5LL #289: Culture, The UN, Death, Melancholia, Trees
Digital Resources for a Free Palestine: A Roundup
Iman Husain, In These Times
In the face of Israel’s attacks on Palestinian cultural institutions, we’ve compiled a list of resources to center and honor Palestinian culture.
1948: Israel, South Africa, and the Question of Genocide
Robin D. G. Kelley, Hammer & Hope
The UN’s failure to dismantle the colonial order foreclosed the application of the Genocide Convention to Israel, South Africa, and the United States.
In Rafah, My Mother-in-Law’s Unnecessary Death
Atef Abu Saif, The Washington Post
Hanna’s mother was lucky to be buried in a proper grave. This is what “lucky” looks like in Gaza.
Beyond Left Melancholy
Hannah Proctor, The Baffler
Understanding the psychological toll of political defeat.
Not One Tree
Grace Glass and Sasha Tycko, n+1
Why do the trees matter so much?