Preetha Salil

When I met Vice President Vance just hours before the war began, I formed an impression that both he and the President had a genuine and strong preference to avoid the entanglements of war. So I urge that the ceasefire be extended and talks continue. Success may require everyone to make painful concessions, but this is nothing as compared to the pain of failure and war.

My city, Beit Hanoun, a city once home to 50,000 people, the “green city” that exported citrus and olives to the world. Its hospitals and clinics, its schools and mosques, its kindergartens and bridges, its homes, streets, and infrastructure, everything was completely bombed. And after it was bombed, it was bulldozed, until the city became a barren desert filled with piles of rubble. Here, the “most moral” army committed a genocide, leaving not a single house undestroyed, not even an olive tree remains.

On two occasions today, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers rammed UNIFIL vehicles with a Merkava tank, in one case causing significant damage. The soldiers had blocked a road in Bayada that is used to access UNIFIL positions.

@elonmusk But people don’t want to be helped too much.

@elonmusk Now you are showing just one side of the story

Each cross is a murdered family

That’s my goal

@elonmusk One white person doesn’t represent the entire race.

Racist laws in South Africa are evil and the politicians that push these are shameful, disgusting people

People seem to have forgotten the two massive spikes in oil trading, one on 23 March, immediately before Donald Trump’s post announcing a delay in attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure, and the other on 7 April when he declared a ceasefire. Investors made something like $1.5 billion. But were these a genuine huge gamble, or was it insider trading — a serious criminal offence in the US?

@suhasinih @RURALINDIA Some small wins , but to sustain this there has to be good governance

Major loss for a populist leader, who was endorsed by US President Trump, VP Vance and Israel PM Netanyahu

Why is America so involved in Cuba , Venezuela and the Gulf countries, because of the investments they have made in oil extraction and production in these countries? And why are a few countries reluctant to call out Israel, because of weapons and surveillance technology that they have received from Israel? It appears there should be more caution when receiving or accepting help, lest it creates dependency and indebtedness.

But why did America stop and attack ships in Caribbean and imposed blockade on Cuba ? In Hormuz there was no threat to navigation until they started this war. One party cannot be made to obey to the demands of others. America and Israel are being lazy because they think they are militarily superior.

For most of America's history, freedom of navigation has been treated not as a privilege to be sold, but as a right to be defended. To abandon that now in the Strait of Hormuz, as President Trump has suggested, is to trade a durable advantage for a fleeting gain. My take:

@devduttmyth Sorry among the Mennonites , there are two groups one opting to stick to old ways, horse drawn carts and Bible studies and others who think they have to industrialise farming to survive.

According to what was said in Empire series, Zoroastrianism and Jewish beliefs are also related . Recently in a travel program on South America, saw this remarkable coexistence of diverse beliefs in Paraguay. There were the Mennonites at once holding on to their old ways of life and adopting technology to make their farming more efficient and export oriented. The indigenous tribes unhappy about industrial practices destroying Gran Chaco forests on a large scale and trying to protect the forests and a third group the relatives of the natives, opting for a nomadic forest life, having sampled modern style. Preferences vary.

Zoroastrians introduced the world to the concept of Judgement Day, and a bridge that the dead had to cross, which narrowed for the faithless and widened for the faithful, an idea that is today very much part of Islamic lore. Read more... newindianexpress.com/columns/2026/A…

Abbas Araghci "Neden uranyum zenginleştirmede ısrar ettik?" Okumanızı tavsiye ederim: - "Neden zenginleştirme (uranyum) konusunda bu kadar ısrar ettik ve ediyoruz? Neden üzerimize savaş dayatılsa bile bundan vazgeçmeye razı değiliz? Çünkü kimsenin bize neye sahip olmamız veya olmamamız gerektiğini söylemeye hakkı yok. Bu, tahakkümü reddetme (nefy-i sulte) ilkesine dayanmaktadır. ​Yasalara göre zenginleştirme yapmak benim hakkımdır ve bu hakkı kullanıp kullanmamak sadece beni ilgilendirir. Yıllardır bize söylenen ve hala söylenmeye devam eden 'Zenginleştirme yapmaya hakkınız yok, zenginleştirme sıfır olmalı' söylemi... Neden? 'Çünkü endişeliyiz.' diyorlar. ​Eğer endişeliyseniz, biz bu endişeleri gidermeye hazırız. Bir soru mu var? Cevap veririz. Güven mi yok? Güven inşa ederiz. Ama kimsenin bize 'Ben öyle istediğim için sen buna sahip olamazsın' demeye hakkı yoktur. ​Yıllardır süregelen hareketimizin sırrı budur; kendi hakkımızda ısrarcı olduk. Zenginleştirme önemlidir, ancak bunun yanında daha önemli olan şey, İran İslam Cumhuriyeti'nin kimseden talimat almadığını ve hiçbir tahakküm altına girmediğini kanıtlamasıdır. ​İran'ın barışçıl nükleer programının hedeflerine ilişkin herhangi bir soru veya belirsizlik varsa, cevap vermeye ve bu belirsizliği gidermeye hazırız. Bunun yolu da sadece diplomasiden geçer. Diğer yolları denediler ve bir sonuç alamadılar. ​Müzakere, ancak İran halkının hakları teslim edildiğinde, saygı duyulduğunda ve biz hakkımızı kullanabildiğimizde bir sonuca ulaşacaktır. Biz kimseden hakkımızı tanımasını beklemiyoruz; hakkımız zaten kendi içinde meşrudur, hakkımız mevcuttur. Bizim istediğimiz, hakkımıza saygı duyulmasıdır." Abbas Araghci'nin bu açıklaması bence sadece ABD'ye değil onların temsil ettiği zihniyetin yaklaşık bir yüz yıldır biz Müslümanlara üstten bakışçı zihniyetlerine verilmiş izzetli bir cevaptır. Bu cevap artık sizin zorba ve değerlerinizi dikte etme döneminin kapandığının beyanıdır. İran bu savaştan alnının akıyla çıkacarsa artık ABD eski ABD olacak ne de Müslümanlar eski Müslümanlar olacaktır inşallah.

@elonmusk People should also listen to themselves.

Freedom of speech is the bedrock of democracy

War divides; hope unites. Arrogance tramples upon others; love lifts up. Idolatry blinds us; the living God enlightens. All it takes is a little faith, a mere “crumb” of faith, in order to face this dramatic hour in history together — as humanity and alongside humanity. #Peace vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

All nations should cut bilateral trade and economic ties with Israel. What this regime is doing in Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon is nothing short of monstrous.