Moritz Koenig

Great 3 day @lawlithum conference at @HkuLaw. Wonderful conversations, inspiring research, and great colleagues! Thanks everyone!

Can anyone explain to me why regular Americans with no actual capital feel the constant need to defend capitalism?

There are grown adults who think it’s nonsense to analyse sensory imagery in literature, a basic thing taught in middle school. These people passively consume fiction without understand the mechanics of how and why it works, which makes them the perfect targets for propaganda

The English PhD discourse is basically a Rorschach test. You see how few people understand what goes into a doctorate. You see how few people think about the humanities as a key to being human. It's really sad to see people reduce all education to its market value. I don't want

OMG @BBCr4today we have a university sector in an epic financial crisis and your first question to the new chancellor of Oxford is... "what are you going to do about cancel culture?"

More notable parallels: 1) the suspension of 'politics' for the sake of the illusory common interest of the state (both by Dems and 19th century French bourgeoisie), 2) failure to adopt policies which could give non-elite groups reason to support the democratic system.

Marx's '18th Brumaire' explains current US politics: election of strong president by workers (although never really committed to them) to oppose bourgeois republicanism, bourgeoisie realises surrendering the republic to executive is preferrable to real worker participation.

At each mention of Hamas, the BBC informs us that it is "designated a terrorist organisation by the UK government". In the interests of balance, at what point will the BBC inform us at each mention of Netanyahu's name that he is "wanted on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity"?

Corbyn was condemning Putin for war crimes in Chechnya when Blair was helping him become President of Russia. Corbyn was condemning Saddam Hussein for gassing the Kurds when Thatcher was selling him arms. But why let facts get in the way of parroting establishment bullshit?

Ethnic cleansing is unfolding in northern Gaza. We are witnessing an intensification and acceleration of military tactics previously used by the Israeli military throughout the Strip, this time aimed at enforcing large-scale displacement from the north. Analysis of Israeli ground operations reveals a new military corridor slicing through the fabric of northern Gaza from east to west, further isolating northern Gaza from the rest of the Strip. Meanwhile, hospitals in Jabalia are under attack once again, some for the third time, and aid remains obstructed, exacerbating an engineered famine. gaza.forensic-architecture.org

masterclass in why the oxford comma matters from @nytimes

There is an increasing consensus that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza because the evidence is overwhelming. Here is a reminder of some of the available and useful resources: An initial syllabus: 13 October 2023, Raz Segal, jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-cas… 15 October 2023: Public Statement: Over 800 Scholars Warn of Potential Genocide in Gaza twailr.com/public-stateme… 2 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: un.org/unispal/docume… 16 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: ohchr.org/en/press-relea… 16 November, William Schabas: ccrjustice.org/sites/default/… 16 November: Holocaust and genocide scholars John Cox, Victoria Sanford, and Barry Trachtenberg declaration, ccrjustice.org/sites/default/… 29 December, South Africa submission to ICJ: icj-cij.org/sites/default/… 29 May, South Africa's dossier of evidence of Israel's genocidal intent, the UN Security Council: tinyurl.com/nb6ua4a5 Martin Shaw, x.com/martinshawx/st… UN Expert Francesca Albanese, first report on the Genocide (March 2024): ohchr.org/sites/default/… UN Expert Francesca Albanese, second report on the Genocide (October 2024): documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/…… John Quigley, “Legal Standard for Genocide Intent: An Uphill Climb for Israel in Gaza Suit”, 14 March, EJIL: ejiltalk.org/legal-standard… UK Judges’ and Lawyers’ Open Letter Concerning Gaza, 3 April 2024: lawyersletter.uk Jinan Bastaki, Gaza, Forced Displacement, and Genocide”, EJIL, April 2024, ejiltalk.org/gaza-forced-di… Nimer Sultany, “A Threshold Crossed: On Genocidal Intent and the Duty to Prevent Genocide in Palestine”, May 2024: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… University Network for Human Rights report, May 2024: humanrightsnetwork.org/publications/g… Aryeh Neier, NYRB, 6 June 2024: nybooks.com/articles/2024/… UN Commission of Inquiry, 10 June: Detailed findings on the military operations and attacks carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory from 7 October to 31 December 2023: ohchr.org/sites/default/… Oxfam, Water War Crimes report, July 2024: oxfam.org/en/press-relea… Omer Bartov, 13 August: theguardian.com/world/article/… Haaretz, “The Numbers Show: Gaza War Is One of the Bloodiest in the 21st Century”, 14 August: haaretz.com/middle-east-ne… Maryam Jamshidi, On Genocidal Intent, August: opiniojuris.org/2024/08/02/ref… Forensic Architecture: cartographic analysis of the genocide in support of South Africa’s case in the ICJ: forensic-architecture.org/investigation/…… AOAV analysis that shows that vast majority of killed in Gaza are civilians: aoav.org.uk/2024/casualtie… 10 October 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: Israel’s destruction of the health system in Gaza ohchr.org/en/press-relea… 8 November 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: 70 percent of verified victims (October - 30 April) were children and women: ohchr.org/en/documents/r… 12 November 2024: 8 aid organisations of the systematic violation ICJ orders on humanitarian assistance, thereby establishing genocidal intent: oxfam.org/en/press-relea… 14 November 2024: UN Special Committee Report ohchr.org/en/press-relea… North Gaza: 9 October 2024: 18 Aid organisations warn of dramatic escalation of humanitarian catastrophe in northern Gaza: oxfam.org.uk/media/press-re… 15 October: 38 organisations: “Northern Gaza is being wiped off the map”: oxfam.org/en/press-relea… 1 November: statement by 15 UN and humanitarian organisations: bit.ly/40pLGqx

US law is clear: No nation blocking US humanitarian aid can receive US weapons. Palestinian children are forced to eat pet food and bug infested flour, but @SecBlinken says there’s no need to change our policy. The Biden administration is refusing to comply with US law.

15000+ Jews living in Amsterdam: totally and completely safe Zionist football thugs who sing about killing children: not safe It’s almost like it has nothing to do with their Jewishness and everything to do with their baby killing

reading shouldn't be a privilege. download that book illegally if you can't afford it.

@ecomarxi A word from Jewish people in Amsterdam…

Things that never get called a pogrom.

We all remember when Anne Frank left the attic to go to a soccer stadium and lead “death to the Arabs” chants

A 14 year old journalist, @OmeBender, did what the rest of the media refused to do, providing extensive on the ground footage of Israeli Maccabi hooligans instigating violence in Amsterdam. Bender shows the Zionist thug squad gathering metal pipes, wooden clubs, and rocks in search of violent confrontation. Their rampage followed a night of burning Palestinian flags, attacking taxi drivers and chanting for the slaughter of Arab children. English subtitles are available at the YT link that follows

Apparently calling an obvious genocide what it is "cheapens antisemitism" but calling some football hooligans losing a fight THEY STARTED a fucking "pogrom" is measured and serious. Absolutely absurd, the entire western journalistic class deserves to lose their jobs.