Anti-Imperialism/Foreign Policy

US pauses bomb exports to Israel

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Thursday, 9 May 2024

“People who enjoy waving flags don’t deserve to have one.”

Banksy

STORY OF THE DAY

Holy War revisited — ‘You want it darker, we kill the flame’

By Kevin Bloom
Since its founding, the State of Israel has presented an obvious problem to the great writers, thinkers and artists of the Jewish diaspora — how would the story of Jewish suffering play out when the culture had its own army and flag?
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
🇮🇱🇵🇸 The US has suspended some bomb shipments to Israel, in response to Israeli military aggression in Rafah, due to concerns about the “end-use” of these bombs winding up in dense urban areas.
🇭🇰😶 Hong Kong sunk one more notch away from free speech, with a court banning a protest anthem. Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal ruled that the composer of the song “Glory to Hong Kong” had intended it to be used as a weapon.
🇰🇷🐖 Here’s something South Africans may never experience: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has admitted that his administration’s work was “far short of what is needed” to improve citizens’ lives. No flying pigs or magic fairies were seen outside Seoul, following the statement.
📱⚖️ Prince Harry’s privacy lawsuit against the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday has named four UK editors. Harry’s legal action accused Associated Newspapers of widespread phone-hacking, along with Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and other claimants.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

📷 Cornelis van Eeden

“Starting the descent.”
Sodwana Bay.
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IN NUMBERS

~6 minutes

… the estimated decision-making time the US president has to decide on a nuclear retaliation in the event of a nuclear attack warning.

FACTS OF THE DAY

Today in 1502, Christopher Columbus launched his final voyage from Spain to the New World.

Vindaloo curry is inspired by a Portuguese dish.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
⚽ Real Madrid’s Joselu scored twice in the final minutes as they fought back from the brink of elimination to reach the Champions League final with a dramatic 2-1 second-leg win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday that sent them through 4-3 on aggregate.

🎾 Coco Gauff was denied the chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after testing positive for Covid and the American says winning a medal at the Paris Games would be on a par with Grand Slam success for her this year.

⚽ South Africa’s soccer top flight has some outstanding coaches. But the last two seasons have belonged to Rulani Mokwena and José Riveiro, who will face off in the Nedbank Cup final on 1 June.
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DAILY MAVERICK TODAY

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Thebe in dispute with departing Shell over value of its stake — matter in arbitration

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With 38 workers still missing, rescuers in George building collapse switch to large machinery

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FlySafair competitors push for its aviation licence to be suspended over alleged foreign ownership

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George residents champion the ‘superdogs’ searching for survivors of building collapse

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OPINIONISTAS

Elections 2024 — as we sail between Scylla and Charybdis, it’s heads you win, tails I lose

By Ismail Lagardien

An end to El Niño and likely return of La Niña is positive for SA agriculture

By Wandile Sihlobo
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