

Democracy Now! 2025-10-13 Monday
Oct 13, 2025
Ahmed Abu Artima, a Palestinian writer and activist, shares heart-wrenching insights on the recent losses in Gaza and highlights the disparities in global focus between Israeli hostages and Palestinian casualties. Ilan Pappe, an Israeli historian, discusses the fragile state of the ceasefire and warns against viewing it as a turning point. Julian Brave NoiseCat, an award-winning journalist, opens up about his memoir 'We Survived the Night,' touching on themes of indigenous history and family trauma, including his father's experiences in a residential school.
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Asymmetry In Global Focus
- The Gaza ceasefire exchange highlighted stark asymmetries: 20 Israeli hostages received vast attention while thousands of Palestinian prisoners and civilian dead remain sidelined.
- Ahmed Abu Artima argues this selective focus reflects systemic dehumanization of Palestinians and obstructs true justice and peace.
Ceasefire May Mask Deeper Policy
- Ilan Pappe warns the ceasefire and summit risk whitewashing ongoing policies of ethnic cleansing and dehumanization by Israel's extreme-right government.
- He urges world leaders to shift from mediation to protecting Palestinians from destruction and complicit policies.
Found In An Incinerator
- Julian Brave Noisecat recounts his father being found as a newborn in an incinerator at St. Joseph's residential school in 1959.
- He uses this family story to connect personal survival to broader Indigenous atrocities and resilience across North America.