Nides did not mention the 49 Gazans, among them 17 children, killed by Israeli missile strikes in those “relatively calm” three days in August. (Nides is a lifelong Israel partisan who was a top executive at a firm that helped precipitate the 2007–08 financial crisis)
While he was working on his land, a group of Israeli settlers armed with sticks, metal pipes, and M16s attacked Hafez Huraini and his son Muhammad. Hafez was badly injured, and both of his arms were broken. When a Palestinian ambulance arrived to evacuate him, the settlers slashed the tires, but the Israeli soldiers arrested Huraini, claiming he had hurt one of the settlers.
Israeli forces claimed that a Palestinian teen had ‘attacked them with a hammer’ before they used lethal force against him, and abducted his body. This is the seventh Palestinian to die at Israeli hands in a little over a week.
Little Faroud Abu Naja died while Israel “studied” his request for a travel permit to obtain medical care just 66 miles from his home. Faroud is one of over 4,000 residents of Gaza whose medical care Israel has interfered with so far in 2022.
Israeli soldiers raided the church, destroyed church property, and fired weapons – a violation of international law. Israeli forces occupied the entire building — including the sanctuary and rectory — for two hours. The sound of gunshots, stun grenades, and the smashing of doors terrorized church occupants…
British newspaper reveals documents from 1970’s recording a meeting in which Israel makes deal to sell nuclear weapons to apartheid regime. The documents were the first official evidence of Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons
Hanin, 10, had been injured on Aug 6th when Israeli forces fired missiles at the family car, killing her grandmother & wounding 7 family members… They were on their way to prepare for her uncle’s wedding
Three days of Israeli bombardment in Gaza killed at least 44 Palestinians, including 15 children. Since 2008, Israel has launched four major attacks on the Palestinian territory, killing around 4,000 people – one-quarter of them children.
Dirar al-Kafrini was killed when Israeli soldiers shot him with an expanding bullet, as part of a larger operation in the Jenin refugee camp.
It’s been a problem for years, but it’s getting worse: Israel routinely denies travel permits for Gazan children needing advanced medical treatment; Israel also blocks entrance of advanced medical equipment to Gaza’s doctors.