Al-Jazeera, Feb. 13, 2026
- At least 54 Palestinians have been wounded in attacks by Israeli settlers under the protection of Israeli forces across the occupied West Bank today.
- China says a lasting ceasefire in Gaza could pave the way for full de-escalation in the Red Sea and stressed that regional stability is closely interconnected.
“There is a campaign under way to essentially destroy the public education system along with every aspect of human life and attitudes and thought that involve social solidarity. It’s being done in all sorts of ways. One is simply by underfunding. So, if you can make the public schools really rotten, people will look for an alternative. Any service that’s going to be privatized, the first thing you do is make it malfunction so people can say, “We want to get rid of it. It’s not running. Let’s give it to Lockheed.” — Noam Chomsky, The Progressive Magazine, September 1999, p.37
“To achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism, and religious dogmas.” - Brock Chisholm, Director UN World Health Organization (1948-53).
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