Israel kills Gazans by every method: airstrike, starvation, imprisonment, shooting, stillbirth; South Africa calls for stronger language from ICJ to end the famine in Gaza; flour shipment from US still sitting in port after nearly 7 weeks – enough to feed 1.5 million Gazans for five months; West Bank violence and illegal construction; WaPo says the US has “quietly approved and delivered more than 100 separate foreign military sales to Israel since the Gaza war began”; poll: majority of Americans want weapons shipments to stop, more
Category: Politics
An open letter to VP Kamala Harris on the occasion of her ceasefire speech
Vice President Kamala Harris needs some feedback on what has been referred to as the United States’ “sharp rebuke” of Israel. Happy to oblige.
Israel reportedly running over Palestinians with tanks while alive – Day 149
EuroMed reports that Israel regularly runs over Palestinians while they are alive; CNN reports on Israel’s criminal blockage of aid to Gaza; UNSC agrees on US watered-down statement on Flour Massacre; 2 more Israeli attacks on aid trucks, recipients; health risks multiply, especially for children, infants; Israel’s use of robots and remote-controlled dogs in the Gaza War; West Bank injustices, more
Israeli forces bomb aid truck, open fire on aid seekers again – Day 148
Humanitarian aid trucks and their Gazan clients continue to come under Israeli fire; first air drop of US aid reportedly completed, criticized as “PR stunt,” evidence of American “weakness”; Israeli spokesperson leans into lies about the “Flour Massacre”; Gaza children starving to death; Irish Senate takes a stand against Israel and US
As Gazans die, Biden “unwilling to shift Israel policy,” pushes aid pkg to Israel – Day 147
Biden wants to “help ensure that Israel can defend itself” (to the tune of $14 billion in free money); “Flour Massacre” update (spoiler alert: Israel lied); Biden airdrops into Gaza questionable; Amanpour & colleagues confront CNN over “myriad leadership failings” in coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza; NYT claims of Hamas sexual crimes further debunked…
Israel is holding over 9,000 Palestinian political prisoners – Day 144
Palestinian prisoner crisis; children dying of starvation, malnutrition; journalist under fire; West Bank deaths; Israeli security worries about Ramadan restrictions at Al Aqsa Mosque; Israeli “friendly fire”; Biden awaits “”credible and reliable written assurances” of proper use of US weapons from Netanyahu; mixed messages on Israel-Hamas-Biden agreement; US voters want a permanent ceasefire; Michiganders don’t want Biden; more
While on trial for occupation, Israel is entrenching its military in Gaza – Day 137
Israel building a road to cut Gaza in two; food deliveries stop in north, severely limited everywhere else; still no evidence for UNRWA after Israel’s bombshell accusation; female and male Palestinian ex-prisoners report sexual assault, US unfazed; Israel reportedly opens fire on members of Palestinian press; US vetos ceasefire resolution at UN Security Council; Day Two of Int’l Court of Justice proceedings against Israeli occupation; and more
Biden admin says “ceasefire” while preparing to send bombs to Israel; Gazans eat weeds – Day 133
Biden talks out of both sides of his mouth; Khan Younis hospital becomes a deathtrap; 2 more Palestinian journalists killed; Israeli diplomat accuses UN of slow aid delivery, as Israeli leaders & protesters block aid delivery; Israeli looting & wanton destruction; update on Americans killed; Egypt reportedly preparing for ethnically cleansed Gaza refugees
Following the money: How pro-Israel megadonors are working to stop politicians who might uphold Palestinian rights
These two articles give us a peek into how some uber-wealthy Americans spend big bucks, betting on political candidates with whom they may have nothing in common…except Israel.
Israeli forces killed 2nd American citizen in West Bank in under a month – Day 130
Israel kills another US teen; Biden steady in support for Israel, regardless of Rafah outcome; Israel ravages hospital; blocks flour for Gaza in spite of promise to US; Israeli snipers kill Palestinians searching for internet signal; ; 2 journalists targeted in direct strike by Israeli drone; Palestinians arrested by Israel surpasses 7,000 since Oct 7; South Africa calls on ICJ to stop Israel’s planned attack on Rafah; UN special adviser on preventing genocide won’t say “genocide” for Gaza; updates on aid to Israel bill