Kushner’s comments appear to frame normalization with Israel not as a principled diplomatic breakthrough, but as a gateway to private capital, political favor, and economic inducements.
For many Gazans, both the displaced and those remaining in their homes, Netanyahu’s intent to expand territorial control over Gaza is not merely a military issue, but a question about their ability to continue living in the Strip
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The plan, reportedly backed by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, would rebrand one of Islam’s holiest sites as a multi-faith tourist destination – a move that could ignite conflict and trigger repercussions around the world.
“Over the past two and a half years, Gaza has served to a large extent as a testing laboratory not only for methods of warfare, but also for the architecture of starvation and the management of a population through deprivation,” the report states.
Section 224 is cleverly buried deep in the massive National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It transforms Israel from a top U.S. aid recipient to a full member of the U.S. defense and intelligence apparatus, creating access and control mechanisms for a nation with goals drastically different from America’s.
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Two and a half years after October 7, foreign journalists remain locked out; the only way in has been agreeing to Israel’s terms. The Columbia Journasm Review describes this as a “Subversion of Reality”
AIPAC does not have to single-handedly decide an election to shape its outcome. Its power lies in changing the conditions under which the election is fought.
Israeli soldiers went door to door in the border village of Ain Arab, forcing residents from their homes at gunpoint as part of a systematic campaign to empty large swathes of southern Lebanon.