#clashofcivilizations — Public Fediverse posts
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“‘ #ThucydidesTrap’ is a five-syllable shortcut that flatters the audience and compresses decades of scholarship into a talking point. From a #marketing perspective it’s up there with ‘ #ClashofCivilizations’.” open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
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“‘ #ThucydidesTrap’ is a five-syllable shortcut that flatters the audience and compresses decades of scholarship into a talking point. From a #marketing perspective it’s up there with ‘ #ClashofCivilizations’.” open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
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“Blair’s latest deceit-riddled column vilifies the UK left to justify genocide”
by Jonathan Cook on Substack
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@iran“Britain’s former PM shows there’s no price to be paid for engineering mass slaughter in the service of western empire. Which is why those crimes not only continue, but grow in scale”
https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathancook/p/blairs-latest-deceit-riddled-column
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Blair #Iraq #WarCrimes #WarCriminal #Lies #Trump #BoardOfPeace #MSM #VichyMedia #Left #Racism #ClashOfCivilizations #Islamophobia ##Trump #Netanyahu #Israel #Empire #Atlanticism
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“Blair’s latest deceit-riddled column vilifies the UK left to justify genocide”
by Jonathan Cook on Substack
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@iran“Britain’s former PM shows there’s no price to be paid for engineering mass slaughter in the service of western empire. Which is why those crimes not only continue, but grow in scale”
https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathancook/p/blairs-latest-deceit-riddled-column
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Blair #Iraq #WarCrimes #WarCriminal #Lies #Trump #BoardOfPeace #MSM #VichyMedia #Left #Racism #ClashOfCivilizations #Islamophobia ##Trump #Netanyahu #Israel #Empire #Atlanticism
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“Blair’s latest deceit-riddled column vilifies the UK left to justify genocide”
by Jonathan Cook on Substack
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@iran“Britain’s former PM shows there’s no price to be paid for engineering mass slaughter in the service of western empire. Which is why those crimes not only continue, but grow in scale”
https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathancook/p/blairs-latest-deceit-riddled-column
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Blair #Iraq #WarCrimes #WarCriminal #Lies #Trump #BoardOfPeace #MSM #VichyMedia #Left #Racism #ClashOfCivilizations #Islamophobia ##Trump #Netanyahu #Israel #Empire #Atlanticism
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“Blair’s latest deceit-riddled column vilifies the UK left to justify genocide”
by Jonathan Cook on Substack
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@iran“Britain’s former PM shows there’s no price to be paid for engineering mass slaughter in the service of western empire. Which is why those crimes not only continue, but grow in scale”
https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathancook/p/blairs-latest-deceit-riddled-column
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Blair #Iraq #WarCrimes #WarCriminal #Lies #Trump #BoardOfPeace #MSM #VichyMedia #Left #Racism #ClashOfCivilizations #Islamophobia ##Trump #Netanyahu #Israel #Empire #Atlanticism
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Fun fact
Guess who has also used #Durant to mourn the collapse of #Christian moral order and “dysfunctional” progressive education.
https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/book_review_will_and_ariel_durant_the_lessons_of_history/
The National Association of Scholars is a conservative academic organization. See Reddit post: There is an organization called National Association of Scholars (NAS) specifically to sound like the National Academy of Science, but they are in fact a right-wing think-tank just interested in promoting science denial https://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/3x6gud/til_there_is_an_organization_called_national/?rdt=64958
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Fun fact
Guess who has also used #Durant to mourn the collapse of #Christian moral order and “dysfunctional” progressive education.
https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/book_review_will_and_ariel_durant_the_lessons_of_history/
The National Association of Scholars is a conservative academic organization. See Reddit post: There is an organization called National Association of Scholars (NAS) specifically to sound like the National Academy of Science, but they are in fact a right-wing think-tank just interested in promoting science denial https://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/3x6gud/til_there_is_an_organization_called_national/?rdt=64958
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Fun fact
Guess who has also used #Durant to mourn the collapse of #Christian moral order and “dysfunctional” progressive education.
https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/book_review_will_and_ariel_durant_the_lessons_of_history/
The National Association of Scholars is a conservative academic organization. See Reddit post: There is an organization called National Association of Scholars (NAS) specifically to sound like the National Academy of Science, but they are in fact a right-wing think-tank just interested in promoting science denial https://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/3x6gud/til_there_is_an_organization_called_national/?rdt=64958
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Fun fact
Guess who has also used #Durant to mourn the collapse of #Christian moral order and “dysfunctional” progressive education.
https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/book_review_will_and_ariel_durant_the_lessons_of_history/
The National Association of Scholars is a conservative academic organization. See Reddit post: There is an organization called National Association of Scholars (NAS) specifically to sound like the National Academy of Science, but they are in fact a right-wing think-tank just interested in promoting science denial https://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/3x6gud/til_there_is_an_organization_called_national/?rdt=64958
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#Netanyahu’s citation of Will Durant equating Christ and Genghis Khan as historical equals was a deliberate articulation of a political philosophy: raw power supersedes ethics, moral frameworks are obstacles to “necessary” action, and the victor gets to define what counts as legitimate.
Netanyahu not only forgot about the universal Judeo-Christian values we’ve been forced to accept as morally superior, he also forgets he is a wanted war criminal facing #genocide charges.
The sharpest response I’ve read to his morally bankrupt analysis comes from Ihsan al-Faqih, a Jordanian writer:
[…] “What escaped Netanyahu in this unjust comparison is that Genghis Khan’s empire has vanished, becoming a relic of the past, while the ethics of Christ have endured, transcending time.”
Genghis Khan’s empire is dust, while Christ’s ethical legacy persists, however distorted by evangelists and neo-crusaders in the #US and beyond.
#israel #Sparta #netanyahu #genocide #us #icc #icj #palestine #Iran #gazagenocide #clashofcivilizations #fascism
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#Netanyahu’s citation of Will Durant equating Christ and Genghis Khan as historical equals was a deliberate articulation of a political philosophy: raw power supersedes ethics, moral frameworks are obstacles to “necessary” action, and the victor gets to define what counts as legitimate.
Netanyahu not only forgot about the universal Judeo-Christian values we’ve been forced to accept as morally superior, he also forgets he is a wanted war criminal facing #genocide charges.
The sharpest response I’ve read to his morally bankrupt analysis comes from Ihsan al-Faqih, a Jordanian writer:
[…] “What escaped Netanyahu in this unjust comparison is that Genghis Khan’s empire has vanished, becoming a relic of the past, while the ethics of Christ have endured, transcending time.”
Genghis Khan’s empire is dust, while Christ’s ethical legacy persists, however distorted by evangelists and neo-crusaders in the #US and beyond.
#israel #Sparta #netanyahu #genocide #us #icc #icj #palestine #Iran #gazagenocide #clashofcivilizations #fascism
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#Netanyahu’s citation of Will Durant equating Christ and Genghis Khan as historical equals was a deliberate articulation of a political philosophy: raw power supersedes ethics, moral frameworks are obstacles to “necessary” action, and the victor gets to define what counts as legitimate.
Netanyahu not only forgot about the universal Judeo-Christian values we’ve been forced to accept as morally superior, he also forgets he is a wanted war criminal facing #genocide charges.
The sharpest response I’ve read to his morally bankrupt analysis comes from Ihsan al-Faqih, a Jordanian writer:
[…] “What escaped Netanyahu in this unjust comparison is that Genghis Khan’s empire has vanished, becoming a relic of the past, while the ethics of Christ have endured, transcending time.”
Genghis Khan’s empire is dust, while Christ’s ethical legacy persists, however distorted by evangelists and neo-crusaders in the #US and beyond.
#israel #Sparta #netanyahu #genocide #us #icc #icj #palestine #Iran #gazagenocide #clashofcivilizations #fascism
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#Netanyahu’s citation of Will Durant equating Christ and Genghis Khan as historical equals was a deliberate articulation of a political philosophy: raw power supersedes ethics, moral frameworks are obstacles to “necessary” action, and the victor gets to define what counts as legitimate.
Netanyahu not only forgot about the universal Judeo-Christian values we’ve been forced to accept as morally superior, he also forgets he is a wanted war criminal facing #genocide charges.
The sharpest response I’ve read to his morally bankrupt analysis comes from Ihsan al-Faqih, a Jordanian writer:
[…] “What escaped Netanyahu in this unjust comparison is that Genghis Khan’s empire has vanished, becoming a relic of the past, while the ethics of Christ have endured, transcending time.”
Genghis Khan’s empire is dust, while Christ’s ethical legacy persists, however distorted by evangelists and neo-crusaders in the #US and beyond.
#israel #Sparta #netanyahu #genocide #us #icc #icj #palestine #Iran #gazagenocide #clashofcivilizations #fascism
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De Almoraviden
Watermolen uit CórdobaEen tijdje geleden blogde ik enkele keren over de geschiedenis van het Iberische Schiereiland in de tweede helft van het eerste millennium. Ik noemde de post-Romeinse staat van de Visigoten, het Rijk van Toledo, en ik vertelde over de Arabische verovering in 711. Daarna behandelde ik het ontstaan van het Emiraat van Córdoba, zijn bloeiperiode als kalifaat, de positie van de christenen in het Emiraat, en ten slotte was er een intermezzo over Asturië. Het verhaal eindigde rond het jaar 1000, toen een crisis in El-Andalus leidde tot het uiteenvallen van het Kalifaat in een stuk of dertig deelrijkjes, de zogeheten Eerste Taifas. Vandaag herneem ik dat verhaal.
Culturele bloei
Eerst dit: een eenheidsstaat die uiteenviel in deelrijken, wordt in de Europese historiografische traditie vaak getypeerd als een periode van neergang. Het klassieke voorbeeld is de geschiedenis van Egypte, met rijken en tussentijden. Deze (vaak impliciete) beoordeling zegt meer over de tijd waarin de Europese historiografische traditie is ontstaan: de negentiende eeuw, toen men overal streefde naar een sterke eenheidsstaat. In werkelijkheid was er vaak geen noemenswaardige afname van de welvaart en ging het culturele leven gewoon verder. Dat geldt ook voor Iberië.
Bij wijze van voorbeeld noem ik Abu Amr al-Dani (981-1053). Geboren in Córdoba, opgeleid in Kairouan en Caïro, pelgrim naar Mekka en daar geschoold als Koran-geleerde. Toen hij in 1009 terugkeerde, was El-Andalus verdeeld aan het raken, en hij verbleef in allerlei noordelijke taifas. Dat weerhield hem er niet van wetenschappelijke publicaties te doen over de teksttraditie van de Koran. Uitleg van de reciteerwijzen ligt buiten het bestek van deze blogreeks, maar we hebben hier te maken met eersteklas wetenschappelijk onderzoek, vol erkende onzekerheden en goed onderbouwde redenaties. De man moet altijd de beschikking hebben gehad over een fabelachtige bibliotheek, taifa-oorlogen of niet.
Toledo
Die taifa’s, deelrijkjes, maakten nooit één front tegen de noordelijke, christelijke staatjes: het graafschap Barcelona en de koninkrijkjes Aragón, Navarra, Castilië en Léon. Portugal was aanvankelijk niet meer dan een strook land tussen Léon en de taifa Badajoz. Die christelijke staatjes waren al even verdeeld als de taifa’s. In het Iberische Schiereiland werd in de eerste drie eeuwen na de Arabische verovering bepaald geen clash of civilizations uitgevochten. In 1085 veranderde de situatie echter drastisch. Koning Alfonso VI van Léon en Castilië (r.1072-1109) was bezig de taifa Toledo te brandschatten, toen een factie in die stad de poorten voor hem opende.
Het veroveren van de Castilische Hoogvlakte was nooit Alfonso’s opzet geweest, maar nu hij de kans kreeg, greep hij haar aan om zijn grens te verleggen tot aan de Taag en het nieuwe land te geven aan eenieder die er een boerderij wilde beginnen. De kolonisten kregen hun landerijen tegen zeer gunstige voorwaarden, die waren vastgelegd in fueros (privilege-contracten), waarin geen sprake meer was van horigheid. Militair stelde de inname van Toledo weinig voor – het was een kleine nederzetting met een te wijde muur – maar de inname van de aloude Visigotische hoofdstad vormde een propagandistische coup van jewelste. Dit schreeuwde om een reactie.
De Almoraviden
Het verbaasde dus niemand dat na de val van Toledo de resterende taifas op zoek gingen naar hulp. In de Maghreb was juist een machtig koninkrijk ontstaan, dat het al genoemde Emiraat van de Idrisiden in Marokko had afgelost en zich inmiddels had uitgebreid vanaf de Atlantische kust tot Algiers en Timbuktu. De hoofdstad was Marrakesh. De leiders worden aangeduid als Almoraviden, Al-Murabitun. Dat betekent zoiets als “ribat-bewoners”, waarbij een ribat de verblijfplaats is van een soort religieuze ridderorde, die in dit geval een gnostische interpretatie gaf van de islam. Toen de hulpvraag kwam uit El-Andalus, stond emir Yusuf ibn-Tashfin aan het hoofd van de Almoraviden.
In 1086 stak hij ter bescherming van zijn Arabische geloofsgenoten over naar Andalusië, waar hij Alfonso VI versloeg. In de volgende jaren leerde hij echter dat de onderlinge weerzin van de emirs in de taifas zó groot was dat ze zich nooit eensgezind zouden verdedigen tegen het agressieve Castilië. Tegen wil en dank bleef Yusuf ibn-Tashfin in Spanje, waar hij de taifas één voor één aan zich onderdanig maakte. (De oorlog rond Valencia zou worden vereeuwigd in het gedicht over El Cid.)
Toen hij in 1106 overleed, had hij alleen de taifa Zaragoza nog niet in handen, maar dat gebeurde vier jaar later. Voor het eerst sinds een eeuw waren de gebieden die ooit hadden behoord tot het Kalifaat van Córdoba, weer verenigd in één rijk. Niet voor lang echter: in 1118 overmeesterde Aragón Zaragoza. In de komende jaren verloren de Almoraviden overal terrein.
De Kruistochtgedachte
Voor El-Andalus betekende de Almoravidische heerschappij de invoering van een strenger religieus recht dan men was gewend. Maar er was meer aan de hand. In deze jaren ontstond bij de bewoners van Iberië voor het eerst het bewustzijn dat ze niet een stuk of veertig staatjes op een gedeeld schiereiland waren, maar dat ze moslims en christenen waren. Yusuf ibn-Tashfin kwam op voor geloofsgenoten; vanaf nu lezen we steeds vaker dat de christelijke koningen gezamenlijk opereren.
Wat meespeelde was dat aan de andere kant van de Middellandse Zee de Eerste Kruistocht met succes Jeruzalem had ingenomen. De verhouding tussen de twee wereldreligies werd in deze jaren op scherp gezet en hoewel er er ook daarna nog lange perioden van co-existentie zijn geweest, ontstaat in de twee decennia na 1085 een Iberische kruisvaardersideologie: de Reconquista. Wie onlangs in de krant las dat rechtse Spaanse politici islamitische feestdagen willen verbieden, herkent de erfenis.
Mijn boek over de geschiedenis van Libanon is verschenen; de opbrengst gaat via Cordaid naar het geteisterde land.
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Zelfde tijdvak
Middeleeuws Dordrecht
juni 6, 2020
De Eerste Kruistocht
februari 10, 2013
De val van Tyrus
oktober 14, 2024 Deel dit:#AbuAmrAlDani #AlfonsoVIVanLéonEnCastilië #Almoraviden #Aragón #Barcelona #Castilië #clashOfCivilizations #EersteKruistocht #EersteTaifas #ElCid #ElAndalus #emiraatVanCórdoba #Idrisiden #KalifaatVanCórdoba #Léon #Marrakesh #Navarra #Portugal #Reconquista #ribat #RijkVanToledo #Spanje #Toledo #YusufIbnTashfin #Zaragoza
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CW: "New antisemitism" 🧵
In 1967, the State of Israel attacked Egypt. Already, it was referred to as a ‘pre-emptive strike’. Since then, the Jewish State has occupied Sinai, the Golan Heights, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. (see map)
For three centuries, this war has been the only one to bear the name of its duration: the ‘Six-Day War’, a name that glorifies the military impact (of the Zionist Sparta).
In 1968, several French intellectuals drew a link between the Six-Day War, anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is an organisation that supports the Israeli government and fights against diversity. In 1974, Arnold Forster and Benjamin Epstein of the ADL published a book entitled ‘The New anti-Semitism’, expressing their concerns about :
- an indifference to the fears of ‘the Jewish people’,
- apathy in dealing with prejudice against Jews,
- an inability to understand the importance of Israel for the survival of the ‘Jewish people’ (in their view).
Hence controversy in the United States (among professionals in public debate).
Later, Allan Brownfeld wrote that Forster and Epstein's definition of anti-Semitism trivialised the concept by turning it into ‘a form of political blackmail’ and ‘a weapon to silence any form of criticism of Israel or of US policy in the Middle East’ (in ‘Anti-Semitism: Its Changing Meaning’, Journal of Palestine Studies, vol. 16, no 3 (Spring, 1987), pp. 53-67).#IsraelArabConflict #SixDayWar #history #historyOfThought #proZionism #civilization #clashOfCivilizations #TheWest #imperialism #instrumentalisation #confusion #amalgam #antisemitism #newAntisemitism #MiddleEast #StandWithIsrael #islamophobia
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CW: "New antisemitism" 🧵
In 1967, the State of Israel attacked Egypt. Already, it was referred to as a ‘pre-emptive strike’. Since then, the Jewish State has occupied Sinai, the Golan Heights, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. (see map)
For three centuries, this war has been the only one to bear the name of its duration: the ‘Six-Day War’, a name that glorifies the military impact (of the Zionist Sparta).
In 1968, several French intellectuals drew a link between the Six-Day War, anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is an organisation that supports the Israeli government and fights against diversity. In 1974, Arnold Forster and Benjamin Epstein of the ADL published a book entitled ‘The New anti-Semitism’, expressing their concerns about :
- an indifference to the fears of ‘the Jewish people’,
- apathy in dealing with prejudice against Jews,
- an inability to understand the importance of Israel for the survival of the ‘Jewish people’ (in their view).
Hence controversy in the United States (among professionals in public debate).
Later, Allan Brownfeld wrote that Forster and Epstein's definition of anti-Semitism trivialised the concept by turning it into ‘a form of political blackmail’ and ‘a weapon to silence any form of criticism of Israel or of US policy in the Middle East’ (in ‘Anti-Semitism: Its Changing Meaning’, Journal of Palestine Studies, vol. 16, no 3 (Spring, 1987), pp. 53-67).#IsraelArabConflict #SixDayWar #history #historyOfThought #proZionism #civilization #clashOfCivilizations #TheWest #imperialism #instrumentalisation #confusion #amalgam #antisemitism #newAntisemitism #MiddleEast #StandWithIsrael #islamophobia
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CW: "New antisemitism" 🧵
In 1967, the State of Israel attacked Egypt. Already, it was referred to as a ‘pre-emptive strike’. Since then, the Jewish State has occupied Sinai, the Golan Heights, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. (see map)
For three centuries, this war has been the only one to bear the name of its duration: the ‘Six-Day War’, a name that glorifies the military impact (of the Zionist Sparta).
In 1968, several French intellectuals drew a link between the Six-Day War, anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is an organisation that supports the Israeli government and fights against diversity. In 1974, Arnold Forster and Benjamin Epstein of the ADL published a book entitled ‘The New anti-Semitism’, expressing their concerns about :
- an indifference to the fears of ‘the Jewish people’,
- apathy in dealing with prejudice against Jews,
- an inability to understand the importance of Israel for the survival of the ‘Jewish people’ (in their view).
Hence controversy in the United States (among professionals in public debate).
Later, Allan Brownfeld wrote that Forster and Epstein's definition of anti-Semitism trivialised the concept by turning it into ‘a form of political blackmail’ and ‘a weapon to silence any form of criticism of Israel or of US policy in the Middle East’ (in ‘Anti-Semitism: Its Changing Meaning’, Journal of Palestine Studies, vol. 16, no 3 (Spring, 1987), pp. 53-67).#IsraelArabConflict #SixDayWar #history #historyOfThought #proZionism #civilization #clashOfCivilizations #TheWest #imperialism #instrumentalisation #confusion #amalgam #antisemitism #newAntisemitism #MiddleEast #StandWithIsrael #islamophobia
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CW: "New antisemitism" 🧵
In 1967, the State of Israel attacked Egypt. Already, it was referred to as a ‘pre-emptive strike’. Since then, the Jewish State has occupied Sinai, the Golan Heights, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. (see map)
For three centuries, this war has been the only one to bear the name of its duration: the ‘Six-Day War’, a name that glorifies the military impact (of the Zionist Sparta).
In 1968, several French intellectuals drew a link between the Six-Day War, anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is an organisation that supports the Israeli government and fights against diversity. In 1974, Arnold Forster and Benjamin Epstein of the ADL published a book entitled ‘The New anti-Semitism’, expressing their concerns about :
- an indifference to the fears of ‘the Jewish people’,
- apathy in dealing with prejudice against Jews,
- an inability to understand the importance of Israel for the survival of the ‘Jewish people’ (in their view).
Hence controversy in the United States (among professionals in public debate).
Later, Allan Brownfeld wrote that Forster and Epstein's definition of anti-Semitism trivialised the concept by turning it into ‘a form of political blackmail’ and ‘a weapon to silence any form of criticism of Israel or of US policy in the Middle East’ (in ‘Anti-Semitism: Its Changing Meaning’, Journal of Palestine Studies, vol. 16, no 3 (Spring, 1987), pp. 53-67).#IsraelArabConflict #SixDayWar #history #historyOfThought #proZionism #civilization #clashOfCivilizations #TheWest #imperialism #instrumentalisation #confusion #amalgam #antisemitism #newAntisemitism #MiddleEast #StandWithIsrael #islamophobia
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The never-ending clash of civilizations
https://khanya.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/the-clash-of-civilizations-continues/
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The never-ending clash of civilizations
https://khanya.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/the-clash-of-civilizations-continues/
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Alex Karp (#Palantir) / Israel’s biggest supporter in the world: "I want to shame those who are not speaking up."
[…] Karp's support for Israel is not surprising, and possibly even beneficial, for Palantir in the Israeli market. Palantir has a office in Tel Aviv, which is home to many government agencies and security organizations that are potential clients. By positioning itself as an advocate for Israel, Palantir can differentiate itself from its competitors and attract more business. "The advantage of Israel is its ability to respond quickly and effectively to emergencies," Karp said. "Our products know how to give the best response possible in such situations. I am confident that in the near future, we will have more to say about the things that Palantir has done for Israel."
Hebrew (The Marker) https://archive.is/lnFPc
Elsewhere (Bloomberg) https://archive.is/d9Jho
[…] If the West didn’t have “real adversaries,” Karp said he’d be one of the people trying to contain #AI’s use in the military. “But the reality of our life now, as #Israel knows, is our adversaries are real, dangerous and they go so far outside the norms of behavior.
Apparently on going occupation, #ethnocide and #domicide, are within the “norms of behavior”.
Alex Karp is the son of a Jewish immigrant who came to the United States in the 1960s. Palantir is a software company that specializes in data integration and analytics. The company has been involved in several high-profile projects, including working with the US Department of Defense and the #FBI, and faced criticism for its ties to law enforcement and surveillance activities. Palantir has been involved in some controversial projects related to immigration and national security.
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Alex Karp (#Palantir) / Israel’s biggest supporter in the world: "I want to shame those who are not speaking up."
[…] Karp's support for Israel is not surprising, and possibly even beneficial, for Palantir in the Israeli market. Palantir has a office in Tel Aviv, which is home to many government agencies and security organizations that are potential clients. By positioning itself as an advocate for Israel, Palantir can differentiate itself from its competitors and attract more business. "The advantage of Israel is its ability to respond quickly and effectively to emergencies," Karp said. "Our products know how to give the best response possible in such situations. I am confident that in the near future, we will have more to say about the things that Palantir has done for Israel."
Hebrew (The Marker) https://archive.is/lnFPc
Elsewhere (Bloomberg) https://archive.is/d9Jho
[…] If the West didn’t have “real adversaries,” Karp said he’d be one of the people trying to contain #AI’s use in the military. “But the reality of our life now, as #Israel knows, is our adversaries are real, dangerous and they go so far outside the norms of behavior.
Apparently on going occupation, #ethnocide and #domicide, are within the “norms of behavior”.
Alex Karp is the son of a Jewish immigrant who came to the United States in the 1960s. Palantir is a software company that specializes in data integration and analytics. The company has been involved in several high-profile projects, including working with the US Department of Defense and the #FBI, and faced criticism for its ties to law enforcement and surveillance activities. Palantir has been involved in some controversial projects related to immigration and national security.
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Alex Karp (#Palantir) / Israel’s biggest supporter in the world: "I want to shame those who are not speaking up."
[…] Karp's support for Israel is not surprising, and possibly even beneficial, for Palantir in the Israeli market. Palantir has a office in Tel Aviv, which is home to many government agencies and security organizations that are potential clients. By positioning itself as an advocate for Israel, Palantir can differentiate itself from its competitors and attract more business. "The advantage of Israel is its ability to respond quickly and effectively to emergencies," Karp said. "Our products know how to give the best response possible in such situations. I am confident that in the near future, we will have more to say about the things that Palantir has done for Israel."
Hebrew (The Marker) https://archive.is/lnFPc
Elsewhere (Bloomberg) https://archive.is/d9Jho
[…] If the West didn’t have “real adversaries,” Karp said he’d be one of the people trying to contain #AI’s use in the military. “But the reality of our life now, as #Israel knows, is our adversaries are real, dangerous and they go so far outside the norms of behavior.
Apparently on going occupation, #ethnocide and #domicide, are within the “norms of behavior”.
Alex Karp is the son of a Jewish immigrant who came to the United States in the 1960s. Palantir is a software company that specializes in data integration and analytics. The company has been involved in several high-profile projects, including working with the US Department of Defense and the #FBI, and faced criticism for its ties to law enforcement and surveillance activities. Palantir has been involved in some controversial projects related to immigration and national security.
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Alex Karp (#Palantir) / Israel’s biggest supporter in the world: "I want to shame those who are not speaking up."
[…] Karp's support for Israel is not surprising, and possibly even beneficial, for Palantir in the Israeli market. Palantir has a office in Tel Aviv, which is home to many government agencies and security organizations that are potential clients. By positioning itself as an advocate for Israel, Palantir can differentiate itself from its competitors and attract more business. "The advantage of Israel is its ability to respond quickly and effectively to emergencies," Karp said. "Our products know how to give the best response possible in such situations. I am confident that in the near future, we will have more to say about the things that Palantir has done for Israel."
Hebrew (The Marker) https://archive.is/lnFPc
Elsewhere (Bloomberg) https://archive.is/d9Jho
[…] If the West didn’t have “real adversaries,” Karp said he’d be one of the people trying to contain #AI’s use in the military. “But the reality of our life now, as #Israel knows, is our adversaries are real, dangerous and they go so far outside the norms of behavior.Apparently on going occupation, #ethnocide and #domicide, are within the “norms of behavior”.
Alex Karp is the son of a Jewish immigrant who came to the United States in the 1960s. Palantir is a software company that specializes in data integration and analytics. The company has been involved in several high-profile projects, including working with the US Department of Defense and the #FBI, and faced criticism for its ties to law enforcement and surveillance activities. Palantir has been involved in some controversial projects related to immigration and national security.
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Quite the timing for this, as it turns out that you are the second one today making the point that we need to communicate in #stories ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111552613646619102
So, while I hope @Teri_Kanefield starts a new #legalAllegory genre, I hope somebody else starts a #politicalAllegory genre
As I've said earlier, the story in the #MiddleEast is the biggest one since #WWII — bigger even than the #ColdWar ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111524921757253118
#religious #clashOfCivilizations + #Russia's #revanchistDreams
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Quite the timing for this, as it turns out that you are the second one today making the point that we need to communicate in #stories ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111552613646619102
So, while I hope @Teri_Kanefield starts a new #legalAllegory genre, I hope somebody else starts a #politicalAllegory genre
As I've said earlier, the story in the #MiddleEast is the biggest one since #WWII — bigger even than the #ColdWar ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111524921757253118
#religious #clashOfCivilizations + #Russia's #revanchistDreams
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This is the biggest story since #WWII — bigger even than #ColdWar — now set up as a #religious #clashOfCivilizations in ADDITION to #Russia's #RevanchistDreams in #Ukraine.#GlobalMedia is failing spectacularly in covering it correctly and thoroughly.
Result is lopsided coverage that threatens to cause a power change in #US in #Election2024 & #extremists holding on to power in #religiousLockstep.
#WWI was “the war to end all wars,” but ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111392633365075052
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This is the biggest story since #WWII — bigger even than #ColdWar — now set up as a #religious #clashOfCivilizations in ADDITION to #Russia's #RevanchistDreams in #Ukraine.#GlobalMedia is failing spectacularly in covering it correctly and thoroughly.
Result is lopsided coverage that threatens to cause a power change in #US in #Election2024 & #extremists holding on to power in #religiousLockstep.
#WWI was “the war to end all wars,” but ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111392633365075052
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转读者评论 —— 回复：https://t.me/iyouport/13402
当今似乎很流行谈论“文明冲突” 但我觉得夸大了。不可能存在古典意义上的文明冲突了。当前的人们在谈论这一冲突时需要把自己想象成生活在中世纪早期窗外是衰落的古罗马文明与新兴的野蛮人文明之间的刀光剑影的状况。
现代世界应该是一个“全球文明”。没有欧洲文明、中国文明或其他文明之分。也没有传统意义上的西方和东方。中国就是一个典型的例子。看起来跟俄罗斯“友好”，但中国的经济主要面向美国和欧洲（在销售市场和技术方面）以及整个世界（在资源方面）。
任何统治者，如果倾向于将世界划分为若干文明并试图利用矛盾，那是一个重大的战略错误。在这场游戏中你只会继续孤芳自赏，或者沦为棋子。充其量，你可以从那些把你当作临时旅伴和资源捐赠者的人那里获得模仿的支持。仅此而已了。
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#SBL Council Statement Concerning the Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza And Israel
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The Society of Biblical Literature’s Council is saddened and horrified by the ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights violations unfolding in #Israel and Gaza. Of particular concern are the ongoing violence, loss of innocent life, and deprivation of basic shelter, safety, food, water, electricity, medical supplies and other life essentials currently experienced by innocent victims in #Gaza.
https://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/council/SBLSTATEMENT10.20.pdf
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This humanist expression of concern (and responsibility) by the SBL is not going down very well in academic circles in #Israel.
Vered Noam [professor of Talmud at Tel Aviv University, who used to live in Kfar Adumim, in the occupied West Bank] said in respect to a petition she signed with 400 other scholars:
"The SBL statement creates an outrageous equivalence between barbarism and civilization; between a society that cherishes life and a culture that sanctifies death; between vile murderers and rapists and defenders of their people and country; between a state that nurtures thriving settlements, scientific research, medicine and technology and a regime that produces only oppression, destruction, terror and bereavement... The SBL has failed to distinguish between good and evil."
@israel
@palestine
@academicchatter
#ClashOfCivilizations
#IsraelHamasWar -
#SBL Council Statement Concerning the Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza And Israel
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The Society of Biblical Literature’s Council is saddened and horrified by the ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights violations unfolding in #Israel and Gaza. Of particular concern are the ongoing violence, loss of innocent life, and deprivation of basic shelter, safety, food, water, electricity, medical supplies and other life essentials currently experienced by innocent victims in #Gaza.
https://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/council/SBLSTATEMENT10.20.pdf
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This humanist expression of concern (and responsibility) by the SBL is not going down very well in academic circles in #Israel.
Vered Noam [professor of Talmud at Tel Aviv University, who used to live in Kfar Adumim, in the occupied West Bank] said in respect to a petition she signed with 400 other scholars:
"The SBL statement creates an outrageous equivalence between barbarism and civilization; between a society that cherishes life and a culture that sanctifies death; between vile murderers and rapists and defenders of their people and country; between a state that nurtures thriving settlements, scientific research, medicine and technology and a regime that produces only oppression, destruction, terror and bereavement... The SBL has failed to distinguish between good and evil."
@israel
@palestine
@academicchatter
#ClashOfCivilizations
#IsraelHamasWar -
#SBL Council Statement Concerning the Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza And Israel
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The Society of Biblical Literature’s Council is saddened and horrified by the ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights violations unfolding in #Israel and Gaza. Of particular concern are the ongoing violence, loss of innocent life, and deprivation of basic shelter, safety, food, water, electricity, medical supplies and other life essentials currently experienced by innocent victims in #Gaza.
https://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/council/SBLSTATEMENT10.20.pdf
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This humanist expression of concern (and responsibility) by the SBL is not going down very well in academic circles in #Israel.
Vered Noam [professor of Talmud at Tel Aviv University, who used to live in Kfar Adumim, in the occupied West Bank] said in respect to a petition she signed with 400 other scholars:
"The SBL statement creates an outrageous equivalence between barbarism and civilization; between a society that cherishes life and a culture that sanctifies death; between vile murderers and rapists and defenders of their people and country; between a state that nurtures thriving settlements, scientific research, medicine and technology and a regime that produces only oppression, destruction, terror and bereavement... The SBL has failed to distinguish between good and evil."
@israel
@palestine
@academicchatter
#ClashOfCivilizations
#IsraelHamasWar -
#SBL Council Statement Concerning the Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza And Israel
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The Society of Biblical Literature’s Council is saddened and horrified by the ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights violations unfolding in #Israel and Gaza. Of particular concern are the ongoing violence, loss of innocent life, and deprivation of basic shelter, safety, food, water, electricity, medical supplies and other life essentials currently experienced by innocent victims in #Gaza.
https://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/council/SBLSTATEMENT10.20.pdf
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This humanist expression of concern (and responsibility) by the SBL is not going down very well in academic circles in #Israel.
Vered Noam [professor of Talmud at Tel Aviv University, who used to live in Kfar Adumim, in the occupied West Bank] said in respect to a petition she signed with 400 other scholars:
"The SBL statement creates an outrageous equivalence between barbarism and civilization; between a society that cherishes life and a culture that sanctifies death; between vile murderers and rapists and defenders of their people and country; between a state that nurtures thriving settlements, scientific research, medicine and technology and a regime that produces only oppression, destruction, terror and bereavement... The SBL has failed to distinguish between good and evil."
@israel
@palestine
@academicchatter
#ClashOfCivilizations
#IsraelHamasWar