‘Israel operates under a climate of absolute impunity,’ says Craig Mokhiber, former top UN official. Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza the United Nations has been under pressure. More than 85 percent of the Gazan population is currently homeless and living in dire conditions, while the UN remains in political gridlock. Three weeks after the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza, the former director of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Craig Mokibher, resigned from his post, protesting that the UN was “failing” in its duty to prevent what he called a “textbook case of genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza. He also accused the US and most of Europe of being complicit. So, is the UN failing in its duty to prevent the massacre in Gaza? And what is at stake for the future of Palestine? On UpFront this week, Marc Lamont Hill discusses the role of the UN in Israel’s war on Gaza with Craig
Geopolitics
The Electronic Intifada: Ilan Pappé – Regional developments and his new book, “Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic
1 August 2024
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Renegade Inc – Neoliberalism: The force isn’t with you…
Neo-liberalism runs contrary to how human beings naturally operate and has brought out the very worst aspects of human behaviour. An interview with Paul Verhaeghe, professor of clinical psychology and psychoanalysis at the University of […]
EU politics
Aditya Chakrabortty – The Alternatives: how a Liverpool suburb upended its housing market
This is the real stuff: Taking back power. After decades of neglect from local government, the the citizens of the Granby area in Liverpool took matters into its own hands to provide affordable housing. Read […]
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