Jewish Insider describes how Norman Podhoretz made Commentary magazine into a pro-Israel force that shaped American foreign policy in the Middle East; helped steer the GOP, previously hostile to Israel, to an “embrace of the Jewish state as a key ally;” while also forging and defending the rise of evangelicals who supported Israel.
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing was supposed to reopen in October as part of the ceasefire agreement. But the border remains closed, keeping Gaza shut off from the outside world and preventing families from reuniting with loves ones.
Brilliant and starving; W Bank under siege; Trump, Netanyahu ‘quietly planned’ Iran war since Feb; JD Vance said what?; don’t say “globalize the intifada” in UK
The flooding in Gaza that destroyed thousands of makeshift shelters and caused buildings to collapse was fueled by Israel’s restrictions on the entry of critical supplies to repair vital infrastructure
Western media are all reading from the same cynical script. “Globalize the intifada” doesn’t call for death to Jews or the end of Israel: it advocates resistance to the power structure that incinerated Gaza.
Administrative detention, a sentence of up to six months in prison with no charge or trial, and indefinitely renewable, is a draconian measure Israel uses against political activists and Palestinians en masse.
With Israel controlling all of Gaza’s major landfill areas, 900,000 tons of solid waste have been dumped across the enclave, exacerbating a public health crisis.
Palestinian journalist recounts rape & torture in Israeli prison, describing systematic abuse of detainees. Warning: This article contains detailed descriptions of sexual violence, torture and abuse in detention.
Rafah border crossing still closed, despite agreement; Israel seeks a propaganda makeover; US still in denial about ZAKA’s lies; healthcare > Israeli wars; BBC rewrites history for Israel; Palestine at the Oscars
Miriam Adelson and Alan Dershowitz see a path to Trump 2028 – he has the legal chutzpah to circumvent the Constitution, she has the $250 mil to buy the office.