French citizens paraded through Paris in their hundreds of thousands yesterday to proclaim national unity and freedom of expression.
However their march for decency was hijacked by a rogues’ gallery of 40 “world leaders” — perpetrators of imperialist wars, colonial occupiers, feudal despots and serial jailers of inconvenient journalists.
The 40 bigwigs took their place at the head of the march amid unprecedented security, waving to crowds assembled on the route.
Gaza’s collective sumud has proven more powerful than one of the world’s best-equipped militaries, but the change in international attitudes isn’t happening fast enough to save a starving population from Western-backed genocide, argues RAMZY BAROUD
JOHN GREEN is stirred by an ambitious art project that explores solidarity and the shared memory of occupation



