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Gaza - This Bleeding Land

Gaza - This Bleeding Land

In the hours prior to Israel's ground invasion of Gaza in 2014, two rival combatants contemplate life and fate.

2024

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Where We Go, Others Will Follow: Review of ‘Gaza: This Bleeding Land’ by John Wight

Review by Jim Aitken for Culture Matters

Jul 8, 2024

Where We Go, Others Will Follow: Review of ‘Gaza: This Bleeding Land’ by John Wight

Jul 8, 2024

The cause of the Palestinian people is the cause of humanity in our time

Well here we are again, discussing the aftermath of yet another Israeli military operation to ‘stamp out terrorism’. Yet again the victims…

3d ago

The cause of the Palestinian people is the cause of humanity in our time

3d ago

My exchange with X over ‘Death, death, to the IDF!

My Reply:

6d ago

My exchange with X over ‘Death, death, to the IDF!

6d ago

‘Death, death, to the IDF!’

In the absence of serious political resistance to a fascistic reality — such as the one we are living through now — cultural resistance…

Jun 29

‘Death, death, to the IDF!’

Jun 29

The epic story behind the making of ‘Spartacus’ — the movie

“I am Spartacus!” is arguably the most iconic line in the history of Hollywood. Still today, it is a short and simple refrain that allows…

Jun 23

The epic story behind the making of ‘Spartacus’ — the movie

Jun 23

Iran is winning and Israel is losing

There are decades in which nothing happens, and there are weeks in which decades happen. Lenin

Jun 21

Iran is winning and Israel is losing

Jun 21

‘The Ocean’, my novel, is now available from wherever you get your books

Peter is a Hungarian migrant to the US. He arrived thirty years previously determined to become a success in this land of opportunity. In…

Jun 19

‘The Ocean’, my novel, is now available from wherever you get your books

Jun 19

The tragedy of JFK’s failed attempt to end the Cold War

The story of history is the story of the roads not taken, and never more so than when it comes to the life and legacy of US President John…

Jun 19

The tragedy of JFK’s failed attempt to end the Cold War

Jun 19

Ethno-supremacy getting its ass kicked was not supposed to be part of the plan

Just days into one of the most consequential conflicts in generations,Israel and its supporters in the West are receiving a harsh lesson as…

Jun 16

Ethno-supremacy getting its ass kicked was not supposed to be part of the plan

Jun 16

The uncommon decency of James Gandolfini

When I heard the news of James Gandolfini’s death on June 19 2013, sadness was offset by warm memories of when I worked on a movie he was…

Jun 14

The uncommon decency of James Gandolfini

Jun 14

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