His only “crime” is refusing to accept the slaughter of Palestinians, opposing war and promoting peace. He simply insists that international law must be respected, and the way to peace is through diplomacy and restorative justice.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid warned that Netanyahu is mounting a plot to assassinate senior government officials, including Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar & attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara. He points to numerous social media posts calling for their murder.
Almost no local media are reporting on the JCRC’s ongoing lobbying on behalf of Israel, which JCRC leadership is doing at every level: town, municipal, county, state, and now national.
NIH promised an era of free speech and free expression. New rules attempt to chill speech related to Israel.
Jewish Insider says that the prospect that kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie may run for US Senate “is already generating fierce opposition from the local and national Jewish community.”
In Assembly District 14, where bold ceasefire resolutions and strong divestment from Israel had succeeded relatively early, there was only one polling site for the delegate election. That polling site was at Berkeley’s pro-Israel Temple Beth Israel…
Eight coalition members said the IDF’s strategy was ineffective in defeating Hamas, demanding the army purge northern Gaza of residents by use of sieges, infrastructure destruction and ‘killing anyone without a white flag.’ The policy should be used in other parts of Gaza, they said
A diplomat at the United States’ State Department has resigned over the White House’s policy towards Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, in the latest such resignation by an American official over the genocide.
An unprecedented 19 senators opposed a recent arms sale; we’ll soon find out whether that sentiment is growing. Some other signs times are changing. Three 2024 pre-election polls showed that likely voters, and not just Democrats, favored conditioning or even halting aid to Israel, including arms transfers.
The Biden administration is ignoring evidence of Israel’s widespread civilian harm and atrocities using US-made weapons in order to maintain a policy of virtually unconditional weapons transfers to the Netanyahu government.