Reading this roundup feels like watching impunity operate in real time. From Israeli ministers openly calling for “emigration” and permanent occupation, to continued strikes across Gaza during Ramadan, to U.S. vessel killings in the Caribbean and Pacific with little public scrutiny — the pattern is the same: power exercised without accountability. Meanwhile, artists like Kaouther Ben Hania refuse awards rather than allow “peace” to be used as a veneer over mass civilian death. That moral clarity stands in stark contrast to governments escalating militarism while speaking the language of diplomacy. If there is to be peace, it cannot be built on denial, displacement, and double standards.
Reading this roundup feels like watching impunity operate in real time. From Israeli ministers openly calling for “emigration” and permanent occupation, to continued strikes across Gaza during Ramadan, to U.S. vessel killings in the Caribbean and Pacific with little public scrutiny — the pattern is the same: power exercised without accountability. Meanwhile, artists like Kaouther Ben Hania refuse awards rather than allow “peace” to be used as a veneer over mass civilian death. That moral clarity stands in stark contrast to governments escalating militarism while speaking the language of diplomacy. If there is to be peace, it cannot be built on denial, displacement, and double standards.
Could we try to celebrate the holidays in peace!!!!!!!!!