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Facts & analysis on the events of Oct. 7 and since

“This morning is one of the darkest in this 7-month-long nightmare,” “The Israeli occupation has sentenced the residents of the Strip to death” – Day 213

[email protected] May 7, 2024 campus protest, ceasefire, evacuation, freedom flotilla, funding hamas, international criminal court, international law, Netanyahu, Rafah, sexual assault

Terror in Rafah as Israeli troops move in – in spite of Hamas’ agreement to ceasefire deal; 600,000 children at risk; Israel’s evacuation plan for Rafah does not meet with US approval, and may be a violation of int’l law; Netanyahu is on the hook for ceasefire decision and leaked “top secret” letter from 2018; UN experts on sexual assault of Palestinians; Republican senators threaten ICC prosecutor; campus protest and Freedom Flotilla news, more

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The long-dreaded evacuation of Rafah has begun – Day 212

[email protected] May 6, 2024 al jazeera closure, arms to israel, campus protest, ceasefire, Gaza, palestinian journalist, philippe lazzarini, Rafah, unrwa

The evacuation of Rafah, in preparation for invasion (long forecast to be a bloodbath, and denounced by the US) – is underway; UNRWA chief Lazzarini’s accusations against Israel; US may have delayed an arms shipment to Israel; top US scholar says Israel Lobby is why Biden doesn’t reign in Israel; Netanyahu reportedly doesn’t want a ceasefire; reactions to the abrupt (but expected) closure of Al Jazeera-Israel; Palestinian journalist killed; campus protest news…

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How an ‘antisemitism hoax’ drowned out the discovery of mass graves in Gaza

[email protected] May 5, 2024 al nasser hospital, Catherine Colonna, Gaza, Gideon Falter, hospital massacre, Israel, Israeli atrocities, Israeli genocide, Lies about Oct 7, mass graves, organ removal, Public relations, UK Government, UK Media, UK protests, UNWRA funding cuts

The pattern is hard to miss: the British establishment, including the government and the BBC, are working hand in hand to help Israel and its genocide apologists win the public relations battle.

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Palestinians in Gaza’s displacement camps face rampant disease due to destroyed infrastructure

[email protected] May 5, 2024 barefoot children, decimated infrastructure, encampments for internally displaced, flies, gastrointestinal infections, half the people in Gaza are children, hepatitis, inadequate shelter, malnutrition, mosquitos, open sewage, over 270000 tons of piled waste, piles of garbage, polluted groundwater, skin rashes, spread of infectious disease, tent fires

Those who survived Israel’s deadly bombardment now have to contend with the rising environmental disaster in Gaza’s displacement camps, including insect infestations, dangerous amounts of garbage and human waste, and the spread of infectious disease.

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Northern Gaza now in “full-blown famine,” Netanyahu rejects free speech in Israel – Day 211

[email protected] May 5, 2024 Al Jazeera, campus protest, ceasefire, Christians, false claims about Oct 7, famine, gilad erdan, orthodox easter, truce

Famine hits northern Gaza, will spread south; no real progress on truce; Netanyahu cabinet to shut down Al Jazeera in Israel; Sheryl Sandberg film on “rapes” is debunked; muted celebrations on Orthodox Easter; campus protest news; “Hamas hides in American universities” – Gilad Erdan

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Gaza holds its breath over possible ceasefire, invasion, or both – Day 210

[email protected] May 4, 2024 campus protest, ceasefire deal, humanitarian aid, orthodox easter, Rafah, weapons to israel, West Bank

Israel’s ultimatum; leaked ceasefire details; aid drop malfunction results in Palestinian deaths; Rafah’s 600,000 children at risk; no detailed evacuation plan; Israeli human rights groups take Israeli gov’t to court over aid delivery failure; Israeli attack on West Bank leaves 6 Palestinians dead; Orthodox Easter weekend restrictions; House Dems pressure Biden to halt weapons sales; campus protest news, more

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Israeli cruelty reaches new low; United Methodists divest from Israel – Day 209

[email protected] May 3, 2024 BDS, Biden, booby-trapped food, campus protest, free speech, humanitarian aid, international criminal court, Israel, palestinian authority, prison death, turkey, turkiye, united methodist, world press freedom day

Israel booby-traps food, snipes at aid-seekers (again), withholds bodies of Palestinians who died in inhumane prison conditions, threatens PA over ICC possible arrest warrants; antisemitism bill offers Israel impunity; United Methodists divest; World Press Freedom Day honors Palestinian journalists; Turkey breaks trade relations with Israel; Biden speech throws pro-Palestine protesters under the bus; protests spread across the globe; former CIA officer “welcomes the student rebellion against Israeli atrocities”

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Giraldi: Students Are Taking the Lead in Denouncing Gaza Atrocities

[email protected] May 3, 2024 House Speaker Mike Johnson, Israeli genocide, media censorship, new york times

Israel and its friends malign students protesting genocide as “antisemites”

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Debris undoubtedly hides booby traps, unexploded ordnance, asbestos – Day 208

[email protected] May 2, 2024 Al Jazeera, antisemitism, blinken, campus protest, free speech, humanitarian aid, international criminal court, safe zone, unexploded ordnance

Danger in the debris; humanitarian aid entering Gaza still very low; Blinken pressures Hamas to accept truce proposal; hundreds of Gazans missing in Israel; will Knesset shutter Al Jazeera?; Netanyahu doesn’t want war to end; Israelis attack aid convoy; 2 Palestinian prisoners including a doctor die behind bars; up to 80 years to repair Gaza homes; threat of ICC arrest warrants has Israel, US worried; another pro-Israel bill in Congress; campus repression of pro-Palestine protests intensifies

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OCTOBER 7—The Lies in Brief

[email protected] May 2, 2024 false claims about Oct 7, OCTOBER 7: The Full Story

An investigation directed by award-winning British journalist Richard Sanders found that numerous widely repeated claims about the October 7th attack on Israel are false. (Excerpted from the documentary “October 7”.)

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