Last week’s encounter in the Palestinian town of Tell, in which 4 Palestinians and 2 Israelis were killed, shatters the foolish lie of wayward youth and spontaneous, isolated incidents. The Palestinians were not terrorists. This is a plan: attack Palestinian areas deeper and deeper inside the West Bank, to force them to leave.
Israel’s supporters are the ones who insisted that NYC mayors embrace Israel’s policies, defend Israel from criticism, and make Israel their first foreign visit. Mamdani has given Israel far less attention than Eric Adams, Michael Bloomberg, and Rudy Giuliani.
Israel gives appearance of advancing changes in Gaza ■ The “Israeli self-defense against Palestinian terrorist” adage is wearing thin ■ News & headlines from inside Israel and the region
The rebellion did not start where standard military analysts expected it to—it ignited in a small farming town among people who decided that fighting back was the only response left to quiet, gradual annihilation.
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is causing a surge in premature births and endangering mothers’ health.
Israel has carried out massacres on multiple families this week in Gaza, killing Palestinian children, men and women, as the army encroaches on more land and squeezes Palestinians into smaller and smaller areas.
Israel in charge of key decisions for Gaza’s future ■ Settlers, soldiers continue to target mosques and more ■ Netanyahu recycles lies, attacks Mamdani ■ Iran, Lebanon, Syria updates
In Gaza, the struggle begins before birth ■ Pogroms threaten West Bank Palestinians, as US condemns violence by “all parties” ■ No surprise: Israel was behind the sacking of ICC’s Karim Khan ■ Iran, Syria updates
Struggles for Palestinians in West Bank just got a whole lot worse ■ Trump added “Abraham Accords” to deal with Saudis after the fact ■ Israel lobby throws down another cool million for candidate in Michigan
Israel’s massive investment in social media propaganda is failing to shift the cratering support for Israel among youth amid its ongoing genocide in Gaza. As part of its propaganda campaign, Israel hired corporate firms to manage paid influencer networks under a plan code-named the “Esther Project”