An Israeli extremist is sentenced to 4 years in prison for the June 2015 arson attack of the church believed to be on the site where Jesus multiplied loaves and fish to feed 5,000.
Israeli jailed for arson attack on Church of the Multiplication
Israeli military kills five Palestinians, injures 1,778 since Monday
Demonstrations continue, casualty numbers are on the rise since Trump’s announcement on Monday, recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Advocating for Israel pays well: Salaries of nonprofit heads
Heads of nonprofits that support Israel receive compensation in the hundreds of thousands of dollars up to, in one case, nearly $2 million. See the list…
Neocons in Trump’s new cabinet, expect armed conflict
Tom Cotton, expected to become CIA director, is owned by the Israel Lobby. In 2014 he received $1 million from the Emergency Committee for Israel and additional money from the Republican Jewish Coalition… Foundation for Defense of Democracies is neocon central… expect the neocons to initiate armed conflict…
Dionne and Shields ignore the Adelson in the room
Two major commentators said Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital because he wanted to influence evangelical voters, but left out that Trump’s largest donor was Sheldon Adelson, who has been demanding the embassy be moved to Jerusalem, and that Trump’s campaign promise about the embassy was given at AIPAC’s national convention in Washington DC, not in a red state…
Rest In Peace, little Mohammad
A 1-minute video about Mohammad Abu Haddaf, 4, who died on On Dec, 6, 2017 from wounds he suffered three years before, when Israeli army drones fired missiles at his family’s home. He had been in critical condition ever since. The missile also killed three other family members, 15, 21, and 9…
The President Who Stole Christmas
A Palestinian in Jerusalem describes the impact of Trump’s announcement that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel: “Prior to this announcement, we were in the first week of a joyous Christmas… Christmas trees in every shop and restaurant, Santa hats in cars and Christmas carols sung everywhere. Giant Christmas trees lit in the main squares of the cities with tens of thousands of Christians and Muslims celebrating together…”
Tillerson, Mattis Warned Trump Against Embassy Move
Trump decided to keep his campaign pledge, despite warnings from Mattis and Tillerson that the move would endanger US diplomats, undermine the peace process, and be condemned in both Arab countries and America’s most important Eurpean allies. Domestically, Trump has little to worry about. Democrats have fawned over Israel for 70 years, the Republicans’ Christian Evangelical base supports the embassy move, and the GOP has been desperate to break into what was once a Democrat-only monopoly on Jewish-American political funding—and Jewish votes…
Following Jerusalem, Israeli Ambassador calls on Trump to recognize Israeli control over Golan
Jewish Insider reports that Israel’s Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer says the Golan Heights is an “issue that we’ve raised many times….. Maybe we’ll have another historic day during the Trump Presidency.” Israel conquered the Golan Heights in 1967 and has largely ethnically cleansed the Syrian territory…
Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians, injure 767: US Context and live updates after Trump Jerusalem announcement
Israeli forces killed 2 Palestinian protesters and injured 767… Trump signed waiver to postpone moving embassy, just like previous presidents (see video)…. Original legislation to move US embassy was passed with bipartisan support, including Biden, Kerry, etc… JTA says all major mainstream Jewish groups support Trump announcement, some smaller ones oppose the timing… This post will be UPDATED as events occur…