The History of Halloween

AlexDalenberg

October 31, 2023

How an ancient Celtic harvest festival became ‘Spooky Season.’

Explore the ancient (and not-so-ancient) origins of Halloween traditions, including the surprisingly sultry history of bobbing for apples, the devilish legend behind the Jack-o-Lantern, and why everybody loves rewatching Hocus Pocus.

 

Government

Per the definition, a government is the body, entity, invested with the power to manage a political unit, organization or more often, a State. The word governance comes from the Greek word "kubernaein" and the Latin verb "gubernare" which means "to steer". Therefore, according to this definition, government’s responsibility is to steer, drive, lead, guide, manage, and run. The duty of a government is therefore managing certain tasks related to a specific society.

 

Leaked: Israeli plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza

News Desk

October 29, 2023

The plan advocates the forced transfer of the population of the Gaza Strip to Sinai permanently, and calls for the international community to be leveraged to assist the move

How Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian Racism are Manufactured through Disinformation

Jasmin Zine, Wilfrid Laurier University

October 29, 2023

(The Conversation) – In political communication, a big lie — what is known as the “illusory truth effect” — is when the constant repetition of misinformation makes people more likely to accept it as truth.

 

People march in support of Gaza as death toll surpasses 8,000 (Picture Gallery)

In Pictures

October 29, 2023

Demonstrators express anger at the international community for perceived inaction in stopping Israel’s bombardment.

Thousands protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday, October 29, 2023. [Sohail Shahzad/EPA]

'Never Again for Anyone': Jewish Protesters Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire Arrested in Grand Central Station

BrettWilkins

Oct 27, 2023

"While Shabbat is typically a day of rest, we cannot afford to rest while genocide is unfolding in our names," said one rabbi.

Monumental Oversight: Unveiling a Colossal Miscalculation | Scott Ritter (A YouTube Video)

 (11) Monumental Oversight: Unveiling a Colossal Miscalculation | Scott Ritter - YouTube

US Representative Ilhan Omar on Israel & Palestine (Media Player)

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US diplomacy lost traction in Middle East. Isolating Iran no longer possible.

M.K. BHADRAKUMAR

October 27, 2023

The US President Joe Biden is convinced that one of the reasons why Hamas launched the attack on Israel was because of the announcement during the G20 Summit in New Delhi on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor . But he also admitted that this reading was based purely on his instinct and he did not have any proof for it. 

 

"We will wipe IRAN off the face of the Earth" Israel warns of Hezbollah ...

‘AI Godfather’ Yoshua Bengio: We need a humanity defense organization

Susan D’Agostino
October 17, 2023
Editor’s note: This article was commissioned by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is also published in WIRED.

It’s Not a Hamas-Israeli Conflict: It’s an Israeli War Against Every Palestinian

RamzyBaroud

October 25, 2023

At one time, the ‘Arab-Israeli Conflict’ was Arab and Israeli. Over many years, however, it was rebranded. The media is now telling us it is a ‘Hamas-Israeli conflict.’

 

US inflames war throughout the Middle East

Andre Damon

October 24, 2023

The United States, whose military has killed over one million people during illegal wars in the Middle East over the past quarter-century, is using Israel’s assault against the Palestinians to provoke a wider war throughout the region.

 

‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 17: Deadliest round of Israeli bombardment kills 400 people in a single night

LeilaWarah

October 23, 2023

Casualties

Gaza: 4,651 killed; 14,245 wounded

Occupied West Bank: 95 killed; 1,650 wounded

Israel: 1,405 killed; 5,431 wounded 

 

'Dying, Dying, Dying': Israel Told Gazans to Flee South—Where It Continues to Bomb

"The situation is catastrophic, catastrophic, catastrophic," said the director of a UNRWA shelter in Khan Younis. "No words in the world can describe the situation we are in."

Video of a speech by Professor Ilan Pappe: Crisis in Zionism, Opportunity for Palestine?

 https://www.youtube.com/live/1OcjOP8iUCU?si=GXTK3ggZ5SJBnnUD

The roots of Israel's ethnic cleansing in Gaza

AaronMaté

Oct 15, 2023

“In a few days,” writes Amira Hass, the veteran Israeli correspondent who has reported for decades from the Occupied Territories, “Israelis went through what Palestinians have experienced as a matter of routine for decades, and are still experiencing,” including “military incursions, death, cruelty, slain children, bodies piled up in the road, siege, fear, anxiety over loved ones, captivity... and searing humiliation.”

This is another Iraqi WMD moment. We're being gaslit

JONATHAN COOK
OCT 18, 2023
Let's say it again: The BIGGEST fake news comes from the establishment media. When the stakes are high, it barely bothers to hide its role as mouthpiece for Western propaganda.

جنگ‌های بی‌پایان

تا زمانی‌ که ما بخاطر می‌آوریم جنگ بوده است. اگر به تاریخ حدود صد سال اخیر نگاه کنیم، مثلا از آغاز قرن بیستم تا کنون، میتوانیم تاریخ جنگ‌های زیر را مطالعه کنیم:ا

 

Palestine 1920: The Other Side of the Palestinian Story | Al Jazeera Wor...

G7 Versus BRICS: Power Struggles are Not Class Struggles

Richard D. Wolff

October 19, 2023

Class struggles interact with but are different from power struggles. The ancient conflicts between city-states Athens and Sparta were power struggles, while within each, slaves and enslavers engaged in class struggles. Britain and France were absolute monarchies in late European feudalism fully engaged in power struggles.