They will appear in a Superbowl ad denouncing “hatred.” The ad is paid for by the “Foundation to Combat Antisemitism,” staffed by Israel lobbyists that attempts to equate opposition to Israel’s destruction of Gaza with anti-Jewish racism. It was founded by billionaire Patriots owner and Israel advocate Robert Kraft.
Lost in the uproar over Donald Trump’s Gaza comments was another bombshell: the White House will soon announce its position on annexation of the West Bank. Signs indicate it will fully support expanding Israeli control over the occupied territory.
As some support Trump’s plan to move Gazans elsewhere, and others oppose such an expulsion almost no one mentions the third option – the one obvious, option for most of them: return to the lands from which they were violently expelled by Israeli forces in its founding war…
Diverse reports on Trump’s statements that the US will take over Gaza, move its inhabitants out, then rebuild it. One report documents where Gazan refugees could go: Return to their homes in what used to be called Palestine…
The Israeli government is launching a campaign to post video / banner ads on news and social media sites, part of a $150 million project to counter the battering Israel’s reputation has sustained by its actions in Gaza.
Giraldi: Netenyahu is the first foreign leader to meet with the new president at the White House… Despite Trump’s numerous pro-Israel actions, might Trump, he of the enormous ego, take the opportunity to make it clear in the face-to-face that he is the one in charge?
Denied entry or medical supplies after Israel’s takeover of Rafah, volunteer physicians describe a policy designed to prevent their life-saving work.
There is no way to rationalize the horrors inflicted on Gaza’s innocent children. Now is the time to mourn them fully. The majority have had no funerals, no prayers, no moments of silence, no celebration of their lives, their spirit, their personalities, each unique. They gather in a column of names on a list…
A U.S.-funded report declaring that famine was underway in north Gaza was censored by officials in the Biden administration… among those involved were Sonali Korde, a senior USAID official, and Jack Lew, U.S. ambassador to Israel and a staunch advocate for Israel
In 2024, the U.S. State Department faced sharp criticism for supplying arms to Israel amid allegations of human rights abuses in Gaza. Internal dissent raised alarms over eroding U.S. credibility, the lack of accountability for Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid, and the displacement of civilians—actions seen as undermining America’s human rights commitments.