Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat Paved the Way for Israel’s Slaughter in Gaza

Kit Klarenberg reveals how Sacha Baron Cohen, through films like Borat, helped manufacture hatred against Muslims in order to justify human rights abuses by Israel.

Kit Klarenberg
By Kit Klarenberg
A Hebrew poster for the film "Borat" in Tel Aviv. Photo | Yaffa Phillips | Flickr CC

In the wake of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark ruling in a case brought by South Africa against Israel, which found the Jewish state could be committing genocide in Gaza and must immediately cease its indiscriminate, industrial-scale slaughter of unarmed, innocent Palestinians of all ages, many Western journalists, politicians,

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Israel’s Hysterical Response to “Farha” Proves the Movie’s Effectiveness

“Farha” doesn’t even mention Israel, Jewish people, or Zionism, so why are Israeli officials demanding Netflix drop the movie and calling for a boycott of the streaming service?

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Farha Film Feature photo

If you watched the 2021 movie “Farha,” you will relate to the following story. I had a quiet evening and decided to watch the film on Netflix. I was pleased to see that there was no Israeli funding involved, as there often is even for Palestinian films. The movie opens with lovely scenes from rural Palestine and young girls playing around. One

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On ‘Conflict’ ‘Peace’ and ‘Genocide’: Time for New Language on Palestine and Israel

It will not be easy to deconstruct the seemingly endless edifice of lies, half-truths and intentional misrepresentations of Zionist Israeli colonialism in Palestine. Yet, there can be no alternative to this feat.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Israel Language Feature photo

On May 25, famous American actor, Mark Ruffalo, tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza. “I have reflected and wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing ‘genocide’,” Ruffalo wrote, adding, “It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful

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Liz Cheney and Right-Wing Outrage Machine Lie About Rashida Tlaib’s Comments

The Corporate Media — and Trump — Do the Rest

Eoin Higgins
By Eoin Higgins
Rashida Tlaib

A measured and nuanced discussion of the Holocaust, Israel, and Palestinians was intentionally mischaracterized by right-wing media and politicians Sunday, leading to corporate media and the president amplifying dishonest attacks on one of the nation's only two Muslim Congresswomen. The controversy comes from remarks made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib

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A Real-Life Game of Risk: Why Civilizationism Is Biggest Threat to Human Rights in the 21st Century

True liberal values and human rights face their largest threat to date, a rapidly growing system of global governance based on opportunistic alliances rooted in populism and an unfettered bid for power argues Dr. James Dorsey.

Dr. James M. Dorsey
By Dr. James M. Dorsey
Hungary Israel

Many have framed the battle lines in the geopolitics of the emerging new world order as the 21st century’s Great Game. It’s a game that aims to shape the creation of a new Eurasia-centred world, built on the likely fusion of Europe and Asia into what former Portuguese Europe minister Bruno Macaes calls a “supercontinent.” For now, the Great Game

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