George's - Writings

  GAZA Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective is a magical book about a most difficult subject.    Gilbert Achcar, its author is Professor Emeritus of Developmental Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London. This book sets itself three objectives: a) A long-term analysis of the tragic history that predates the Gaza genocide, from Zionism’s origin’s to Hamas’s takeover of Gaza and the beginning of Israel’s repeated onslaughts on the strip; b) a close observation of the events that began on 7 October, 1923, placing them in historical context and perspective; and c) a reflection,   from a more detached and all-encompassing viewpoint, on various aspects of the tragedy, including a critique of Hamas and considerations on the far-right drift of Israel’s society and polity, as well as on the global context of a surging far right and the decadence of Western liberalism, against which the Gaza genocide constitutes a watershed in w...

Alameda County Food Bank – Event – Oakland, CA, USA - January 20, 2026 Oakland = 440,000 population = 56 square miles Alameda County = 1,671,000 population = 737 square miles Gaza = 2,100,000 population = 141 square miles Oakland probably has at least 25% of its population which is food insecure Gaza probably has at least 25% of its population which is in immediate potential death due to starvation due to both the “war” which began October 7, 2023 and the “Ceasefire” – built, created and pushed by The President of the United States. -- As many as 25 nations have signed onto Trump's "Board of Peace," Witkoff says Jennifer Jacobs                           Wed, January 21, 2026 at 4:37 AM PST           … Israel, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, the United Arab Emirates, Belarus, Morocco, Hungary and Canada ar...

  THE PURPOSE OF POWER: How We Come Together When We Fall  Apart : - Alicia Garza's description of how one should build a movement, is an incredibly well written book!   She uses examples from her organizing work in Bayview Hunters Point (in San Francisco) and in her co-founding of Black Lives Matter in making very clear a lot about what one should and should not do.    Garza knows her history very well and explains things most clearly. Examples of her words include: By the early 1970s, two new trends were unfolding within the conservative movement : the new right (which included the Christian or religious right) and the neoconservatives ,,, They come together on things they can agree on in the interest of building and maintaining power.  This has been key to the right's success and key to its survival. ,,, The new right wanted to cast a wider net, beyond its base of southern segregationists and economic elites, in order to expand its reach and influen...

    All That’s Left of You is an incredible, powerful, sad, insightful movie which I highly recommend! A deeply moving, multigenerational drama,  ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU  follows a Palestinian teenager who gets swept into a protest in the Occupied West Bank and experiences a moment of violence that rocks his family. The film unfolds as his mother recounts the political and emotional threads that led to that fateful moment. Spanning seven decades, the film traces the hopes and heartaches of one uprooted family, bearing witness to the scars of dispossession and the enduring legacy of survival.  Jordan's Official Selection for the 98 th  Academy Awards. https://www.watermelonpictures.com/films/all-thats-left-of-you I’m crying again as I think of the movie.    I’ve seen other moving films about Palestine, Gaza and Israel.    None has touched me as deeply as this film! Anyone – who is a “hardened” supporter of Israel – who believes tha...

RAISE A FIST  ,  TAKE A KNEE :  Race and the Illusion of Progress in Modern Sports  – by: John Feinstein -  is a Must Read – for anyone interested in men and sports.  It is also an excellent read for others! If anyone has any doubts – about this book – watch a video about it – one – interview by Judy Woodruff from the PBS News Hour (9:11) – one example -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT-Ldoag-YU . Quote: Jones ended up making two Olympic teams – the 2008 team and the 2012 team that went to London.  He had become the first African American to hold a world record in 2007  (note: men’s swimming) … (p.302) The night after George Floyd’s murder, Jones took his dog out for an evening walk.  He was staying at his brother’s house in Charlotte, North Carolina, because he and his wife were building their own house nearby. “I’d gone about a block when a police car went past me,” he said.  “All of a sudden, the ...