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A Morning Thought @ 2759

Systemic Apartheid And Repression 🪶 The Case For Democratic Dismantling Of Israel’s Ethnonationalist Governance

Cam Ogie ✍ This Is Not Just Netanyahu, Hamas or the Palestinian Authority (PA)/Fatah . . . As global outrage builds over Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, many critics focus on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition. But this framing misses the truth: the policies we’re seeing—mass killings, home demolitions, indefinite detention without trial—

Keepers

Frankie Quinn with a poem from his book Open Gates.KeepersWe are the giver of lightShowered with gifts of delightTalking is forbidden in pausesIn conversations no one must know causesFor skipping between cobblestone pleasures.♞♜♝Sharing with friends is forbidden.Together we visit places that are hiddenBecoming closer to sunset is forgivenAs night draws, blankets are givenBy those people

News From Ukraine 💣 Bulletin 151

A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 23-June-2025. In this week’s bulletin⬤ Risks in Ukraine’s citizenship law.⬤ Trade union house grab.⬤ Life under occupation.⬤ Stop Seapeak campaign.⬤ War & dependent state formation in Ukraine. ⬤ More evidence of Russia’s indoctrination of small children.⬤ Massive increase in Russian attacks on civilians.News from

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven Hundred And Thirty Four

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousChina was on the sidelines of the Iran-Israel war. That’s just where it wanted to be'No State Is Above the Law': Hague Group

A Morning Thought @ 2758

A Morning Thought @ 2757

Kevin Lynch Annual Commemoration Weekend

Kevin Lynch Memorial Flute Band 🪈 will present the Kevin Lynch Annual Commemoration Weekend from Friday 25 July to Sunday 27 July. 

Palestinianism Revisited

Barry Gilheany ✍ This is a response to criticisms made by TPQ commentator Cam Ogie of my recent article on “Palestinianism.”I must restate that my objective in writing this article was to refute the contention made by certain pro-Israeli (or more accurately anti-Palestinian) authors that the concept of a Palestinian national identity was a Soviet creation through the foundation of the

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven Hundred And Thirty Three

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousBritain Finally Faces Its Grooming Gang Shame: Starmer's Belated U-Turn On National InquiryMiddle East On Brink: Israel Strikes