A new massively detailed report demonstrates the patterns by compiling accounts detailing rape by soldiers using bottles, batons, and other sharp objects — even trained dogs.
‘How people vote on this is a big indicator of who is bought and paid for by the Israel lobby’ – see who voted for and against…
“[Settlement jurisdiction areas] are ‘legal’ land grabs that happen without any public debate, court oversight, or Palestinian recourse,” says Israeli human rights org.
Israel’s government has approved dozens of strategically placed settlements across the West Bank. The goal: to create an irreversible reality on the ground – detailed report from Ha’aretz
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Campaign expenditures for the Colorado primary attracted national attention. Drop Site follows the money trail – back to AIPAC. Super PACs funded by AIPAC and big tech donors poured $2 million against challenger Melat Kiros. Dropsite exposes how AIPAC tried to obscure its role
Israel’s defense minister claims “nearly 100% destruction” in sectors of southern Lebanon. Israeli forces have driven hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians from the south, most of them from the Shia population.
Hard power is needed to halt Israel’s reckless quest to redraw the borders of the Middle East in pursuit of “Greater Israel”. The power Israel lost to dictate the terms of peace on Iran, it has sought to regain in Lebanon. And Israel is now also focussing on Turkey (this has not gone down well with Trump).
In Jenin in the Palestinian West Bank, Israel is building the first (illegal) permanent military base in Area A since the Oslo Accords in the 1990s. Tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank remain displaced from their homes, with no legal justification offered for blocking their return.
Despite the world’s frustration over its conduct, Tel Aviv is increasing market share and locking countries into strategic relationships. It’s also using US taxpayer money to compete with American companies and appropriate US intellectual property