May 15 marks the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, or the Catastrophe — the destruction of historic Palestine, the catastrophe of dispossession, and the mass ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population in 1948, which continues to this day.
Risk of famine across all of Gaza; Hamas frees soldier Edan Alexander; Israeli settlers almost pulled off animal sacrifice in Al Aqsa; more land theft in West Bank; Shireen Abu Akleh; bill would enable Trump to denounce any nonprofit as a “terrorist-supporting organization,” lose tax-exempt status; Google saw Israel as uncontrollable; Gaza flotilla update
U.S. media largely ignored The Great March of Return that lasted almost two years. PBS was perhaps the most egregious example. See the Frontline film that PBS refused to show Americans. Had this film not been blocked, quite likely vastly more Americans would have seen Palestinians’ courageous attempt to use nonviolence… and perhaps the desperate October 7th breakout would not have occurred.
Israel’s “plan” for Gaza is “unworkable, dangerous, and potentially illegal”, aid distribution scheme sounds like a “military strategy,”; Gaza’s morgues overwhelmed; “gender reveal” home demolition; Trump says US will help ‘people of Gaza get some food’; campus protest news
One week’s worth of medical supplies left; Gaza flotilla update; huge surge in Israeli troops doesn’t bode well; Mike Waltz: Iran hawk
Nothing to eat, nowhere to hide for Gaza’s population; Trump claims he pushed Netanyahu to end siege; Israel receives 3 more F-35 fighter jets; Dem voters overwhelmingly want conditions placed on military aid to Israel; US restores legal status of hundreds of students after abruptly revoking visas
Another bad news day in Gaza, the West Bank, Israeli prisons for Palestinians, the Israeli gov’t, the Int’l Court of Justice, and more.
Until now, revocation of a permanent residency Green Card could only occur if its holder had committed a serious felony such as murder or rape, but the empowered pro-Israel partisans of the Trump Administration have now stretched that law to include criticism of Israel or Jews
American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing a disturbing pattern of children being shot by Israeli snipers.
Israeli army admits to assassinating Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza; did Israel abduct 15 paramedics in Rafah?; waste piling up in Gaza City; Israeli court extends Dr Hussam Abu Safia’s detention; Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal released from Israeli jail; progressive groups urge Senate to reject Mike Huckabee as Israel envoy; Trump launches ‘October 7 Joint Task Force’; more.