Palestinian prisoners beaten for refusing to recite Torah; mass graves and skeletons found in Netzarim; Trump digs in on “owning” Gaza, makes veiled threat about skinny Israeli captives; Israel expands shooting orders in West Bank; Israeli forces raid famous East Jerusalem Educational Bookshop; Palestine solidarity at Superbowl
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…
Brutal weather for Gazans with little or no shelter; Trump claims Israel will ‘hand over Gaza’ to US; horrors in West Bank, especially for children; far-right group in US is building a list of pro-Palestine activists to deport
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…
In light of the recent incarceration of Ali Abunimah in Zurich, it’s useful to examine the Israel lobby in Switzerland. As former HRW official Sarah Leah Whitson noted: “Switzerland has shamelessly kowtowed to the pro-Israel lobby by deporting an American citizen because he advocates for Palestinian rights.”
Israel lobby groups have given Trump over $230 million, part of the lobby’s pervasive influence in shaping American policy in favor of Israel
Israel kills 1 in Gaza with a “warning shot”; 2nd prisoner release is complete; 2 killed in West Bank, including toddler; Ali Abunimah arrested; pro-Israel groups target pro-Palestine int’l students for deportation
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.
Death is everywhere in Gaza; unexploded munitions litter the enclave; a prisoner swap deal may be close; Palestinian Authority besieges Jenin; 1,000 Israeli soldiers’ names sent to Int’l Criminal Court