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
You can’t arm a genocidal state into moderation. So why does the West keep trying?
Western governments will never isolate and sanction Israel. The war machine will roll on until either we stop it or its lethal games blow up in all our faces
US politicians, media facilitate Israel’s destruction of Palestine, Lebanon – Day 354
Death tolls continue to climb in Gaza, Lebanon; how Gaza keeps track of its dead; how Israel drops off unidentified bodies; Israel’s war on Gaza causes profound education setbacks; “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive” wins news Emmy; Israel’s violence in West Bank continues unabated; Hezbollah rocket intercepted over Tel Aviv; news on Lebanon’s economy, journalist death, Israeli settlers’ takeover plans; calls for Blinken’s resignation; attempts to revoke pro-Palestine groups’ tax exemption; US media once again parroting Israeli talking points; calls for Biden admin investigation into the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi; more.
Israel kills and kills while maintaining innocence; Biden supports Israel in front of the world – Day 353
Israel offers a hi-tech cartoon in defense of targeting civilians in Lebanon; Israel ironically demands that Hezbollah stop launching rockets; US drags its feet on filling Israel’s latest weapons demand; new testimonies of torture in Israeli prison camps; Biden’s final UN speech absolves Israel; more.
How Does Israel Justify Mass Killings? It Starts in the Schools.
Israeli schoolbooks (and by extension, Israeli schools) powerfully frame anti-Palestinian discourse and inculcate Israeli children with suspicion, fear and hatred of Palestinians – says the Israeli professor of language and education who literally wrote the book on it.
Israel kills civilians in Gaza, Lebanon, as US prepares to send more troops, weapons to the region – Day 352
Palestinians in Gaza suffer as Israel mulls ethnically cleansing the entire north; massive casualties in Lebanon as Israel bombs relentlessly; US sending personnel and bombs to help Israel; Palestinian girl in Israel persecuted for sympathizing with Gazan children; more.
Israel’s brutal attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, and the truth – Day 351
As the world focuses on Lebanon, Israel’s deadly war on Gaza continues; the truth is a casualty of Israeli aggression, as military forcibly shuts down Al Jazeera office in West Bank; Israel continues to pound Lebanon, amid Biden admin’s hand-wringing; Israel prepares healthcare sector for war casualties, as Gaza never could; South Africa’s president declares “UN Security Council is no longer fit” to do its job; UK Labour Party self-censors on Palestine; Greta Thunberg speaks out; more.
Israel bombs shelter in Gaza, killing orphans and widows – Day 350
Israel kills orphans, widows, health workers in Gaza, steals land in West Bank, takes terrorism to a new level – could this be the week Netanyahu goes from pariah to international fugitive?
Choose-Your-Own Update – Day 349
Biden’s weapon transfers to Israel under scrutiny; Netanyahu wants to “change the Middle East”; Lebanese diplomat warns of “great explosion” in the region if Israel isn’t stopped; more.
“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.