Jessica Whyte
@j_e_s_s_whyte
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Assoc. Prof. Philosophy @ Uni of New South Wales. Writes on economic sanctions, human rights, political economy. Tweets in personal capacity. RTs ≠ endorsements
Joined October 2010
I wrote about how Israel mobilises a highly permissive interpretation of the international humanitarian law prohibition of starving civilians to portray its starvation campaign as a ‘tragic humanitarian crisis’’ and give legal cover to its genocide
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In just over 24 hours, almost 400 people working in Australian universities signed this statement in support of @RandaAFattah and against political repression of anti-racist and pro-Palestinian scholars. Academics, if you haven’t already done so, please add your name here 👇🏽
An open letter on academic freedom, in solidarity with Randa Abdel-Fattah.
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RT @GhassanAbuSitt1: The importance of the performative nature of Israeli genocidal killing for global capital is that it normalized the er…
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RT @MustafaBarghou1: The Israeli army committed a crime in Jenin refugee camp. It destroyed with explosives a whole neighborhood in the cam…
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RT @yarbatman: 1. If there’s any geopolitical logic in the Trump tariffs, this is it: To sustain the fleeting unipolar order and keep “Ame…
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RT @juliadehm: Delighted to share a new online lectures series "Resource Struggles and International Law" convened by Caitlin Murphy & I…
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RT @HeerJeet: Trump and Musk are wrecking havoc, but don't worry Dem leaders are focused on the real problem, pushing for escalation in the…
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This is an incredible essay by @JeanneMorefiel1 on the militarisation of the U.S. border. It powerfully resists “the impulse to unsee the connections between the past and the present, health care and fentanyl, primacy and the border” — and decades of neoliberalism and Trump.
“They’re poisoning the blood of our country.” @JeanneMorefiel1 on Trump’s invasion narrative, the opioid epidemic, U.S. exceptionalism from health care to geopolitics, and the real story of pain in America:
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RT @QudsNen: For the 12th consecutive day, Israeli occupation forces continue their invasion of Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Ban…
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RT @MariamBarghouti: The situation in the West Bank is escalating really quickly. Jenin refugee camp has been largely depopulated with the…
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RT @HossamShabat: After 480 days , I was finally reunited with my three siblings. I got so close to death that I never thought this moment…
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US Republicans have failed to pass their bill to sanction the ICC in the Senate. But Dems didn't oppose it on principle but only because they say the bill is "poorly drafted" and could hurt US companies and allies.
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RT @EyeonPalestine: A family from southern Gaza reunited with their loved ones in the north after more than a year and a half of separation…
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RT @RamAbdu: A historic day: Over a million Palestinians return to northern Gaza after the destruction of their homes and the failure of Is…
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“Anyone who looks out the window risks being shot. Anyone who moves in a vehicle risks being killed. This is how life has become in the city.” Fayha Shalash on the ongoing assault on Jenin.
A journey of exodus into the unknown, but this time in Jenin, not Gaza. It seems that the Israeli army is using its same policies everywhere. Read the latest story by Fayha Shalash, reporting from the occupied West Bank.
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RT @Mondoweiss: Jenin is ‘only the beginning’: Israel moves its war on Palestinians to the West Bank #Palestine #…
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RT @GhassanAbuSitt1: You made this day possible. Those who gave up their lives and those who gave up their freedom. You have changed the me…
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