitals in Gaza, and all health infrastructure, to render life impossible after the conflict – Israel is the country that has destroyed the most hospitals globally.” “This brave doctor, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, whose 15-year-old child was killed, and later had his hospital shot at and was wounded, remained with his team and patients – it’s a brave decision.” He added: “Ultimately, he came out to the tank and was arrested. Today, he’s in the detention facility at Sde Teiman and there is an international demand to release him. Why? Because doctors are killed in Sde Teiman. Dr. Albatsh, an orthopedist, was detained, tortured, and died. I called on the Defense Minister to release him today.”

According to Hadash-Ta’al MK Aida Touma-Sliman, “Dozens of Palestinians who were held at some point by the Israeli Army are nowhere to be found. The fact is extremely concerning given that according to Bt’selem, more than 60 Palestinians have died while imprisoned by Israel since the beginning of the war – some with clear indications of violence and torture. Like the darkest regimes, Israel is creating, under the cover of war, a parallel world of torture and violence where people are being disappeared.”

27.12.2024 - 19:08 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

Israel Is Killing Civilians In Gaza On Purpose, And It’s Not Even Debatable

There’s nothing wrong with being politically homeless at this point in history. Humanity as a whole is still wildly confused and dysfunctional in this particular slice of spacetime, and even the very best political factions are dominated by highly neurotic people who take no responsibility for their psychological state and internal clarity. If you’ve found a political party or faction you trust then that’s great, but if you haven’t then it is perfectly fine to stand as an individual while throwing your support behind worthy causes and movements on a case-by-case basis as they emerge without permanently hitching yourself to anyone else’s wagon.

We’ve still got a long way to go in maturing as a species, and it might be a while before a unified political faction arises that you can trust to consistently move in the highest interest.

11.12.2024 - 21:02 [ James Cook / Bandcamp ]

James Cook – Inside Out

This is the 5th original studio album by JAMES COOK. This album is definitely his darkest, heaviest, most experimental album.

‚Opulent and progressive, Cook’s songs are a colourful mix of classically crafted compositions and contemporary innovation… Darkwave, Shoegaze, Krautrock, Post-Punk, New Wave, As melancholic as the moon and as inflamed as the sun‘. Cindy Smith-The Manc Review

releases December 25, 2024

11.12.2024 - 20:35 [ James Cook / Youtube ]

JAMES COOK – 20 HORSES (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

First single from JAMES COOK‘s 5th solo album ‚Inside-Out‘ (…)

Direction Camera Edit – Monica Pokorna

Ghost appearance Norman Cook (miss you Dad)

All instruments/music/lyrics written, played, recorded, produced by JAMES COOK
Drum percussion Nico Rommel
Mixed by Sebastian Lee Philipp
Mastered by Milan Adamik@MasterworksAudio

11.12.2024 - 19:10 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

A Bit About This Strange Little Project Of Mine

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Caitlin Johnstone): Every so often I like to write out a basic explanation of who I am and what I’m trying to do here. As an entirely reader-funded writer I think it’s important to periodically lay out exactly what I’m about so that any patrons or…

25.11.2024 - 01:20 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Jeremy Corbyn and KKE Delegation Meets Hadash MK Ofer Cassif

British political leader Jeremy Corbyn welcomed today, Saturday, November 23, Hadash MK Ofer Cassif at the Peace & Justice Project office in London. “Dr Cassif was suspended from the Knesset for speaking out against the genocide in Gaza. We need more brave voices like his to bring about justice for the Palestinians,” said Corbyn to journalists.

On Friday, a delegation from the International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) met with Cassif, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Israel, during his brief stay in Athens.

24.10.2024 - 08:57 [ B’Tselem ]

The world must stop the ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza

For a year now, since the war began, the international community has shown utter impotence to stop the indiscriminate attack on civilians in the Gaza Strip. Now, when it is clearer than ever that Israel intends to forcibly displace northern Gaza’s residents by committing some of the gravest crimes under the laws of war, the world’s nations must take action.

Without immediate, decisive action from the international community, without using every tool available – political, legal, economic – the mass killings in the northern Gaza Strip will continue and the suffering of its besieged civilians will grow. All international bodies and institutions must act now to compel Israel to stop the war and end the carnage.

06.10.2024 - 22:00 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

Never Let Your Government Tell You Who Your Enemies Are

Our real enemies are in Washington and London and Tel Aviv. In Berlin and Paris and Canberra. In secretive government agencies in the state of Virginia, and in imperial propaganda institutions in New York and Hollywood.

04.10.2024 - 19:16 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

The Middle East Is Always At War Because The West Keeps Pushing It That Way

I hate when people say “Bah the middle east has always been at war, it’s just how they are.” No you asshole, it’s been at war because of western interventionism and Israel.

01.10.2024 - 17:32 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Hadash MKs: The Bloodshed in Gaza and Lebanon Must Stop Now

According to Hadash MK Aida Touma-Sliman: “32 years ago, when Israel killed Abbas Musawi, the co-founder of Hezbollah, the Israeli media announced that the ‘era of Hezbollah was over.’ The desire for revenge leads to blindness, and the intoxication of power makes one forget the lessons of history – as well as the captives and abductees in Gaza, and the war that has been going on for a year.” “The policy of assassinations not only violates international law, but also does not bring us closer to a real security or a stable solution and drags the entire region to the brink of an all-out war. Politicians, both in the coalition and in the opposition, continue to offer only one option: life on the sword and more revenge. The only solution is political and not a military one, the bloodshed must stop now,” she added.