Israel’s defense minister claims “nearly 100% destruction” in sectors of southern Lebanon. Israeli forces have driven hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians from the south, most of them from the Shia population.
Israel ramps up attacks on Gaza ■ Israeli pressure on West Bank Palestinians coming from all directions ■ Expect US boots on the ground in Lebanon, Israel, says official ■ Surprise! Israel already breaking promise to Lebanon
The Declaration of Independence & Constitution celebrated separation of powers—a structural bill of rights to prevent executive branch tyranny. The crown jewel was the exclusive monopoly of the war power by Congress, assigning the war power to Congress, not the president, to prevent chronic wars from obliterating liberty and the march of the mind
It’s taboo to talk about exactly what happened on that day, and it’s taboo to talk about how Israel’s abuses provoked the attack. How many of the 1,195 people killed were actually killed by Israeli forces? Did Israel deliberately leave its people undefended? We don’t know, and we’re not allowed to know.
Instead of “voluntary migration,” call it “plan for free movement” ■ Chipping away at the Palestinian character of Hebron ■ Israel wants to teach how to be Jewish ■ More
The new Lebanese-Israeli framework is described as a first step. But beneath this diplomatic language lies a familiar problem: Israel keeps the power to decide when it feels secure enough to withdraw, the US presents itself as mediator while acting as Israel’s strategic protector, and Lebanon is asked to implement security obligations that its own political and social reality may not allow.
Gaza is the deadliest place for journalists in the world ■ Israeli settlers actually charged for attacking Palestinians ■ What’s in the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement? ■ Weapons manufacturers are guests at White House ■ More
“My children, my grandchildren, and I are all living through the same suffering. [Israel] wants to take the land. It’s fertile, and there’s water. They don’t have water there, but South Lebanon is a paradise.”
Israel has killed over 20,000 Palestinian children since 7 October 2023. The UN has detailed instances of torture, rape and murder in a landmark report
Israel is killing the future of Gaza, the witnesses of genocide, ceasefire agreements, sovereignty of other states (and dragging US along for the ride)