Moritz Koenig

Sociolegal historian studying the emergence of colonial property regimes. PhD from @SOAS.

[Moritz Koenig @MoritzKoenig1]

@Paul_Osterlund Very nice piece but I’m wondering which scholarly work you’re referring to here? The research on neoliberal ‘urban revitalisation’ I’m aware of in the Turkish context (such as Sarah el-Kazaz’s excellent book) is based on deep, anthropological fieldwork.

[Moritz Koenig @MoritzKoenig1]

Great 3 day @lawlithum conference at @HkuLaw. Wonderful conversations, inspiring research, and great colleagues! Thanks everyone!

[Brutal Regime Apocalyptic Dreams @brutal_regime]

Can anyone explain to me why regular Americans with no actual capital feel the constant need to defend capitalism?

[Moniza Hossain @moniza_hossain]

There are grown adults who think it’s nonsense to analyse sensory imagery in literature, a basic thing taught in middle school. These people passively consume fiction without understand the mechanics of how and why it works, which makes them the perfect targets for propaganda

[Joshua McManaway @jrmcmanaway]

The English PhD discourse is basically a Rorschach test. You see how few people understand what goes into a doctorate. You see how few people think about the humanities as a key to being human. It's really sad to see people reduce all education to its market value. I don't want

[Nicholas Guyatt @NicholasGuyatt]

OMG @BBCr4today we have a university sector in an epic financial crisis and your first question to the new chancellor of Oxford is... "what are you going to do about cancel culture?"

[Moritz Koenig @MoritzKoenig1]

More notable parallels: 1) the suspension of 'politics' for the sake of the illusory common interest of the state (both by Dems and 19th century French bourgeoisie), 2) failure to adopt policies which could give non-elite groups reason to support the democratic system.

[Moritz Koenig @MoritzKoenig1]

Marx's '18th Brumaire' explains current US politics: election of strong president by workers (although never really committed to them) to oppose bourgeois republicanism, bourgeoisie realises surrendering the republic to executive is preferrable to real worker participation.

[Moritz Koenig @MoritzKoenig1]

Marx's '18th Brumaire' explains current US politics: election of strong president by workers (although never really committed to them) to oppose bourgeois republicanism, bourgeoisie realises surrendering the republic to executive is preferrable to real worker participation.

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

At each mention of Hamas, the BBC informs us that it is "designated a terrorist organisation by the UK government".

In the interests of balance, at what point will the BBC inform us at each mention of Netanyahu's name that he is "wanted on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity"?

[Frank Owen's Legendary Paintbrush🥀🇵🇸🇾🇪🇸🇩 @OwenPaintbrush]

Corbyn was condemning Putin for war crimes in Chechnya when Blair was helping him become President of Russia.

Corbyn was condemning Saddam Hussein for gassing the Kurds when Thatcher was selling him arms.

But why let facts get in the way of parroting establishment bullshit?

[Forensic Architecture @ForensicArchi]

Ethnic cleansing is unfolding in northern Gaza. We are witnessing an intensification and acceleration of military tactics previously used by the Israeli military throughout the Strip, this time aimed at enforcing large-scale displacement from the north. Analysis of Israeli ground operations reveals a new military corridor slicing through the fabric of northern Gaza from east to west, further isolating northern Gaza from the rest of the Strip. Meanwhile, hospitals in Jabalia are under attack once again, some for the third time, and aid remains obstructed, exacerbating an engineered famine. https://t.co/3AS6hL7JPb

[רייצ'ל @rach3lburn3tt]

masterclass in why the oxford comma matters from @nytimes

[Nimer Sultany @NimerSultany]

There is an increasing consensus that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza because the evidence is overwhelming. Here is a reminder of some of the available and useful resources: An initial syllabus:

13 October 2023, Raz Segal, https://t.co/w5EktiPJHW

15 October 2023: Public Statement: Over 800 Scholars Warn of Potential Genocide in Gaza
https://t.co/LZqsP9DoF1

2 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: https://t.co/k8VeScP20q

16 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: https://t.co/dZnoqA2dtA

16 November, William Schabas: https://t.co/Q9oTXa4cpU

16 November: Holocaust and genocide scholars John Cox, Victoria Sanford, and Barry Trachtenberg declaration, https://t.co/lmu46XF7FF

29 December, South Africa submission to ICJ: https://t.co/29iEQZFBOO

29 May, South Africa's dossier of evidence of Israel's genocidal intent, the UN Security Council: https://t.co/2B7G5cgEyh

Martin Shaw, https://t.co/itCTK3qjW4

UN Expert Francesca Albanese, first report on the Genocide (March 2024): https://t.co/vbPULxoVWN

UN Expert Francesca Albanese, second report on the Genocide (October 2024): https://t.co/en3WkpPq8A…

John Quigley, “Legal Standard for Genocide Intent: An Uphill Climb for Israel in Gaza Suit”, 14 March, EJIL: https://t.co/nU9Xbdx5xh

UK Judges’ and Lawyers’ Open Letter Concerning Gaza, 3 April 2024: https://t.co/uPTO5zN20G

Jinan Bastaki, Gaza, Forced Displacement, and Genocide”, EJIL, April 2024, https://t.co/HvXIdiYPQr

Nimer Sultany, “A Threshold Crossed: On Genocidal Intent and the Duty to Prevent Genocide in Palestine”, May 2024: https://t.co/1ZH6tZdR9g

University Network for Human Rights report, May 2024: https://t.co/7XIgy2bYHS

Aryeh Neier, NYRB, 6 June 2024: https://t.co/yFkkayNhJN

UN Commission of Inquiry, 10 June: Detailed findings on the military operations and attacks carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory from 7 October to 31 December 2023: https://t.co/gsEWqUbz2P

Oxfam, Water War Crimes report, July 2024: https://t.co/vCr6Dt8AMV

Omer Bartov, 13 August: https://t.co/Zn0VG29rxW

Haaretz, “The Numbers Show: Gaza War Is One of the Bloodiest in the 21st Century”, 14 August: https://t.co/0xlBslwi5R

Maryam Jamshidi, On Genocidal Intent, August: https://t.co/ydV5MOlFrk

Forensic Architecture: cartographic analysis of the genocide in support of South Africa’s case in the ICJ: https://t.co/SS74LAGPTv…

AOAV analysis that shows that vast majority of killed in Gaza are civilians: https://t.co/j5W3OpbOD4

10 October 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: Israel’s destruction of the health system in Gaza https://t.co/WKBbyiYrrq

8 November 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: 70 percent of verified victims (October - 30 April) were children and women: https://t.co/3jEw0pQWaW

12 November 2024: 8 aid organisations of the systematic violation ICJ orders on humanitarian assistance, thereby establishing genocidal intent: https://t.co/1rg5KyOLus

14 November 2024: UN Special Committee Report https://t.co/laY40r7kDj

North Gaza:

9 October 2024: 18 Aid organisations warn of dramatic escalation of humanitarian catastrophe in northern Gaza: https://t.co/o3L8UnDhbV

15 October: 38 organisations: “Northern Gaza is being wiped off the map”: https://t.co/yMWzyIDeEQ

1 November: statement by 15 UN and humanitarian organisations: https://t.co/a1BKUHOGvq

[Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib @RepRashida]

US law is clear: No nation blocking US humanitarian aid can receive US weapons.

Palestinian children are forced to eat pet food and bug infested flour, but @SecBlinken says there’s no need to change our policy. The Biden administration is refusing to comply with US law.

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

15000+ Jews living in Amsterdam: totally and completely safe

Zionist football thugs who sing about killing children: not safe

It’s almost like it has nothing to do with their Jewishness and everything to do with their baby killing

[leven @levenness]

reading shouldn't be a privilege. download that book illegally if you can't afford it.

[Basharat Ali @basharaatali]

@ecomarxi A word from Jewish people in Amsterdam…

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

Things that never get called a pogrom.

[Sean Padraig McCarthy @SeanMcCarthyCom]

We all remember when Anne Frank left the attic to go to a soccer stadium and lead “death to the Arabs” chants

[Max Blumenthal @MaxBlumenthal]

A 14 year old journalist, @OmeBender, did what the rest of the media refused to do, providing extensive on the ground footage of Israeli Maccabi hooligans instigating violence in Amsterdam. Bender shows the Zionist thug squad gathering metal pipes, wooden clubs, and rocks in search of violent confrontation. Their rampage followed a night of burning Palestinian flags, attacking taxi drivers and chanting for the slaughter of Arab children.

English subtitles are available at the YT link that follows