Vijay Prashad talks about Palestine in a tilting North-South world

Vijay Prashad (Indian author, journalist and historian) talks with Alessandra Bammann of the Belgian news site www.dewereldmorgen.be ('the world tomorrow'). Prashad delves into the current geopolitical tectonic shifts and the global militarisation, explains why there is a deepening divide between Western and Southern countries on issues of genocide in Gaza and the war in Ukraine.This webinar is a cooperation between www.dewereldmorgen.be, www.masereelfonds.be and www.docwerkers.be. Time codes:
00:00 Musical intro
01:52 Introduction by Alessandra Bammann
02:49 Origins of the deep divide North-South on the issue of Palestina
08:31 Origins of the deep divide North-South on the sanctions against Russia
14:12 Asterix and Obelix of the South are not taking it any longer
16:59 why US and the West still get away with their war crimes
21:43 Belgium, you really want to start a war with Russia? Are you mad?
28:04 bringing back military service? why not invest in social programs instead?
32:17 peace movement should also be movement for social justice
36:32 build your own media, dump the mainstream, they won't do it for you
39:36 is are economy really built on greed only, what about love and compassion
44:54 What about China, BRICS, India?
50:20 Chances for a new world order not based on Western hegemony
55:42 Looking forward to come to Manifiesta 7-8 september

[@dorissharp1729]

Thank you

[@charleskesner1302]

Interesting. Europe transfers its guilt and shame about its years of antisemitism onto the Palestinian people making them the transgressors that Europe committed. Make sense to me. Always good to hear from Vijay.

[@m.rafiqulawal5417]

Well said: "Israel is an Aircraft Carrier for the US Neo-Imperialism."

[@jason8434]

Israel was always a military barricade going back to classical antiquity. America is the modern Roman Republic. Netanyahu is the modern King Herod answering to and protected by Caesar.