Powerful 5-Min Speech
SHORT VIDEO CLIPS, 6 Jan 2025
Arundhati Roy - TRANSCEND Media Service
5 Dec 2024
Arundhati Roy delivers a passionate critique of the oppression faced by Palestinians: historical context and ongoing violence from Israel’s occupation. She calls for a broader understanding of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza , condemning the complicity of the USA and other powerful nations and challenging the idea of the US as a neutral mediator. Arundhati draws parallels to other groups fighting colonialism and apartheid.
Arundhati Roy, born Nov 24 1961, is an Indian novelist and political activist. She studied architecture in New Delhi, where she now lives. She is the author of the novels The God of Small Things, for which she received the 1997 Booker Prize, and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. A collection of her essays from the past twenty years, My Seditious Heart, was recently published by Haymarket Books. Roy was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in 2004 and has concentrated on penning down political issues being a critic of neo-imperialism and linked to anti-globalization movements. Roy’s subversive nature has made her accustomed to criticism. “Each time I step out, I hear the snicker-snack of knives being sharpened but that’s good. It keeps me sharp”, she said when interviewed by an Indian magazine.
Tags: Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli occupation, Middle East, Palestine
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