The humiliation of 1m people being unable to return home because of 1 Israeli soldier; 2 killed, many homes demolished in West Bank; instead of evacuating Lebanon, Israel kills 22 Lebanese trying to return home
Israel lobby groups have given Trump over $230 million, part of the lobby’s pervasive influence in shaping American policy in favor of Israel
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s sons, both U.S. citizens serving in the IDF, have been named in a war crimes complaint filed with the ICC. The complaint accuses Israeli soldiers, including 12 Americans, of committing crimes in Gaza, citing social media posts as evidence. This case could test U.S. intervention in international legal matters.
A Christian American reports in American Conservative magazine that Netanyahu is testing the 47th president with a fresh round of illegal actions in the West Bank, including vicious assaults on Christians. Many Palestinian Americans voted for Trump as a hoped-for peacemaker…
Israel kills 1 in Gaza with a “warning shot”; 2nd prisoner release is complete; 2 killed in West Bank, including toddler; Ali Abunimah arrested; pro-Israel groups target pro-Palestine int’l students for deportation
The Electronic Intifada’s executive director Ali Abunimah was arrested by Swiss police ahead of a speaking event in Zurich on Saturday afternoon. He is currently being detained. UN experts decry his arrest
The Israeli government is also preventing another group of health workers from entering the enclave, as thousands of Palestinians seek treatment.
Since the beginning of Israel’s onslaught against Gaza, Israel has emerged as one of Microsoft’s top 500 global customers. If the ICC ultimately rules the war a genocide, hosting Microsoft’s data servers utilized by the Israeli military may constitute a breach of international law and could cause legal issues related to Microsoft’s operations in those jurisdictions.
Harsh conditions in Gaza, as Trump admin halts almost all foreign aid (Israel is exempt); private US security contractors to run checkpoints in Gaza; countdown to UNRWA departure; West Bank under fire; Pope Francis stays in touch with Gaza; Lebanon news; Harvard; more.
Fox News has wrapped itself in the Israeli flag. Its coverage tends to emphasize the radical & “antisemitic” elements of the pro-Palestinian opposition, while playing down the civilian casualties from Israeli strikes.