Summary executions; US citizen killed in West Bank; CNN witnessed Israeli desecration of Gazan cemeteries; ethnic cleansing of Bedouin community; Jewish Israeli Knesset member Ofer Cassif criticizes Israeli policy; suspicious UK military missions over Gaza; did AIPAC buy House Speaker? and more
Shortages put infants, children at heightened risk; evidence of arbitrary field executions, torture of Gazans; UK Labor leader supports “inalienable right of Palestinian people”; American teen killed in West Bank; possible escalation in Lebanon in the offing; another strike on Houthis; Biden’s unrealistic expectations, Swiss investigating criminal complaint against Israeli president
Revealed: review of internal state department documents shows special mechanisms have been used to shield Israel from US human rights laws. “Nobody said it but everyone knew the rules were different for Israel. No one will ever admit that, but it’s the truth,” said one former state department official.
Israel kills yet another journalist, destroys yet another university; Bosnian genocide survivors take up Gaza cause at ICJ; communication still down in Gaza after almost a week; deadly raids in West Bank kill 11; calls to ban Israel from the Olympics; Houthis’ message goes unheard by US; Ben Gvir declares open season on Palestinian “terrorists”; Biden, Netanyahu can’t agree on a Gaza plan; and more
Famine, desperation in Gaza as Israel continues to restrict aid access; 3 Palestinians killed in West Bank; 1 Israeli killed in car-ramming; Iran bombs Israeli “spy HQ” in Iraq; Houthi news; South Africa coming after US and UK; more American troops headed for Middle East; UK allegedly smuggling weapons into Israel
Biden and Blinken forget about 24,000 dead; Palestinian journalist killed; desperate calls for more humanitarian aid; 5 West Bank deaths; Israeli slapped with “treason” allegation; Israeli-run “Iron Truth” censors pro-Palestine content; and more
Strong words from UNRWA; Gaza running out of ambulances; disabled Israeli soldiers; Netanyahu: “No one will stop us”; US federal employees to protest Biden’s Gaza policy Tuesday; Houthi news
Brief summary of Israel’s defense against allegations of genocide (with citations); another Gaza hospital crisis; West Bank deaths; Houthis attacked, their message ignored
The Israeli military implemented the “Hannibal Directive” during Hamas’ attack Oct. 7 attack, killing some of its own civilians & soldiers according to an investigation by Israel’s leading newspaper, which will be published in full on January 12
A special bond between Palestine and South Africa; OCHA reports on Israel’s antagonism over humanitarian aid; deadly airstrike in Deir Al Balah; white-flag-waving grandmother killed; Israel’s bombing and climate change; Blinken claims don’t pass the smell test; ADL number-crunching; Palestinian prisoner annual report