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Senate about to vote on bill to give  billion to Israel, largest aid package in US history

Although the media isn’t telling Americans, a bill to give Israel a massive aid package is before Congress. The Senate, where it has 72 sponsors, is expected to vote on it this week. The bill also mandates that NASA work with Israel’s space agency, despite charges of Israeli espionage…

Senate committee approves AIPAC bill to give Israel  billion over 10 years, with additional perks

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the legislation, allowing it to proceed to the full Senate floor. The bill also authorizes the president to establish a US-Israeli counter-drone program, expand collaboration on the peaceful exploration of space, extended loan guarantees to Israel, etc. (Rand Paul’s call to phase out aid to Israel was voted down.)

Why many Americans are unaware of the massive event in Gaza BEFORE October 7th

U.S. media largely ignored The Great March of Return that lasted almost two years. PBS was perhaps the most egregious example. See the Frontline film that PBS refused to show Americans. Had this film not been blocked, quite likely vastly more Americans would have seen Palestinians’ courageous attempt to use nonviolence… and perhaps the desperate October 7th breakout would not have occurred. 

Biden hands another .7 B in aid to Israel as it continues slaughter – Day 355

Israel drops off 88 unidentifiable corpses in Gaza; US forks over billions more in “negotiated” aid; Israel continues bombing of Lebanese residences; an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire possibility vanishes; yet another massively destructive Israeli raid on Jenin; Saudi Arabia (Israel’s next target for normalization) sets sight on two-state solution; China scolds US for double standards; tenured prof fired for pro-Palestine Instagram post; Bernie Sanders’ latest attempt to block aid to Israel; more.

Biden administration coddles human rights abusers as Gazans die, Americans protest – Day 342

An American self-immolates outside Israeli consulate in Boston; US students protest for Gaza in spite of restrictions; US shelling out big bucks for goodies for Israel and aid for Egypt; State Dept spox prefers Israeli whitewashing over Washington Post investigation; EU leader called antisemitic for talking about two-state solution; Pope declares Israel’s actions in Gaza “ugly”; more.

UN estimates “over a million Gazans will go without food in September”; US approves massive arms sale to Israel – Day 341

US approves $164.6M military equipment sale to Israel; Israel continues to block aid to Gaza; WaPo investigation: Israel lied about Aysenur Eygi’s death; Netanyahu tried to fool ICC; EU Foreign Policy chief Borrell blocked from visiting Israel; WHO: 22,000 wounded in Gaza have life-changing injuries; Israel admits it killed at least 2,300 Palestinians in Rafah assault; another Palestinian killed in West Bank; more.