Dear All,
Just
a very quick update: Last week I had a lot of discussions on the
channel about the renewed warfare between the US/Israel and Iran.
However, even more importantly, I’d like to point out that we finally
got to upload the presentation Ali Abunimah (founder of the Electronic
Intifada) gave in Zürich last month, where he was the main speaker of a
“teach-in” at the Watermelon University (an NGO supporting the Palestinian cause). I recorded this in Zürich myself and hope you enjoy Ali’s presentation.
If you want to read it instead of listening, the transcript is on my
homepage: https://neutralitystudies.com/videos/AJh32Ox8Vto.
Cheers,
Pascal

13 Jul, 2026
Stas
Krapivnik analyzes Lindsey Graham’s death, Iran-driven global energy
pressure, Ukrainian strikes on Russian fuel storage, resulting Moscow
shortages, and Russia’s countermeasures—armed technicals, anti-drone
systems, Geran‑4 missiles. He discusses frontline logistics, munitions
production resilience, emerging EMP/laser threats, and escalating drone
warfare tactics.

14 Jul, 2026
Prof.
Yakov Rabkin argues Russophobia parallels antisemitism: essentialist
stereotypes stifle debate, fuel militarization, and distract from
economic inequality and privatized anger. He links colonial racism,
demodernization, and political misuse of antisemitism by Israel to
silence critics, urging rejection of monolithic portrayals and renewed
diplomacy over deterrence.

14 Jul, 2026
Ali
Abunimah exposes October 7 myths—Israel’s use of the Hannibal
Directive, debunked rape claims, and media atrocity
propaganda—criticizes ZAKA, urges BDS and sanctions, highlights growing
US public skepticism of Israel, calls for Swiss neutrality, student
solidarity, and pressure on politicians like Zohran Mamdani.

15 Jul, 2026
Prof.
Yusra Suedi explains the US campaign to dismantle the ICC, assesses
international courts’ limits and value, and how smaller states use
strategic litigation. She discusses Europe’s split response, enforcement
constraints, and why the ICJ’s Gaza/genocide ruling faces a high intent
standard—making legal proof of genocide difficult.

16 Jul, 2026
Pascal
warns the US-Israeli war alliance is losing Gulf support: Saudi strikes
on Yemen and Houthi retaliation threaten the Strait of Hormuz, Oman’s
FM Badr al-Busaidi criticizes Israel, and Washington’s campaign to
cripple the ICC signals a bid for global impunity.

17 Jul, 2026
Larry
C. Johnson warns the US has reactivated crisis teams and resumed
strikes on Iran but lacks missiles, drones and logistics to sustain a
campaign. Iran can outlast strikes, threaten Gulf oil routes, while
China/Russia back Tehran. Ground invasion would be logistically
disastrous; international-law breaches risk fallout.

18 Jul, 2026
Col.
Daniel Davis argues the US–Israeli campaign against Iran is
strategically incoherent: the MOU was mishandled, strikes in the Strait
of Hormuz fail to compel Tehran, deplete US missile stocks, and escalate
risks regionally and globally. He warns of domestic political
instability and potential catastrophic escalation without an off-ramp.