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
In light of the recent incarceration of Ali Abunimah in Zurich, it’s useful to examine the Israel lobby in Switzerland. As former HRW official Sarah Leah Whitson noted: “Switzerland has shamelessly kowtowed to the pro-Israel lobby by deporting an American citizen because he advocates for Palestinian rights.”
In West Bank, Israeli forces kill and destroy; 12 Palestinians arrested for “expressing joy”; Trump poised to launch a war against Palestine supporters in the US
Every day reveals more devastation in northern Gaza and West Bank; US alone at UN in opposition to UNRWA; New Zealand does not welcome Israeli war criminals
Great joy, great devastation, massive need in northern Gaza; West Bank resembles Gaza more every day; a conversation with Peter Beinart; Trump.
There is no way to rationalize the horrors inflicted on Gaza’s innocent children. Now is the time to mourn them fully. The majority have had no funerals, no prayers, no moments of silence, no celebration of their lives, their spirit, their personalities, each unique. They gather in a column of names on a list…
The humiliation of 1m people being unable to return home because of 1 Israeli soldier; 2 killed, many homes demolished in West Bank; instead of evacuating Lebanon, Israel kills 22 Lebanese trying to return home
Israel kills 1 in Gaza with a “warning shot”; 2nd prisoner release is complete; 2 killed in West Bank, including toddler; Ali Abunimah arrested; pro-Israel groups target pro-Palestine int’l students for deportation
The Israeli government is also preventing another group of health workers from entering the enclave, as thousands of Palestinians seek treatment.
Harsh conditions in Gaza, as Trump admin halts almost all foreign aid (Israel is exempt); private US security contractors to run checkpoints in Gaza; countdown to UNRWA departure; West Bank under fire; Pope Francis stays in touch with Gaza; Lebanon news; Harvard; more.