Starvation, suffering, bombing, mass displacement, humanitarian vehicles under fire in Gaza; Palestinian prisoner death in West Bank; calls for medical evacuation from Rafah; JNF loses tax exempt status in Canada; Francesca Albanese under attack for “antisemitic” comment; Germany threatens Palestine activist for Zoom presentation; more.
Calls to end the “unbearable cruelty” inflicted by Israel; death, crowding in Gaza’s shrinking “safe zones”; EU scolds Israel over UNRWA “terrorist” label; targeted killing of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy in West Bank; standing ovations for Netanyahu as bombs drop on “safe zones”; more Palestinians testify to torture; US reportedly green-lights expanded war on Lebanon; Ben Gvir handed more power to oppress Palestinians;
Now we also face the threat of polio, putting countless lives at risk to this crippling disease: Mercy Corps; HRW: Israeli forces publish degrading pictures of Palestinian prisoners; Netanyahu’s speech full of lies, smears, claims of fighting America’s battles; police use excessive force against protesters; distressing West Bank news; calls to remove Israel from Olympics – Israel’s Olympics flagbearer signed bombs for Gaza; debunked “Hamas” threat video; more..
2 million Gazans squeezed into 20% of their land, as Israeli bombers & snipers keep killing; UNICEF vehicles hit by Israeli fire; peace activists arrested in Capitol; Israeli luminaries call Netanyahu an “existential threat” to Israel & US; Tlaib: “Netanyahu’s Congress speech is a celebration of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians”; Schumer says he will attend Netanyahu’s speech; Israeli gov’t heavily funding illegal Israeli outposts; 350 “experts” endorse Kamala Harris for her Israel support…
77 Gazans killed; Israeli army admits leaving Palestinian with Down Syndrome to die; journalists killed by Israel reaches 163; Israeli forces fire on UN convoy; water & garbage crisis in Gaza; polio vaccines for Israeli soldiers, but not for Gazan civilians; Israel has killed 2 more Israeli hostages; 250% increase in killing of West Bank children; Yemeni harbor still ablaze after Israeli strike; Knesset members listen to debunked myths re Oct 7; JD Vance to skip Netanyahu speech; Dem Majority for Israel endorses Harris; potential VPs on Israel; more..
300 social media influencers with 260 million followers gathered to oppose the growing resistance to Israel’s war on Gaza. The mostly young influencers came to a conference billed as “Voices for Truth: Influencers United Against Antisemitism”, a 2-day extravaganza hosted by the Israeli Foreign Ministry
Israel and its all-powerful billionaire funded lobby is indisputably in control of many key aspects of the US… American and Israeli citizens may contribute to a charity in Israel and qualify for an income tax deduction in the US… Pretty soon we Americans will all be terrorized into dancing to the same tune that Congress and the White House dance to…
Densely populated Nuseirat refugee camp targeted nine times a day; another Palestinian journalist killed; Kamala Harris’ Gaza ceasefire speech was “watered down” by NSC; TOI says Harris has “ironclad commitment” to Israel’s security; friends and foes of Joe Biden weigh in on his withdrawal; brutal Israeli settler attack on international volunteers; threats by Itamar Ben Gvir in face of possible personal sanctions; French lawmaker does not welcome Israeli athletes at Olympics; more.
Israel had already been limiting the movement of goods and people between Gaza and the West Bank at least since the early 1990s. In 2006, after Hamas won 74 out of 132 seats in the Palestinian legislative elections, Israel escalated its blockade.
Baby born after mother killed in Gaza; Israeli raids in West Bank tripled; Palestinians at the Olympics; Israel gets weapons from countries that have officially halted arms sales; Israel bombs Lebanon, Yemen; Israel’s privileged soldiers will be vaccinated against polio, as Gazans remain at risk; Netanyahu’s intransigent response to ICJ; UK minister calls out pro-Israel lobby; how much aid has the US given Israel since October 7th?; Biden’s withdrawal may be linked to Netanyahu’s visit; Germany criticizes Israel’s opposition to Palestinian state; more.