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"You sound a lot like NY Mayor Mamdani." - fmr journalist

Human Rights, International Law, Canadian Law | Prof @goUFV | @WayamoFound | BCL/JD McGill | PhD, LSE

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Mark Kersten || @markkersten.bsky.social @MarkKersten Jul 31, 2025

To understand genocide in Gaza & elsewhere, we need to talk about it as a process not an event.

Perhaps the most important op-ed I've written for @globeandmail: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Thanks to @AlexNeve24 for comments on a draft & @itsmarkmedley & team for running it!

www.theglobeandmail.com Opinion: Genocide is a process, not an event We need to understand the nature of genocide – how the ground is laid by dehumanization and slow violence - if we hope to prevent it and hold perpetrators to account

Mark Kersten || @markkersten.bsky.social @MarkKersten 56m

The Canadian government expressed regret about the “adverse impact” of its own pause on some military exports to Israel in July 2024 meeting with Israeli ambassador Iddo Moed, with MP @mflalonde saying Canada "highly values the defence relationship with Israel" 👇

Alex Cosh Verified account @AlexCosh_ 5h

NEW: The Liberal government expressed regret about their own 'pause' on arms export permits in a meeting with the Israeli ambassador in July 2024.

Read to find out what else they told Israel while telling Canadians they supported a ceasefire 👇 readthemaple.com/liberals-expre…
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Mark Kersten || @markkersten.bsky.social @MarkKersten 1h

Without the planet, there is no economy.

I hope Mr. Carney understands that simple premise.

Althia Raj @althiaraj 22h

New from me: Carney government considers lifting ban on offshore oil and gas exploration in the Western Arctic
thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=… #cdnpoli
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Mark Kersten || @markkersten.bsky.social @MarkKersten 19h

The US attempts to "reform" the #ICC pose as great a danger - if not a greater danger - to the project of international criminal law than U.S. sanctions.

You don't negotiate accountability with people who commit international crimes.

Department of State Verified account @StateDept 1d

SECRETARY RUBIO on ICC: We've tried for a year and a half to get them to reform in a nice way. However, they haven't been willing to do so, so we will have to try a different approach.

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Mark Kersten || @markkersten.bsky.social @MarkKersten 21h

The company that just bought Stellantis during an ongoing fight over jobs with the Canadian government supplies ICE with armoured vehicles and has previously tried to sell its vehicles to Israeli law enforcement to use in the West Bank.

Mackenzie Gray Verified account @Gray_Mackenzie 23h

Stellantis has official sold their Brampton plant to military company Roshel, as per a Stellantis press release #cdnpoli

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