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As ceasefire moves closer, Netanyahu trying to “sabotage” deal; Gaza death toll passes 38,000 – Day 271

[email protected] July 4, 2024 ceasefire deal, ethnic cleansing, Ibn Uthman Mosque, israeli hostages, israeli military court, refuseniks, starlink, west bank deaths, west bank land grab

Netanyahu thwarts ceasefire; more people killed in Gaza; vital humanitarian aid at a standstill; pro-Israel influencers with millions of followers attend Israel-sponsored strategy conference in NY; Israel destroys 600-year-old mosque; largest Israeli West Bank land grab in three decades; Palestinian citizens of Israel are an “existential threat”; leaked document shows Israel’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gazans; more.

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Widely reported Palestinian father-son ‘rape’ confession contradicted by piles of evidence

[email protected] July 3, 2024 coerced confession, Daily Mail, falsified rape accounts, Gaza, hamas, inconsistencies, israeli propaganda, Kibbutz Nir Oz, kidnapping, lurid claims, Murdoch family, october 7, saferooms, tabloid press

Alleged “confessions” by two Palestinians in Israeli custody filmed seemingly admitting to multiple rapes, murders, and kidnappings on October 7, do not match the events of that day, are contradicted by copious evidence, and were likely coerced through torture. US and British media are running with the stories regardless.

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The Gaza Project reveals how Israel has targeted the press – in 3 stories

[email protected] July 3, 2024 Gaza Project, israeli drones, targeting journalists

Does the Israeli gov’t target members of the press? In a massive collaborative effort, journalists & specialists pieced together evidence that answer this question with a resounding Yes.

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‘Buying Our Own Stolen Water’ in Bethlehem – Scorching Summer Awaits Palestinians in the West Bank

[email protected] July 3, 2024 water apartheid, water shortage

Summer always comes with an Israel-imposed water shortage for Palestinians in the West Bank. This year, it will be worse than usual.

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Israel’s covert info bots targeting America met with hypocritical silence

[email protected] July 3, 2024 election meddling, influence campaign, israel impunity, social media

Will the US respond forcefully to Israel’s covert campaign to influence our political process, as was the case with the Russians and Chinese? Likely not…

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As Khan Younis empties, Netanyahu faces crisis after crisis of leadership – Day 270

[email protected] July 3, 2024 ben gvir, biden appointee resigns, francesca albanese smear campaign, gaza safe zone, hind rajab, israeli prison, khan younis, palestinians tied to jeeps, prison overcrowding, unexploded ordnance

With Khan Younis evacuation, 1.9 million Palestinians packed into middle area of Gaza; unexploded bombs; Hind’s father killed; West Bank deaths; Israeli prisons shockingly overcrowded, inhumane – Ben Gvir gives approval; Israeli troops tired, low on munitions, want truce – Netanyahu fumes; more incidents of Palestinians tied to hood of Israeli vehicles; another Biden appointee resigns, group statement from 12 fellow resignees; first-ever Knesset-House Parliamentary Friendship Group held inaugural mtg in Jerusalem with its American US Rep. David Kustoff; more.

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AIPAC: Has the pro-Israel lobby bribed and bought the US Democratic Party?

[email protected] July 2, 2024 american israel public affairs committee, attack ads, Democratic Majority for Israel, election influence, Political Action Committees, pro-Palestine candidates, united democracy project, US Democratic Party, US Primary elections

The pro-Israel lobby radically changed its approach. Instead of showering funds on candidates in general elections, it moved to defeat progressive candidates in primaries, thus preventing them from sure victories in their urban safe seats in Democratic strongholds.

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Israeli leaders angry that tortured Gazan prisoners were released, not that they were tortured – Day 269

[email protected] July 2, 2024 Anti-Defamation League, Elise Stefanik, humanitarian bubble, israeli home demolition, israeli settler violence, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, palestinian journalist killed, palestinian prisoners, skin disease, torture, west bank deaths

More testimonies of Israeli torture; Shujayea attack continues; Khan Younis evacuation orders; Israel plans “humanitarian bubbles” in Gaza; journalist killed; skin diseases on the rise; West Bank woman & child killed; Israel plans ground operation in Lebanon; Israeli settler violence ongoing; widespread condemnation of Israel’s rampant home demolitions; ADL suing foreign countries; Israel needs 10K more soldiers; anti-encampment bill in Congress; more.

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Strangling Israeli restrictons were in place long before October 7th

Alison Weir July 1, 2024 blockade, Gaza

This video was produced by If Americans knew in 2006. It contains information on Israeli restrictions going back to 2002.

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Gazans used as human shields, subjected to cruel new types of torture – Day 268

[email protected] July 1, 2024 administrative detention, cruel and unusual punishment, Gaza, human shield, Israel, itamar ben gvir, palestinian prisoners, torture, west bank death

Israel’s inhumane practices toward Gazan prisoners & civilians; hospitals about to shut down for lack of fuel; such Israeli restrictions long predate Oct. 7- see this 2006 video; Ben-Gvir calls for Palestinian prisoners to be starved, then shot in the head; new racist bill making its way through Israeli legislature; female prisoners mistreated; West Bank assassination; more.

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