Female prisoners were transported in cages, their clothes were stained with blood, most were bleeding from their hands, subjected to strip searches; Israeli soldiers subjected male prisoners to electric shocks, burned their skin with lighters, spat in their mouths
Hunger, cold, and lack of basic necessities – plus Israeli bombardment put Gazans at risk; another journalist killed; Israel’s search for a place to send ethnically cleansed Gazans – and other post-war possibilities; West Bank death; Palestinian prisoners; MacDonalds boycott
In 89 days, Israel has dropped more than 45,000 bombs on Gaza weighing more than 71,000 tons; perspectives on South Africa’s genocide accusations at the Int’l Court of Justice; widespread condemnation of Israeli ministers’ “transfer” rhetoric
US in denial about genocide; HRW report on torture of Palestinian captives; another Biden appointee quits over Gaza; explosions in Iran kill over 100; Israel killed another Israeli hostage; Netanyahu mulls sending Gazans to Congo; refugee camp in West Bank under siege
With increasing focus on Iran, It’s important to understand the past history. This is especially valuable since some aspects are frequently misreported – and since Israel has a long history of trying to get the US to attack Iran as it did Iraq.
The U.S. military establishment doesn’t want to fight in Iran, but Israel and AIPAC have been dragging them toward it with all their might
Deputy Hamas chief assassinated in Beirut; kidnapped Palestinian babies and children; sound of prayer calls disappearing; Israel partially withdrawing from northern Gaza; vaccines in Gaza; 5 killed in West Bank; US deviates from script, criticizes Israeli leaders
A deadly day for Palestinian prisoners in Israel and Gaza; report on violence against Palestinians in Jerusalem; 2023 saw highest ever settler violence; Israeli friendly fire
Gaza’s orphans; famine in the offing; the school and housing crises; NYT’s “investigation” into rape allegations falls short; free speech takes a hit in Berlin; Biden claims 2023 “accomplishments” include supporting Israel; longtime investigative journalist James Bamford exposes secretive operation
South Africa invokes the Genocide Convention against Israel; Wall Street Journal reports: Gaza “most devastating warfare in the modern record”; Abandon Biden campaign expands; schools in Gaza hard hit; Voice of Palestine radio program hacked; vaccines for kids; Israeli military kills another Israeli hostage