The Israeli massacre in Gaza is a catastrophe, and not just for the city’s tortured inmates, languishing for decades under a merciless occupation. The United States in particular, but also Germany, will forever be closely associated with this unrelenting slaughter of thousands of innocent men, women and children, a slaughter that both countries continue to underwrite materially and diplomatically. Two-and-a-half months into the mass killing, the US vetoed a Security Council resolution that would have restored some hope of survival to those Gazans still remaining after the hell of continual bombing and shelling. By that time, following the Hamas breakout and the murderous attack on kibbutzim close to the Gaza wall, more than 20,000 Gazans had been killed, 8,700 of them children and 4,400 women, and 50,000 wounded, compared to 121 dead Israeli soldiers, one fifth of them victims of friendly fire or traffic accidents. Since the beginning of the war, the Israeli air force claims to have bombed 22,000 ‘terrorist’ targets: more than 300 a day, every day, in an area the size of Munich.
Geopolitics
Haaretz: ‘Real Estate Bonanza’: Smotrich Says Israel in Talks With U.S. on Dividing Gaza’s Land
According to the far-right minister, Israel has taken care of the ‘demolition phase’ for rebuilding Gaza, and negotiations are now underway with the U.S. regarding a business plan for Gaza Read Article HERE
EU-Institutions
Heiner Flassbeck: Misguided monetary policy of the ECB
Thousands of academic and private sector economists are incapable of distinguishing several temporary effects on the rate of price increases from real inflation. Read Here
Economics
Lee Jones: Coronavirus Is the End of the End of History
The coronavirus crisis, and its accompanying recession, will bring about a new political and economic order – but it remains to be seen whether the Left can rise to the historical moment. Read here
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