5LL #323: Justice, Normalization, Syria, Steadfastness, Nationalism
Netanyahu Must Be Brought to Justice. But We Can’t Stop There.
Dyab Abou Jahjah, The Nation
This genocide is a massive criminal undertaking, and we must hold as many of its perpetrators accountable as we can.
Normalization and the Future of the Middle East
Elham Fakhro, Jack Gross and Dylan Saba, Phenomenal World
In order to understand the particular role of the Gulf states in the Middle East, their relationship to the Palestinian question, and the history of normalization, we spoke to Elham Fakhro, a researcher at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative and the author of the new book The Abraham Accords.
Confronting America
Séamus Malekafzali, Substack
A ceasefire in Lebanon continues with Israeli strikes continuing unabated. Israel's ongoing invasion of Syria may hold the key to what it and America wants in Lebanon.
A Thorn in the Occupier's Eye
Roqayah Chamsedinne, The New Inquiry
South Lebanon is a lesson in steadfastness — an obstinate and determined testament to the willingness of an indigenous people to confront their occupier and achieve absolute victory.
Economic Decline and the Rebirth of Nationalism
Jamie Merchant and John Clegg, The Brooklyn Rail
Inequality is not getting any better, despite the turn to economic nationalism.