[Prefatory Note: The post below is the text of my contribution to the April 2023 Global Forum of the Great Transition Initiative GTI as developed under the guidance of Paul Raskin at the Tellus Institute in Cambridge, MA. The monthly theme was ‘Big History,’ attracting a range of notable authors whose short essays can be found at GTI Forum. For anyone interested in a transformed future I recommend following the wide range of views and themes addressed by GTI. To achieve positive forms of change at a time of multiple converging crises imperiling the human species and its natural habitat is. the ‘crisis of crises’ facing humanity at this time.]

Global Justice in the 21st Century

Assessing Big History at a Time of Global Crisis

A Skeptical Premise

I find myself fascinated by the explorations and exposition of Big History, helpful for a deeper, more vibrant metanarrative of self-understanding. And yet I also find it fundamentally irrelevant, and even delusional, when it comes to addressing meaningfully what is agreed to be a historical condition of unprecedented global crisis threatening near-term civilizational and ecological viability, imperiling even the survival of living species, including the human. Putting my skepticism in its simplest form, “we do not have time” to make Big History work in favor of a livable future, and it serves as an indulgent distraction as so presented. That is not to say that Big History may not have immediate pedagogic benefits by enriching education, allowing students and readers of all ages to grasp better how the profound predicaments of the present came about and what might…

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Update: Israeli Guard Kills Palestinian In An Illegal Colony In Hebron

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On Friday, an Israeli guard shot a Palestinian in an illegal Israeli colony in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part.

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Update: The Palestinian Health Ministry said the young man has been identified asAla’ Khalil Qaisiyya, 26, from the Ath-Thaheriyya town, south of Hebron.

The Health Ministry said Israeli soldiers and colonizers have killed 157, including 36 from the Gaza Strip and 26 children, since the beginning of this year.

The Palestinian is the cousin ofSa’ad Mahmoud Qaisiyya, 25, who a paramilitary colonizer killed, on March 1, 2017, in the same colony.

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Israeli reports said a security team member shot the Palestinian, who was reportedly “heading to a synagogue in Teneh Omarim colony, where holiday prayers were taking place,” and added that “the guard shot him at the entrance of the building.”

According to Ynet News, the Palestinian was shot in what it called…

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Israeli Soldiers Injure Several Palestinians Near Jenin

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On Friday night, Israeli soldiers injured many Palestinians in Faqqu’a village, east of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources said several army vehicles invaded the village, leading to protests before the soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs.

They added that several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, lacerations, and bruises and received the needed treatment.

The soldiers also invaded the village of Ta’nak, west of Jenin, and Toura, southwest of the city.

(Source / 27.05.2023)

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Israeli Army Invades Palestinian Lands In Southern Gaza

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On Wednesday, several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers, invaded Palestinian farmlands southeast of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Media sources said the military vehicles advanced dozens of meters into the invaded lands and bulldozed several sections near the perimeter fence.

They added that the army installed sand hills close to the fence and caused damage to property on the invaded lands.

On Tuesday, the army invaded and bulldozed Palestinian lands east of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip and bulldozed them.

Last Saturday, Israeli navy shipsopened fire at Palestinian fishing boatsnear Gaza City and in the southern parts of the besieged coastal region.

On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiersinjured five Palestiniansduring protests near the perimeter fence east of Gaza City.

Earlier Wednesday, Israeli navy shipsattacked Palestinian fishing boatsnear the shores of the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip.

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Updated: “Israeli Army Shoots 13 Palestinians, One Seriously, Abducts 14, In Jericho”

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Updated: Palestinian sources have confirmed, Thursday morning, that Israeli soldiers shot thirteen Palestinians, including one who suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds, and abducted fourteen during an Israeli military invasion into the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, south of Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank.

Late Wednesday night, many armored Israeli military vehicles invaded the refugee camp from several directions before the soldiers stormed and ransacked at least fifty homes, including Jericho governor Jihad Abu Al-Asal, and his sons.

Media sources said the soldiers surrounded a home and fired Energa shells at the property before storming it.

Dozens of Palestinians protested the invasion before the soldiers fired a barrage of live fire, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

Medical sources have confirmed that the soldiers shot thirteen Palestinians with live fire, including one who suffered life-threatening wounds.

Palestinian fights also exchanged fire with the soldiers in the refugee camp after the military vehicles…

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Israeli Army Attacks Farmers In Central Gaza

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On Thursday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Palestinian farmlands in central Gaza and fired gas bombs at farmers east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Media sources said the soldiers fired several live rounds and many high-velocity gas bombs at Palestinian farmers and their lands east of Juhr Ed-Deek in central Gaza.

They added that the army also fired high-velocity gas bombs into farmlands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region.

The attacks did not lead to casualties but forced the Palestinians to leave their lands, fearing additional violations.

It is worth mentioning that, on Wednesday, several Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers,invaded Palestinian farmlands southeast of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted twenty Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including fourteen from the Aqabat Jaber refugee…

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Israeli Soldiers Abduct Twenty Palestinians In West Bank

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On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted twenty Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including fourteen from the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp south of Jericho in the northeastern West Bank.

In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Farid Awad Zaghloul, 55, and his son, Mohammad Zaghloul, 24, from their homes in the Al-Mughayyir town, northeast of the city.

The town remained under strict Israeli closure for over two weeks after the army closed its eastern and western entrances, forcing the Palestinians to take longer, unpaved routes to enter or leave it.

In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, the army abducted Maher Turkman, from Wadi Burqin, after nine months of constant invasions to arrest him. The man was taken prisoner in the Al-Yamoun town, west of Jenin.

The Israeli army claims Turkman was behind a shooting that injured six Israeli soldiers on September 4, 2022…

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Army Abducts A Palestinian Near Jenin

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Late Thursday night, Israeli soldiers abducted a young Palestinian man in Faqqu’a village, northwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and invaded many surrounding villages.

Media sources said the soldiers abducted Ala’ Abdul-Karim Athamna after many army jeeps invaded Faqqu’a and took him to a nearby military base.

They added that the soldiers also invaded Rommana and Zabbouba villages west of Jenin and installed roadblocks on their main entrances.

The soldiers also installed a roadblock at the main entrance of Arraba town, south of Jenin, stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

In addition, the soldiers invaded olive orchards in Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin, and fired many flares.

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted twenty Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including fourteen from the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp south of Jericho.

(Source / 27.05.2023)

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Israeli Soldiers Injure Many Palestinians, Abduct One Near Hebron

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On Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers injured many Palestinians and abducted one in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, in the West Bank’s southern part.

Mohammad Awad, a local media activist, said the soldiers invaded the town and abducted a former political prisoner, Majdi Za’aqeeq, 19, after repeatedly assaulting him, causing various injuries.

He added that Majdi was walking with his mother near the military tower at the entrance of the town, when they saw the soldiers detaining a child before the army assaulted him in front of his mother and took him to a nearby military base.

The attacks led to protests before the soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing many Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Awad stated that he was trying to document the attacks when the soldiers detained him and forced him to leave the area.

In related news, Illegal Israeli…

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