“The population of Gaza are simply defenseless. Only international intervention can stop Israel from doing whatever it wishes, and those countries which have influence with Israel are actively abetting and encouraging the genocide.”
Under the shadow of the Gaza war, Israel is displacing rural Palestinian communities en masse. In Wadi al-Siq, the ordeal was particularly horrifying.
Latest: Food, housing crises in Gaza; more US troops head to Middle East; settler attacks in WB; Richmond CA stands with Gaza.
While Gaza has been in the spotlight for two weeks, the West Bank has also been experiencing a major spike in Israeli violence
Israeli journalist Gideon Levy reflects on the Israeli arrogance that allowed it to think it could ignore horrible injustices toward Gazans forever, and get away with it.
Jewish Israeli journalist Amira Hass, who has for years criticized Israel’s oppression of Palestinians, reminds us, “Ongoing oppression and injustice explode at unexpected times and places.”
A Palestinian writer describes recent events as “raiding the prison posts” where Israel has kept Palestinians locked up – literally and figuratively – for years. Western media rarely include such inconvenient truths.
New info and stats about the ongoing situation – updated regularly – also provides background & history. (This is pinned to the top – see additional new posts below.)
Two Palestinian young men were killed, nine Palestinian children were detained; the pope is disgusted by Israelis who spit on Christians.
The ADL wants to see the continuation of Israeli abuse of Palestinian human rights – and the repression of free speech on American campuses – rather than cause discomfort among Jewish students.