Israelis Burn up Refugee Tents in Central Gaza, as they Plan Ethnic Cleansing of North

Juan Cole

October 14, 2024

Ann Arbor(Informed Comment) – One reason for which Palestinians in northern Gaza are resisting attempts of the Israelis to expel hundreds of thousands of them from what is left of their residences is that the center and the south of the country are still being indiscriminately bombarded by the Israeli military. Early on Monday morning (today), the Israeli army shelled the courtyard of al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the center of the Gaza Strip, setting fire to refugee tents there. Initial reports said that 3 people were killed and 40 injured, though observers expect the casualty toll to climb. Some images from the scene released on social media showed patients in the courtyard hooked up to IV drips being engulfed by flames.

 

Indigenous Sovereignty Is Under Attack as Supreme Court Bends Rules for Settlers

Rebecca Nagle

October 14, 2024

The Supreme Court has made headlines in recent years for a variety of controversial rulings — for gutting affirmative action, granting the president broad immunity and overturning the constitutional right to an abortion. As the Supreme Court has moved further to the right (and struggles with a legitimacy crisis thanks to compounding ethics scandals), a growing portion of the U.S. population is concerned by how much power the court has. But long before Dobbs, Citizens United or even Bush v Gore, the Supreme Court was wreaking havoc in an area of the law that doesn’t often make mainstream news headlines: the sovereignty of Indigenous nations.

  

Chief Arvol Looking Horse, of the Sioux Tribe, delivers a prayer during the rally in front of the United States Supreme Court on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, on December 7, 2015. Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call

Why a Liberated Palestine Threatens Global Capitalism

Jason Hickel

October 13, 2024