The current situation in Gaza and Israel did not come out of the blue. Read critical background left out of breaking news alerts…
Essential facts and stats about the Hamas-Gaza-Israel war
“This is an extremely dark place in history” – Day 348
UN Child Rights Committee condemns Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children; Rashida Tlaib: “Palestinians are human beings”; electricity blackout as a tool of genocide; West Bank deaths; Israeli Supreme Court orders Sde Teiman prison to stay open after rape scandal; Hezbollah leader vows “just retribution” for Israel’s pager explosions; exploding electronics might be war crimes; no ceasefire expected while Biden in office; UVA refuses to divest after student referendum
Contrived charges of antisemitism are the new ‘Red Scare’
Supporters of Israel have resurrected McCarthy’s tactics, falsely labeling those who call for peace in Palestine or an end to U.S. military aid to Israel ‘antisemites’ – which does not make Jews safer.
How Israel’s quadcopters traumatize, maim and kill Palestinians in Gaza
Quadcopters are small but lethal tools that the Israeli military has used to kill 1,000 Palestinians, to maim in horrific ways, and to terrorize the population of Gaza.
Israel employs terror as Palestine engages in UN diplomacy – Day 347
As Gazans die, Israel launches a second deadly strike across Lebanon; overwhelming majority in UN General Assembly support Palestine’s call for an end to Israel’s illegal occupation; another Palestinian death in Israeli prison, 2 in West Bank; Israel’s pager attack was culmination of years-long scheme; Israeli leader announces “new phase of war” focusing on north, Lebanon; Saudi Arabia vows no normalization with Israel without Palestinian state; more.
Israeli society’s dehumanization of Palestinians is now absolute
In the past, Israel’s moral debate about its military actions may have been narrow and hypocritical, but at least it existed. Not this time.
The unpublished genocide diaries of Refaat Alareer
The following pieces by Dr. Refaat Alareer, the Palestinian poet, professor and beloved mentor who was murdered in an Israeli airstrike on 6 December 2023, have not been published previously.
Gazans have an average of one meal every other day – Day 346
Lebanon in crisis after thousands of pagers explode in Israeli op; Israel blocks 83% of aid into Gaza; Israeli massacre in Al Bureij refugee camp using US-made bombs kills at least 23, dozens still buried; Israel is denying visas to Gaza-bound aid groups; Israel has killed an average of 2 babies, 3 health workers every day; in West Bank, 5 children are killed or injured every day; State of Palestine asks UN to consider calling for end to Israeli occupation; Wikipedia defines Zionism as colonialism; more.
Gaza’s book of genocide: 649 pages of victims’ names – Day 345
The first 14 pages of Gaza’s book of the dead contain the names of babies killed before their first birthday; Gaza’s much-needed medical rehab sector is decimated; water apartheid; West Bank deaths; remembering the Sabra and Shatila massacre; US ambassador to UN gives surprising criticism of Israel; mainstreaming Israel’s deadly AI;
An arms embargo on Israel is not a radical idea — it’s the law
Halting military aid to Israel is the bare minimum the U.S. can do to stop the Gaza genocide. An arms embargo is not only supported by 60% of Americans, it is demanded by international and U.S. law. Kamala Harris must get on board.
Israel abuses prisoners, asylum seekers, as it continues to pound Gaza – Day 344
Another Palestinian among 26 Gazans killed; Israeli keeps missing its target – a civil defense officer – but kills his entire family; famine, heavy rains, high tides threaten the besieged population of Gaza; the elderly are disproportionately dying in Gazan genocide; more detainees released in bad condition; Israel admits it likely killed 3 hostages whose deaths it blamed on Hamas; Palestinian Authority will take Israel to ICC over killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi; Israeli settler attack caught on video; Israel exploits African asylum seekers; Yemen missile reaches outskirts of Tel Aviv, survives interception; Israel’s latest “oopsie-daisy”; CodePink has plans for Netanyahu; more.