17 October 2024

The War on Gaza and How the US and Israel Are Dehumanizing Human Culture

[Photo: M825 and M825A1 artillery shells labeled D528, the US Department of Defense Identification Code for “white phosphorus-based munitions” in Sderot, Israel on October 09, 2023. [Mostafa Alkharouf – Anadolu Agency via MEM]

By Mahboob Khawaja, PhD

Today’s Humanity is a Victim of Powerful Political Cults

The trajectory of daily aerial bombardments, targeted killings of fellow human beings, planned destruction of human habitats, and cries for help by innocent children. Adults go unanswered for more than a year. It is madness, inhumanity, complete breakdown, and impotence of global organizations such as the UNO and its Security Council and complete indifference of global leaders to challenge the animosities perpetuated by Israel. American-supplied weapons are used daily on masses who should be protected by the so-called civilized world of the 21st century if there is any left intact. The global thinking hubs wondered how to avert the tyranny and oppression to safeguard the innocent people of Gaza.

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12 July 2024

War on Palestine: Western Leaders Are Destroying Humanity

[Graphic: Peace Effort, Joep Bertrams, The Netherlands, republished with permission.]

By Mahboob Khawaja, PhD

Editor's Note
Some may be surprised at NATO as an official participant in the Middle East and the Israeli-Hamas war. However, NATO has a long history going back to before 1995 via their Middle East Dialogue program and training offices across the region, They have also been active participants in the negotiations for various pauses and possible ceasefires between Hamas and Israel.

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19 June 2024

War on Palestine: A Challenge to Global Humanity’s Peace and Security

[Photo: Gaza woman in the rubble, (Manusco.)]

By Mahboob Khawaja, PhD

The Fallacy of Peace Resolutions and Gaza

 The AIPAC glues the US political thinking hubs to Israeli interests, war on Palestine, and military alliance to the unquestioned support of its security operations. The plan imagines the conquest of the Arab world. The dead-conscious oil-exporting Arab leaders and their 75% NGP investments in the US make no difference in politics and practices. President Biden’s Three-phase Peace Proposal is nothing more than an ambiguous paper chase to be reinterpreted for conflicting aims while the IDF continues the war and killing of civilians across Gaza. The US and Israel are powerful entities to dictate to the Arabs and other actors in the war theatre. The Arab-Muslim leaders (if any) are not part of the Peace Proposal but a robotic puzzle on the chessboard to be used by the US administration. Ironically, a blame game assumes the high agenda item as if Israel is serious about ending the war. Not so, PM Netanyahu plans to continue the war and eradicate the Hamas presence across Gaza. The Israeli leaders and media exhibit hatred toward Arabs and Muslims, degradation, and political vices not seen in any other civilized culture. An aerial view of Jerusalem shows overwhelming Islamic architecture and people’s culture in the streets, not the forgotten legend of  Jewish culture. Despite public evidence of crimes against humanity and ‘genocide’ in Gaza, Arab Muslims have never expressed any hatred, prejudice, or defamation against Jews or Judaism but respect and honor for the followers of Moses and Torah. This appears in sharp contrast to Netanyahu’s Ultra Nationalist partners calling “Death to Arabs” at the Al-Aqsa Holy compound on Flag Day celebration in East Jerusalem. Netanyahu needs conflict to maintain his premiership. Reportedly last week, more than 120,000 Israeli citizens demanded his resignation, the return of hostages, and peace in Palestine. Truth is One but hourly-paid political mythologists of peace and security would camouflage and reinvent the logic as if truth is a hypothetical construct, not a factual reality. After eight months of the continuing insanity of war, the Biden administration took the initiative for varied reasons to plan a draft resolution of a three-phase peace plan in Gaza. 

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26 May 2024

Voices from Gaza’s Rubble Call Out To Global Humanity for Rescue

[Photo: Third mass grave found at al-Shifa hospital site May 8. 2024. Isrsel-Palestine News.]

By Mahboob Khawaja, PhD

Editor's Note
The International Court of Justice has called on Israel to halt invasions into Gaza and to reopen the border at Rafah. The world calls out for an immediate cease-fire and to allow aid to flow freely into Gaza. the US government also backs a cease-fire while claiming that protests against Israel’s continued invasion are “anti-Semitic” and a threat to Jews. Joining the media across the spectrum who have somehow missed the fact that many of the demonstrators are Jewish. AIPAC (American Israeli Public Affairs Committee) is a longstanding lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies in the US. They do NOT represent Jews in America, and they do support the continued march to the right in Israel that has brought Israel Netanyahu and his far-right coalition.

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28 March 2024

How the Israeli War on Gaza Makes America Morally and Politically Bankrupt

[Photo: M825 and M825A1 artillery shells labeled D528, the US Department of Defense Identification Code for “white phosphorus-based munitions” in Sderot, Israel on October 09, 2023. [Mostafa Alkharouf – Anadolu Agency via MEM]]

By Mahboob Khawaja, PhD

Editor's Note
I would agree that the US is acting immorally in the scope of its support of Israel in pursuing Israel’s interests in Gaza. First, while entreating Israel to not repeat the mistakes of the United States in its pursuit of justice against Hamas, under Trump it became accentuated because he made himself the sole statesman of the United States, and every problem had a military (or force) solution. I believe that President Biden has much better negotiation skills, but still harbors an inappropriate (in my opinion) reliance on the use of military force. However, the featured picture shows a much larger problem even than supplying weapons and munitions to Israel. That is the use of white phosphorus – also known as “Willie Pete” from the WWII phonetic alphabet, or WP.

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