Ha’aretz editorial board calls out Israel’s war lies, US repeats them; Israel will “not stop fighting” until hostages are returned; UN Office on Genocide Prevention warns of ‘irreversible consequences’ of Israel’s bombardment; uptick in West Bank settlements; US seeks to deport pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student
Palestinian activist and green card holder Mahmoud Khalil speaks out from Louisiana immigration detention for first time
Mahmoud Khalil’s case is eerily similar to that of the L.A. Eight, in which a group of students were targeted, not because of any criminal activity but because of their speech.
Columbia, which manages & awards the Pulitzer prize, put someone who advocated killing Arab civilians in a position of power, helping determine who in journalism is worthy of its highest award, and creating an atmosphere on campus that makes clear to its Palestinian students that they are unworthy of normal protections under the laws of war.
The professor at the center of the Columbia University deportation scandal is Keren Yarhi-Milo, a former Israeli intelligence official with the Israeli military
Helyeh Doutaghi was placed on leave by Yale Law School after being falsely accused of “terrorism” over her support for Palestine. She says her case reflects the new era of Zionist McCarthyism and that this repression reveals an empire in decline.
Sewage in Gaza; Israel refuses Hamas’ offer to release US prisoner; West Bank pogrom; Pro-Israel group says it has ‘deportation list’ and has sent ‘thousands’ of names to Trump officials; latest on Mahmoud Khalil and free speech under Trump
Pro-Israel Betar USA is notorious for spreading hatred against Palestinians, may be violating US law by raising funds without being registered as a charity, a recent leader is charged with crimes related to revenge porn, etc
Medo Halimy, who showed day-to-day life in Gaza, was reported killed as a bystander to an airstrike. Doctors say he may have been shot in the head.
Israel accused of starvation, genocidal acts, sexual violence, use of human shields in Gaza; Trump admin blamed for intimidation, waffling, hijacking civil rights