Israel-Hamas war: will the murder of peace activists mean the end of the peace movement?
Saturday, 28 October 2023 The recent terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel has instilled a sense of uncertainty and pressure on the peace movement and anti-occupation activism in the country. After October 7, Dorit Rabinyan, a board member of several left-wing organisations opposing Israel's occupation of the West Bank, told the New York Times: "I know it's not noble of me, I know there is suffering on the other side, but the other side took hostages and slaughtered so violently, with so much passion, that my compassion is somehow paralysed."
Lebanese caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati warns of "security chaos" that could engulf the region should war spread beyond Israel and the Gaza Strip. The war has raised concerns that Lebanonβs powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, a Hamas ally, could open a new front with Israel. βI cannot...
Israel Rejects Ceasefire, , Vowing War Against Hamas , Will Continue.
On October 30, Israel's Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls for a ceasefire, stating
that the war will continue..
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