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As the world gathers to celebrate Christmas, war continues to devastate Ukraine, Sudan, Gaza, and countless other places we choose not to name. This year-end iPINIONS post confronts the moral dissonance of comfort amid catastrophe, and asks what it means to look away while others endure. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/wither-ukraine-sudan-gaza-and-they Read more.
Israel bombed yet another hospital in Gaza, killing civilians and making Orwellian mockery of “Never Again.” From famine to settler pogroms, Netanyahu’s genocidal war has stripped Israel of moral authority. iPINIONS lays bare the dark inversion of values once claimed as sacred. Read my take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/yet-again-israel-bombs-a-gaza-hospital Read more.
Sudan is burning, millions are starving, and the world is shrugging. For years, iPINIONS has been sounding the alarm about this war; its man-made famine, its atrocities, and its cynical use of hunger as a weapon. Now The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum has finally turned her lens on this most nihilistic conflict on Earth, echoing warnings… Read more.
Once again, South Sudan teeters on the brink of civil war. The unity government between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar is unraveling — fueled by ethnic violence, political purges, and fresh militia clashes. With embassies closing and UN warnings mounting, the world’s youngest country seems hell-bent on repeating its blood-soaked past. The… Read more.
Sudan’s lost promise: from potential powerhouse to civil war hellscape In 2011, Sudan seemed on the brink of becoming a regional powerhouse, poised to rival Egypt as a stable and relatively prosperous autocracy. Decades of civil war between the Arab-dominated north and the predominantly Black African south led to the creation of South Sudan. That… Read more.
The overlooked refugees World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, is dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of refugees and displaced persons around the globe. This year, marking it is especially relevant given the escalating crisis in Sudan. Of course, the media focus on conflicts causing refugee crises in Ukraine and Gaza. So,… Read more.
Biden’s come-to-Jesus talk with Netanyahu On its misadventure to destroy Hamas, Israel spent six months killing thousands of innocent Palestinians and scores of relief workers. Yet, it was only after it killed seven Central Work Kitchen aid workers recently that President Biden had a come-to-Jesus talk with Netanyahu. Reportedly, Biden’s friendship with José Andrés, the founder of this relief organization, made him so… Read more.
The fog of war Israel is right, of course. In the fog of war, sh*t happens. Except that, in twenty years of waging war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US never faced credible allegations of genocide for mistakenly killing and intentionally starving people. Whereas, after just three months of waging war in Gaza, Israel found itself in The Hague, accused of genocide.… Read more.
Long before Ukraine, fratricidal conflict raged in Ethiopia.. It’s almost heresy these days to ask people to avert their gaze from Ukraine even for a moment. But if our shared humanity means anything, you owe it to yourself to notice the carnage in Ethiopia. The reality is revolting, and if you’re not moved by this… Read more.
Terror group Boko Haram incited international outrage four years ago when it kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. In fact, no less a person than First Lady Michelle Obama led the viral protest #BringBackOurGirls. Yet, just two years later, you would have been forgiven for having no clue this infamous kidnapping… Read more.
