Food aid convoy turned away after trend through February shows 75% rejection for northern Gaza aid; UNRWA reports on extensive abuse of Palestinian prisoners; another Gazan journalist killed; reports on ceasefire progress; Gallup poll shows Israel’s popularity is waning; West Bank deaths, arrests; New York Times piece on Hamas rape debunked again; Girl Scout troop harassed for supporting Gazan children; more
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.
Gaza & USS Liberty Billboard Truck in Washington DC
An electronic billboard truck is traveling throughout Washington, DC informing viewers about Israel’s current onslaught against Gaza & about Israel’s past assault on a US Navy ship. It directs viewers to the website IfAmericansKnew.org
Israeli military shooting at Gazan aid-seekers “becoming a daily occurrence” Day 150
With little pushback, Israel continues to target hungry Gazans as they wait for aid trucks; photographer recounts Israeli killing of his daughter; in West Bank, youths killed, settler attacks up; property seized from Palestinians is being sold at US, Canada synagogues; inhumane prison conditions for Palestinians are rampant; more
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
Gaza Becomes Israel’s Testing Ground for US- and Israeli-made Military Robots
Israel’s increased use of robots in Gaza allows it to surveil Palestinians without jeopardizing the lives of soldiers and dogs – while it field-tests and showcases the product for security states.
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
Israeli rapes of Palestinian women and children, past & present
Israeli soldiers have raped & sexually assaulted Palestinian women & girls from Israel’s 1948 founding war through the present – see multiple reports, including video testimony by Israeli historian Ilan Pappé
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…
NYT bombshell alleging Hamas sexual violence debunked once again
NYT’s “Screams Without Words” has already been discredited – here the Intercept reveals new, troubling details that implicate the Times’ upper echelons