The genocidal war against the people of Palestine is ongoing, but we found a story of hope, a spark of light in the darkness.
Finding hope and resilience in Gaza amid war and devastation – Day 443
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US diplomat resigns from State Department over Gaza genocide
A diplomat at the United States’ State Department has resigned over the White House’s policy towards Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, in the latest such resignation by an American official over the genocide.
Israel has denied 97% of aid deliveries to northern Gaza – Day 441
Israel rejected 97% of requests to deliver aid to northern Gaza; West Bank death; Houthi missile evades Israeli defense system; Lebanon ceasefire; Syria; MIT.
The BBC can’t be trusted to report on the war in Gaza
The BBC is the most-visited news site on the internet today, and calls itself “the world’s most trusted international news provider.” But can we count on it to tell the truth? Not when Israel is involved, Owen Jones reports.
Northern Gaza expected to be “a dismembered and depopulated area” – Day 437
Israel allows desecration of Palestinian corpses by wild dogs; girl crushed in bread stampede; “Generals’ Plan” in full swing, “no Palestinians will return to their homes” in northern Gaza; hopes rise for hostage exchange, ceasefire; West Bank deaths; lawsuit filed against US State Dept for failure to implement Leahy Law; Congress members demand arms embargo on Israel; U.S. defied Spanish embargo; 7K authors boycott Israel-affiliated publishers
‘How many dead Palestinians are enough?’ The unbearable prescience of the late poet Refaat Alareer
The author and academic Refaat Alareer was killed in an Israeli airstrike a year ago. A posthumous collection of his work titled “If I Must Die” tells the stories of Gaza in a plea for change.
Wikipedia’s entry on Alison Weir is rife with falsehoods and bias
The Wikipedia entry on Alison Weir is among the items targeted by Israel partisans. It contains numerous false claims and misinformation. Below is a point by point rebuttal. It is crucial that Wikipedia correct this.
Following Amnesty report, Biden administration still can’t say “genocide” – Day 425
More apparent prisoner torture, death; Biden admin in denial about genocide; US-made bomb “incinerates” children; the world’s silence about Israel imprisoning its youngest Palestinian child yet; Tom Cotton introduces bill to ban calling occupied West Bank by its name; more.
A year late, the Guardian finally permits us to use the term ‘genocide’
The Guardian – like most of Western mainstream media – has had an effective ban on the use of the term genocide for what’s happening in Gaza, but at the moment when the genocide has reached its”final stage,” The Guardian is belatedly allowing its use.
Over 800 Palestinians killed in West Bank since Oct 2023, as Israel makes plans to take over region – Day 421
Israel fails to secure humanitarian aid deliveries; Palestinians die in prison, assassinated in West Bank; freedom of religion takes a hit in Israel; Israel’s illegal plans for the West Bank; more.