The report’s conclusion—that Israel’s denying Palestinians the right of return constitutes a crime against humanity–apparently made HRW’s legal dept uncomfortable enough to halt the report, a decision that one staffer described as “unprincipled and cowardly.”
Jewish establishment groups rushed to yoke themselves to the unpopular war that President Trump and the Israelis launched against Iran. And they’re setting up American Jews to take the blame.
From Jewish Currents: “It was no less than an attempted Jewish communal coup,” and a sign of the weakness of the Jewish establishment.
The London Initiative – a network of ‘changemakers’ – warned in a letter that settler violence against West Bank Palestinians is not only condoned by the Israeli government but has become official policy – and must be stopped
In a timeline from 1918 to now, historian Zachary Foster shows Zionists and Israeli leaders have wanted to occupy, annex, and dominate Lebanon since long before the existence of Hezbollah.
Genocide does not require mass graves; it also includes efforts to destroy a people’s capacity to bring the next generation into being.
Israel’s systematic use of torture and sexual violence against Palestinians meets that definition.
Iran Strikes
Israeli leaders appear determined to move up the escalation ladder and pursue a Gaza-like campaign in Lebanon. All indications point to a new and brutal type of war in Lebanon — featuring attacks “unlike anything we’ve seen before” in the country, a war that could drag on even if the war in Iran comes to a close.
While Israel continues to maim people in Gaza, it severely restricts the entry of assistive products, including prosthetics, into the Strip, classifying them as “dual-use” items, ostensibly meaning they can have both civilian and military applications.
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