This is unspeakable – but we must speak of it, and we must make it stop.
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A month’s supply of food aid sits in Israeli port; just miles away, Gazans starve –Day 128
UNRWA can’t access aid for Gaza, where the need is “beyond catastrophic”; Israeli snipers kill scores of Palestinians; Super Bowl ads for Israel; Gaza civil society in danger of collapse; Israeli soldiers rob Gaza bank; Gaza patients die without oxygen promised by Israel; Israeli military kills 67 Gazans to rescue 2 prisoners; testimonies from female prisoners; Israeli settlements growing 3% per year; Palestinian deaths in West Bank…
Israel is making a profit from new AI weapons used in Gaza – Day 127
War is profitable for Israel; after ICJ ruling, Israel has failed to change course; “Iron Lady” doctor dodges Israeli sniper bullets to rescue sniper victim; Israeli bombardment reportedly killed 2 Israeli captives, seriously wounded 8; reports on Israel’s possible plans for Rafah invasion; UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says Oct. 7th was not an antisemitic attack, but a “response to Israel’s oppression.”
6-year-old Hind never stood a chance – Day 126
Israeli forces killed 6-yr-old Hind Rajab & her rescuers; Israeli snipers are killing dozens; Israeli military arrests Canadian citizens; West Bank death; Netanyahu orders Rafah attack plan that includes evacuation; Israelis block humanitaruan aid to Gaza; memo from Biden demands accountability for allies receiving military aid; Meta considering censoring posts containing the word “Zionist”
A wave of new post-Oct 7th “antisemitism” bills completely miss the point
The Anti-Defamation League would have us believe that advocacy for Palestinian rights is a threat to American Jewish safety, and that October 7th was an antisemitic incident. Both ideas are false.
Gazans in Rafah: ‘We’re waiting to be martyred’ – Day 125
Stories of wanton Israeli violence, devastation, hopelessness emerge from Gaza; Israeli forces detain two American citizens in Gaza; another Palestinian journalist killed; Israel’s planned “buffer zone” is a war crime; UN committee calls for massive psychosocial support for children; 13 million tons of debris from war in Gaza; Palestinian administrative detainee dies in prison; Hulu broadcasts pro-Israel propaganda; Texas stabbing labeled a hate crime, and more
Israeli snipers killing at random: children, adults, even sheep – Day 124
Amid attacks from snipers, airstrikes, and Israeli border restrictions, Gazans’ ability to obtain food is further hampered as Israeli citizens block the entrance of humanitarian aid; Israeli forces burn 3,000 homes in Gaza; Palestinian American woman in West Bank abducted, arrested for social media “incitement”; 4-year-old boy attacked by Israeli military dog; Israeli forces killed 2 Palestinian men; Blinken repeats his usual talking points to Israeli leaders, they announce plans to expand efforts in Rafah; ACLU denounces IHRA definition of antisemitism, and more
CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’
Insiders say pressure from the top results in CNN’s unquestioning reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives
Facts For Peace: the billionaire-backed campaign attacking the Palestinian cause
Mega billionaires are behind an aggressive social media campaign that embraces Israel wholeheartedly and demonizes Palestinians and their allies. It’s a tangled web of deceit.
Sewage in streets of Gaza’s tent cities, acute malnutrition – Day 123
Hamas’ ceasefire proposal; Israeli troops shoot at Gazans waiting for aid, kill another journalist, prepare to invade Rafah; Israeli leaders in denial about torture; investigation starting on possible Israeli killing of its own on October 7th; West Bank violence, terrible prison conditions; Harvard under investigation; Palestinian in Texas stabbed; billionaires back anti-Palestinian propaganda in US…