Azad Essa
@azadessa.bsky.social
Journalist. Author of Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel (Pluto Press)
India is modelling its assault on Pakistan on Israel’s aggression in Palestine, testing the world’s tolerance for Hindu nationalist militarism and the erasure of international law - @azadessa.bsky.social
India's attack on Pakistan is a declaration of Israel-style expansionism
Delhi has modelled its assault on Pakistan on Israel's aggression in Palestine - testing the world's tolerance for Hindu nationalist militarism and the erasure of international law
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The western media, like India’s media, are framing India’s attack as a response to Pahalgam.That India is run by an authoritarian, anti-Muslim, Hindu right wing govt with expansionist ambitions, which has military/diplomatically supported Israel’s genocide is not seen as relevant
On the grotesque response from Indian politicians and media elites to the attack in Pahalgam. 1. Dehumanization of Kashmiris, Muslims and Pakistanis 2. A call for no red lines/a final solution 3. The reinforcement of a Hindu imagination over Kashmir azadessa.substack.com/p/israel-model…
I have been receiving some messages asking for book recommendations on Kashmir. Here is a fantastic list compiled by Stand With Kashmir -- a diaspora-led group which seeks to raise awareness about the occupation. Check out their site for more resources. standwithkashmir.org/books-films-on
Grateful to @azadessa.bsky.social for publishing my comments on how there’s no such thing as academic freedom in this time of genocide azadessa.substack.com/p/on-academi...
On 'academic freedom' in a time of genocide
'Freedom for whom?'
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How my support for Palestine made me a ‘traitor’ to India” - a stunning reflection by an Indian American on the opposition she faced from her community over her participation in the pro-Palestine encampments at Harvard. azadessa.substack.com/p/how-my-suppo…
Grateful to @azadessa.bsky.social and the Middle East Eye team for covering the insanity at Princeton and its ongoing prejudicial witch hunt of pro-Palestine students www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-pri...
How Princeton University tried to 'scapegoat' a PhD student over pro-Palestine protests
Princeton University offered to dismiss a case against 13 pro-Palestine students charged with 'trespassing', but only if one of them took the blame
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Aditi Rao@aditilrao.bsky.social · 2y agoPrinceton’s prejudicial prosecution of the 13 who occupied Clio Hall for 🇵🇸 continues. Because I personally held ground and refused to plead guilty, the courts are forcing 12 comrades who would have had their cases dismissed to stand trial too. Help us hold them accountable: piad.nationbuilder.com
India plans on building “the highest train station” in the world in Kashmir. Delhi says it’s about economic growth & development. Kashmiris know it means land dispossession, ecocide and forcing integration with India.
New Delhi says the project will improve infrastructure and benefit the local economy. But Kashmiris know what the rail network is really about: land dispossession, ecocide and further integration with India. azadessa.substack.com/p/why-kashmi...
Why Kashmiris are railing against 'the world's highest train station'
India is coming for the land.
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When it comes to racism, xenophobia and moral panics, there is very little separating the mainstream Indian media from their right wing counterparts in the US.
My Latest: A review of Refaat Alareer’s book ‘If I must die’ The book pays tribute to a literary icon who looked to elevate the power of storytelling as a means to engineer a vision of Palestinian liberation www.middleeasteye.net/discover/ref...
'If I must die': An anthology of a stubborn, brilliant life in Gaza
New book pays tribute to Refaat Alareer, a literary icon who looked to elevate the power of storytelling as a means to engineer a vision of Palestinian liberation
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India doubles down on pro-Israel policy saying 'national interest' drives arms transfers www.middleeasteye.net/news/india-d...
India doubles down on pro-Israel policy saying 'national interest' drives arms transfers
India has been under scrutiny recently after reports that Indian weapons, ammunition and technology were making their way into Israel's army
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The butcher of Gujarat and the man wanted by the ICC for war crimes.
News of ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders was welcomed, but several expressed it was just a single step on a long road ahead
Colonies of former colonies: India’s ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism aeon.co/essays/india...
India is a postcolonial power. Its rule in Kashmir is colonial | Aeon Essays
India’s ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism
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“We want an arrest warrant for Biden." www.middleeasteye.net/news/we-want...
'We want an arrest warrant for Biden': Activists call for wider accountability for Gaza war
News of ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders was welcomed, but several expressed it was just a single step on a long road ahead
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The protest movement has shown Palestinians that they are supported in their fight to resist oppression, pursue justice, work towards liberation, and reclaim their dignity. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/war-...
War on Gaza: Have UK protests made a difference?
Although Israel's genocide of Palestinians has not stopped, demonstrators are ramping up pressure on governments and providing hope to the oppressed
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Democrats & establishment Muslims spent the last year gaslighting Muslims, Arabs & Palestinians as Biden/Kamala funded a genocide. Now they talk about “holding each other” tightly and fighting back against Trump as if they aren’t architects of murderer, deportation, nepotism and racism themselves.
It’s been a month since Shaban al-Dalou was burned alive inside a refugee camp in central Gaza following an Israeli airstrike. Never forget what Israel has done to the people of Gaza. open.substack.com/pub/azadessa...
Do you remember the horrifying images from Deir al-Balah?
Every time we think we've hit the rock bottom of Israeli depravity, it just seems to get worse.
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Absolutely horrific scenes emerging from Gaza as Israeli forces kill several Palestinians seeking food supplies. Disturbing images from the scene show victims’ blood mixed with flour on the floor. www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Blood mixed with flour as Israeli kills Palestinians seeking food in Gaza
Air strikes hit civilians seeking aid in so-called 'humanitarian zone'
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Very little talk or discussion or concern about Gaza on these streets.
Israeli drones shooting children in Gaza deliberately 'day after day', UK surgeon tells MPs - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-war-british-surgeon-tells-mps-account-nasser-hospital
Israeli drones shooting children in Gaza deliberately 'day after day', UK surgeon tells MPs
Nizam Mamode, a retired NHS doctor who recently returned after working at Nasser Hospital, said he had 'never seen anything on this scale ever'
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Activists in New York City have started a hunger strike for Gaza outside the United Nations in solidarity with hunger strikers in Jordan. Organizers say that the strike will continue until the siege on Gaza is lifted. https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/nyc-activists-join-international-hunger-strike-fo…
NYC activists join international hunger strike for an end to Gaza genocide
Activists in New York City have started a hunger strike for Gaza outside the United Nations in solidarity with hunger strikers in Jordan. Organizers say that the strike will continue until the siege on...
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Americans are “worried about protecting their democracy and freedoms" while Palestinians were being exterminated in Gaza with American blessings. www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-musl...
Muslim and Arab Americans deride 'liberal tears' after Trump's election win
Democrats have started expressing concerns about future of minorities and others after Trump's re-election, with few acknowledging their complicity in Gaza
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The West buries a genocide – by making victims of Israel's football thugs www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/west...
The West buries a genocide – by making victims of Israel's football thugs
If the West was really worried about Europe’s Nazi past, it would be better advised to stop stoking an all-too-real new antisemitism: incitement against Arab and Muslim minorities
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Our colouring book on Palestine continues to make waves. Why not get some for the kids in your family or neighborhood this Xmas? 1804books.com/products/pre...
From the River to the Sea: A Colouring Book
From the River to the Sea is an educational colouring book that provides a gateway into the story of Palestine. Through a series of stunning illustrations, Soweto-based Nathi Ngubane, tackles the inju...
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