“Independence is financial,” Abukhdeir told me. “If we don’t have financial freedom, nothing is going to change.” But how do Palestinians buy bitcoin? “We always find the holes,” Abuwedad said. More here
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6/22/21 Kalmen Barkin on Israel’s New Coalition Government
Kalmen Barkin is back for an update on Israeli politics. Naftali Bennett has just taken over as Israel's prime minister, following Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to successfully form a coalition government. Bennett, explains Barkin, is quite far on the right, yet he and...
COI#125: Repealing the 2002 Iraq War Authority Won’t End the War on Terror
On COI #125, Kyle and Will explain recent efforts in Congress to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which gave legal authority for the US invasion of Iraq. Kyle argues that while the 2002 authorization has been invoked a few times...
Richman Talks Israel-Palestine on Decentralized Revolution
I discussed Israel-Palestine with Aaron Harris on the Mises Caucus's Decentralized Revolution podcast. Watch and listen here.
House Members Demand Pentagon Give Israel an Extra Billion in Aid
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers sent a letter to the Pentagon on Wednesday urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to give the Israelis more military aid after Israel’s Gaza bombing campaign. The effort was led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), who was joined by...
TGIF: About that “Real Estate Dispute” in Sheikh Jarrah
When the Israeli government describes the conflict over the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem as just a "real-estate dispute," it has a point. Palestinian families are at risk of eviction (and some have already been evicted) from homes they've lived in for...
5/20/21 Jeremy Hammond on the Deliberate Perpetuation of Strife Between Israel and Palestine
Scott interviews Jeremy Hammond about the real history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, focusing on the fact that, counter to the mainstream narrative, Israel has encouraged the rise of Hamas all along as a useful foil. Israel, Hammond explains, has never wanted a...
COI #113: A ‘Ceasefire’ Has Been Reached, But the Israeli Occupation Continues
On COI #113, Kyle and Will cover the ceasefire deal reached between the Israeli government and armed groups in Gaza. The agreement has held over several days and appears to have brought the eruption of violence to an end. All said and done, at least 248 Palestinians...
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