Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war

As the Gaza war rages, Israeli funds target US college campuses and push to redefine antisemitism in US law – part of a sometimes covert operation by the Israeli government to strike back at student protests, human rights organizations and other voices of dissent.

Almost all of Gaza ‘totally and completely uninhabitable’ – Day 264

Israel deliberately bombs shelter centres, killing displaced people; 2,000 medical evacuations prevented by Rafah crossing closure; home demolition frenzy in West Bank; Palestinian prisoner deaths highest ever; Israel threatens could take Lebanon “back to the Stone Age”; Israeli VIPs urge Congress to “disinvite” Netanyahu; $25 milion buys an election for Israel; UC Berkeley pledges to expand antisemitism ed to all new students; Norwegian group divests from Caterpillar; more

Starvation deepens as Israel makes excuses, US and Germany provide cover – Day 263

Another child dies of malnutrition as 96% of Gazans face severe food insecurity; dozens killed in Israeli attacks; ten child leg amputations a day; medicine running out; Israeli military dog attacks Gazan woman; former Shin Bet leader calls for end to the occupation, criticizes Netanyahu on CNN; Jeffrey Epstein boasted about being a Mossad agent; 43 Jewish groups pressure Wikipedia; Israel lies about Hind Rajab, 6; Israeli reservist refusers; Netanyahu sweetens deal for reservists; more.

The Missing Children of Gaza, the drones, the bombs (and US complicity) – Day 262

Save the Children’s heartbreaking new report; Israeli drones that “target anyone walking”; food poisoning; healthcare crisis; banned items that Gazans really need; 50,000 Israeli bombs (many made in US) have hit Gaza; US placates Netanyahu after his outburst; Israel has killed 54 children in West Bank in 2024, arrested 7 in 24 hours, re-arrested several Palestinian leaders; news on notorious Sde Teiman prison, ICC arrest warrants; Israel reportedly used white phosphorus in Lebanon; more.

Gaza peace talks have apparently reached a ‘dead end’ – Day 261

Israel rejects permanent ceasefire; war to go on, but “intense fighting” is ending; Israeli strikes kill 25 more Gazan civilians; Israeli soldier posed naked in Gaza; update on Israeli soldiers’ killing of Hind Rajab, 5; US military members say they can no longer be complicit in Israeli war crimes; children with disabilities suffer from Israeli targeting; Israel has arrested so many Palestinians there’s no room for more; US, Netanyahu disagree on level of US loyalty to Israel; EU leaders: crisis in Gaza has reached a breaking point; Hezbollah video shows Israeli security targets; more.