Israel clearly prioritizes land over hostages, kills children playing in al Shati camp; Pentagon confirms US military will have boots on the ground in Israel; (illegal) booby-trapped robots; no rest for Lebanon; UNIFIL peacekeepers under attack again; Hezbollah rocket kills Israeli soldiers; another Palestinian dies in Israeli prison
Jabaliya catastrophe continues; Israeli threats put Lebanon on edge; some of the first journalists Israel attacked still await justice; another peacekeeper attacked; how one family in the West Bank copes; Iron Dome let Hezbollah rockets slip through
The number of Americans opposed to sending arms to Israel has grown, month after month, as the brutal war on Gaza grinds on.
Death tolls continue to climb in Gaza, Lebanon; how Gaza keeps track of its dead; how Israel drops off unidentified bodies; Israel’s war on Gaza causes profound education setbacks; “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive” wins news Emmy; Israel’s violence in West Bank continues unabated; Hezbollah rocket intercepted over Tel Aviv; news on Lebanon’s economy, journalist death, Israeli settlers’ takeover plans; calls for Blinken’s resignation; attempts to revoke pro-Palestine groups’ tax exemption; US media once again parroting Israeli talking points; calls for Biden admin investigation into the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi; more.
As the world focuses on Lebanon, Israel’s deadly war on Gaza continues; the truth is a casualty of Israeli aggression, as military forcibly shuts down Al Jazeera office in West Bank; Israel continues to pound Lebanon, amid Biden admin’s hand-wringing; Israel prepares healthcare sector for war casualties, as Gaza never could; South Africa’s president declares “UN Security Council is no longer fit” to do its job; UK Labour Party self-censors on Palestine; Greta Thunberg speaks out; more.
An in-depth comparison of The New York Times coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine vs. Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza shows how the Times dutifully launders the news to fit the U.S. government’s agenda.
This October 7th story is breaking news in Australia, old news in Israel…and suppressed news in the US. This is the Hannibal Directive.
Gazan children begin a second year without school; how to starve 2.3 M people in record time; Israel bombs 16 schools-turned-shelters in one month; 69 percent of Gaza’s children receive polio vaccination; Jordanian gunman kills 3 Israelis; Israeli generals’ latest scheme to destroy Hamas; car-ramming in Hebron; Smotrich, Ben Gvir stir up trouble; PA wants illegal settlers out of West Bank; more.
Polio vaccination campaign successful so far; bread-line massacre; updates from the West Bank – at least 30 dead since start of invasion; call to declare war on West Bank; strong statement from Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine; Netanyahu apologizes (sort of), but remains defiant; UK initiates partial arms embargo on Israel; Israeli official reveals Israel’s vulnerability without US aid; CAIR calls on Biden to treat all lives equally; US preparing a “take-it-or-leave-it” ceasefire plan; more.
If Americans Knew founder Alison Weir experienced harassment and assault in 2011 for telling the truth about Palestine and Israel. The ideology behind the attack is alive and well today.