Brutal weather for Gazans with little or no shelter; Trump claims Israel will ‘hand over Gaza’ to US; horrors in West Bank, especially for children; far-right group in US is building a list of pro-Palestine activists to deport
Israel and pro-Israel advocacy groups have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on social media messaging to build “Brand Israel” and sway U.S. public opinion.
Only a “lucky few” get past Israeli bureaucracy and out of Gaza for medical care; West Bank: lone resistance fighter storms Israeli army post, kills several Israeli soldiers; 1,000 after Shireen Abu Akleh’s assassination; Jenin horrors; campus protest
The Israeli government is launching a campaign to post video / banner ads on news and social media sites, part of a $150 million project to counter the battering Israel’s reputation has sustained by its actions in Gaza.
The founder of Mothers Against College Antisemitism says her 62,000-member Facebook group is influencing NYU policies on student protests, celebrating the idea of deportations to occur under the new Trump administration.
Giraldi: Netenyahu is the first foreign leader to meet with the new president at the White House… Despite Trump’s numerous pro-Israel actions, might Trump, he of the enormous ego, take the opportunity to make it clear in the face-to-face that he is the one in charge?
Palestinian and Israeli prisoners released; UNRWA carries on in spite of ban; more death and destruction in West Bank; Trump efforts amount to ethnic cleansing and assault on First Amendment
The Guardian knows better, but like so many other media organizations, it has quietly given Israel a pass – on a war crime.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s sons, both U.S. citizens serving in the IDF, have been named in a war crimes complaint filed with the ICC. The complaint accuses Israeli soldiers, including 12 Americans, of committing crimes in Gaza, citing social media posts as evidence. This case could test U.S. intervention in international legal matters.
The Israeli government is also preventing another group of health workers from entering the enclave, as thousands of Palestinians seek treatment.