Israel killed over 140 Palestinians, including children, after the ceasefire agreement was announced –19 of them in the 3-hour delay after the truce was supposed to be in place. Immediately after the 8.30am deadline, Israel began striking Gaza with warplanes, drone fire & artillery
Category: Articles about 2023-5 Israel war on Gaza
Biden worked ‘tirelessly around the clock’ – to prevent a ceasefire
It is time to acknowledge that President Biden chose the circumstances that led to US complicity for the genocide and war crimes in Gaza.
“Why Are You Not in the Hague?”
Two independent journalists, Sam Husseini & Max Blumenthal, confront Blinken on the US-Israeli genocide. Husseini is literally carried out, manhandled, and handcuffed after Blinken talks about the importance of a free press.
How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza
In 2024, the U.S. State Department faced sharp criticism for supplying arms to Israel amid allegations of human rights abuses in Gaza. Internal dissent raised alarms over eroding U.S. credibility, the lack of accountability for Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid, and the displacement of civilians—actions seen as undermining America’s human rights commitments.
The Ceasefire Charade
Israel plays a cynical game. It makes phased agreements with the Palestinians that ensure it immediately gets what it wants. It then violates every subsequent phase and reignites its military assault – Chris Hedges
Israel destroyed Gaza and the world remained silent
Official reports about Gaza becoming uninhabitable have been issued for years… One wonders if the world had paid even the slightest attention to Gaza and the cries of people trapped behind walls, barbed wire, and electric fences, whether the current war and genocide could have been avoided.
Trump’s Mideast Envoy Forced Netanyahu to Accept a Gaza Plan He Repeatedly Rejected
Israeli sources say the involvement of Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, revived Hamas hostage negotiations. While Netanyahu’s government portrays Trump’s actions as leaving him with no alternative, the ultimate decision on the deal rests with the internal dynamics of his coalition.
From Gaza to California: the flames that connect us all
Commentary: The flames I see consuming the Palisades carry echoes of Gaza’s suffering: homes turned to ash, landscapes transformed, and lives upended…
Israel must be added to UN’s sexual violence blacklist
Israel’s consistent obstruction of all UN investigations into allegations of sexual violence since October 7, 2023 is profoundly concerning. There is substantial evidence indicating systematic, widespread acts of rape and other forms of sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians.
Dr Abu Safiya symbolized humanity in Gaza, as it is destroyed
The hope is that Abu Safiya will not suffer the fate of his colleague, the former head of orthopaedics at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital. After four months of abuse at Ofer prison, Bursh was dumped by guards in its yard, naked from the waist down, bleeding and unable to stand. He died a short time later.