A new Israeli military order makes execution the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in attacks that kill Israelis, deepening the dual legal system built on racial discrimination, military rule and permanent proximity to death.
Board of Peace is a hot mess ■ Ben Gvir mocks flotilla activists ■ Smotrich’s hissy fit ■ Latest from Iran, Lebanon ■ AIPAC buys another election
The New York Times published a detailed accounting of rape against Palestinians. An unreliable Israeli nonprofit put out a report on sexual abuse against Israelis. And all hell broke loose.
Ad spending in the race to unseat the libertarian Republican has smashed House records as the Republican Jewish Coalition, AIPAC, Miriam Adelson, Paul Singer John Paulson, etc, fund malicious, deceptive campaigns against Massie
News from Gaza ■ Israeli forces kill youth in West Bank ■ Israel to sue NYTimes for what?? – and other mayhem ■ Israel throws money at its latest Lebanon problem ■ More.
This is the literal textbook definition of a false flag attack. Nothing about it was real. It was designed, as these things so often are, to create more sympathy for Israel.
The U.S. alliance with Israel has gone from a bipartisan consensus to a subject of fierce debate among Republicans and Democrats alike. The remaining strong pro-Israel constituency is over-50 Republicans. The House Republican most outspoken against aid to Israel is Thomas Massie – AIPAC’s super PAC & a group affiliated with the Republican Jewish Coalition, funded by megadonor Miriam Adelson, are waging a massive campaign against him
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs is funding Eagles’ Wings in order to prevent churchgoers and priests “from adopting pro-BDS and anti-Israeli positions.” This week, Eagles’ Wings is spearheading a push on Capitol Hill against Israel’s public relations crisis. They don’t disclose their $700,000 Israeli check.
“One in five Gaza families eats only one meal every day” ■ Flotilla update ■ Demolitions in East Jerusalem ■ Latest from Iran, Lebanon, Syria ■ Much more.
Israel secretly hired Sandler Reiff, a well-known politically connected DC law firm. The Israeli government is secretly funding a number of nonprofit organizations in the U.S. which seem to operate as foreign agents for Israel. Should they really be tax exempt?