Lost in the uproar over Donald Trump’s Gaza comments was another bombshell: the White House will soon announce its position on annexation of the West Bank. Signs indicate it will fully support expanding Israeli control over the occupied territory.
More weapons to Israel; Hannibal Directive on October 7th; Trump, Netanyahu float random destinations for ethnically cleansed Gazans; Trump’s ICC sanctions
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
In Gaza, snipers and winter storm; in US, pro-Israel legislation; US and Israel leave UN Human Rights Council; all about Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza
Diverse reports on Trump’s statements that the US will take over Gaza, move its inhabitants out, then rebuild it. One report documents where Gazan refugees could go: Return to their homes in what used to be called Palestine…
Israel not living up to ceasefire obligations; West Bank destruction, death, detention mirrors Gaza; $1B arms sale poised to go through; Columbia U lawsuit
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.
14,000 missing Gazans are officially presumed dead; Israel blows up entire neighborhood in Jenin, kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank
Prisoner swap; Rafah crossing opened; Palestinian Authority ready to “clash” with Hamas for control of Gaza; Jake Sullivan’s thoughts on weapons to Israel; more.