Zionism
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Gaza, philanthropy and power: Dis-Chem drawn into online political storm
Calls to boycott Dis-Chem are intensifying after major shareholder Mark Saltzman attacked journalist Redi Tlhabi over Gaza on social media. The confrontation has sparked wider…
Not in ritual; but restriction
As Easter approaches, access to Jerusalem’s holy sites reveals the politics of occupation, not a clash of faiths
Zionism, trauma and the psychology of supremacy
Zionism blends Jewish trauma with settler-colonial power, creating a narcissistic identity that justifies supremacy and erases Palestinian existence.
Zionism’s modern atrocities echo the horrors of Nazism
The Holocaust should serve as a universal warning against genocide. Instead it is invoked to sanitise Israel’s persecution of Palestinians
Selective outrage: Can Zionists be challenged for being anti-Semitic?
The New York Times seems to believe Islamophobia cancels out anti-Semitism as it downplays Trump’s remarks and publishes a racist piece
Middle East’s masked hegemonies: Tyrants wrestle in the name of salvation
A secular, post-colonial future is the only viable alternative to Israel’s colonial Zionism versus Iran’s theocratic rule
UPDATED: Artists’ blitzkrieg: Criminalised, cancelled, fired, censored
Right-wing German journalists have been snitching on pro-Palestine artists, academics and curators for ‘anti-Semitism’
Secret alliance: Israel and apartheid South Africa’s nuclear collaboration
With both countries intent on keeping in check the ‘barbarians at the gate’, South Africa used its uranium reserves and Israeli technical support to develop its nuclear programme
Kashmir’s ‘Black Day’ a reminder that the freedom struggle continues
The people of Kashmir and Palestine have suffered oppression for many decades, both starting with the British and then by India and Israel, respectively
Is Zionism growing in South Africa?
Some say support for Zionism is growing and equate criticism of Israel as antisemitic, while others say their religion doesn’t mean they support Tel Aviv
Those who hold the values of humanity and the rule of law should reject the Hamas narrative
Spreading the Hamas narrative because of the reactive need to attach to a struggle is akin to becoming the propaganda arm of a recognised terrorist network
Author’s views on student activism are sloppy and ignorant
In its apparent nothingness, Zadie Smith’s essay on student activism tells us about how genocide can be rationalised, writes Steve Salaita
What it means to be a Jewish anti-Zionist in an anti-Semitic world
The national liberation ideology of Zionism is not a problem. Its colonist, racist premise of exclusivity and the eradication or subjugation of the Palestinian populations is
Everybody wants white privilege
History teaches us the dangers of one group of people claiming moral authority over the rights of another and Israel should take note
Water is used as a weapon against Palestinian people
Israel regularly restricts, controls and blocks access to water, and chops down vital olive trees