76 years later, Palestinian return to the homes and lands we were expelled from in 1948 is feasible and, of course, legal. To Palestinians, it is also sacred and inevitable.
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Netanyahu calls ICC arrest applications “the new antisemitism” – Day 227
Netanyahu raves against Int’l Criminal Court decision, as Gazans are displaced, babies are dying, and the West Bank faces violent invasion; meanwhile, much of the world – but not Biden/Blinken/Schumer – applauds the decision; ICC prosecutor makes his case for continued investigation, refuses bullying attacks; Biden’s strange claim at Clemson; NYPD “aggressive response” to pro-Palestine march
The Israel-Affiliated Organization Leading the Backlash Against Student Protests
Award-winning journalist James Bamford reports that the Israeli-American Council has worked in tandem with Israeli intelligence agencies for years. Last month, its leaders vowed to shut down the encampment at UCLA.
New study: Israel committing genocide; Netanyahu says Israel not enslaved to US – Day 222
Israeli military kills Gazans trying to access internet services; more Israeli forces amass near Rafah; Palestinians killed in West Bank; Israel demolishes village for 225th time; Israelis beat Palestinian truck driver – they thought he was delivering aid; Jewish staffer for Biden admini resigns on Nakba Day; campus protests; Amnesty statement
Anti-Defamation League ramps up lobbying to promote controversial definition of antisemitism
The ADL has spent record amounts on lobbying – an effort that critics say is primarily in support of legislation that would punish criticism of Israel and target pro-Palestinian groups
On Nakba Day, as Palestinians run for their lives, Biden advances $1 billion in arms sales to Israel – Day 221
Palestinians in Gaza can’t seem to run fast enough to keep up with Israeli evacuation orders; can’t dig airstrike victims out of the rubble; Israel reportedly was aware of UN car that it bombed, killing a high-ranking international worker; Israeli police reportedly knew about aid convoy and allowed its destruction; Israel appears ready for a full-scale invasion of Rafah; Ben Gvir calls for expulsion; Palestinian killed in West Bank; Biden seeks approval for another $1 billion in military sales to Israel; campus protest update, more
Israeli settlers destroy truckloads of aid, as Israeli forces watch, Gazans starve – Day 220
Humanitarian aid trucks attacked (not for the first time); US is angry but impotent (not for the first time); Israel targets aid worker’s car, has no explanation (not for the first time); 450,000 Gazans evacuated from shelters (not for the first time); incitement by Israeli settlers, ministers; US military officer resigns; DNC afraid to hold debate about Gaza; campus protest update; more
Disaster unfolds all over Gaza, West Bank – Day 219
Gaza deaths by airstrike, lack of medical supplies, hunger, torture; what is happening in Gaza is a ‘turkey shoot’; Nobel laureate denounces Gaza invasion at Vatican; Gaza prisoners endure ‘barbaric treatment’ by Israeli forces; 226 buildings in West Bank destroyed or damaged by Israeli army in April; Israeli forces use children as human shields;
Colombia President: Netanyahu will go down in history as ‘genocide perpetrator’
Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza, invasion in central Gaza, carpet bombing in north – Day 218
Israeli attacks from all directions, evacuation orders – but where to go?; hospitals in crisis; Israel uses children as human shields; West Bank death; US offers Israel intel, supplies in exchange for holding off on Rafah invasion; Doctors Without Borders slams Biden report; Greta Thunberg arrested at Gaza protest, more
United Methodist Church votes to divest from Israel bonds
In the first such divestment action by a major Christian denomination, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church has voted to divest from Israel bonds, and those of other countries carrying out prolonged military occupations.