5LL #319: Faith, Images, Law, Aid, Dealignment
Faith, or The Stories We Tell
Salar Mohandesi, Verso
If we do not believe we can win, we will not win. How can we learn from the past in order to invent a new concept of political faith to guide us in today’s pessimistic world?
Incendiary Kites
Will Harrison, The Baffler
Why have images not been enough to stop a genocide? It is a question that an expansive yet self-selecting audience has been asking for months as we drown in evidence.
Seven Perspectives on International Law and Palestinian Liberation
Rabea Eghbariah, Noura Erakat, Alaa Hajyahia, Darryl Li, Asli Ü. Bâli, Diala Shamas, Maha Abdallah and Sahd Hammouri, LPE
How does international law currently hinder this cause? And how might it be used — or how must it transform — to contribute to it?
Weaponizing Aid
Jack Gross, Dylan Saba and Lisa Bhungalia, Phenomenal World
To understand the relationship of Israel and the US to UNRWA, its place within the broader ecosystem of aid organizations across Palestine, and the weaponization and politicization of aid delivery, we spoke with Lisa Bhungalia, author of the recent book Elastic Empire: Refashioning War Through Aid in Palestine.
Dealignment
Tim Barker, New Left Review
Hegemony is more than a vibe, and critical realignment is not just a fancy name for a dramatic election night.