Hard power is needed to halt Israel’s reckless quest to redraw the borders of the Middle East in pursuit of “Greater Israel”. The power Israel lost to dictate the terms of peace on Iran, it has sought to regain in Lebanon. And Israel is now also focussing on Turkey (this has not gone down well with Trump).
Despite the world’s frustration over its conduct, Tel Aviv is increasing market share and locking countries into strategic relationships. It’s also using US taxpayer money to compete with American companies and appropriate US intellectual property
Israel ramps up attacks on Gaza ■ Israeli pressure on West Bank Palestinians coming from all directions ■ Expect US boots on the ground in Lebanon, Israel, says official ■ Surprise! Israel already breaking promise to Lebanon
Doctors in Gaza keep treating one specific kind of patient, children with a single bullet wound. The adult beside them unharmed. A UN commission found that 17 doctors saw the same kind of injury in different hospitals. A bomb can miss its target. A sniper rarely will. In the first 2 years of Israel’s war on Gaza, its military killed more than 20,000 children
The publisher of Drop Site News is no longer on the board of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) – she asked why Palestinian journalists are excluded from the Committee to Protect Journalists’ death toll
International pressure mounts for independent investigations into mass graves found at Gaza hospitals.
Shady dealings from Gaza “Board of Peace,” secret clauses in Lebanon deal ■ Demands for settlements in Gaza, Area A of West Bank ■ Huckabee: “We’re not that stupid” ■ Syria heating up ■ More
For the past 5 years, the center has been operating inside the New England Patriots’ home stadium. Wall-sized screens, refreshed every minute, show live updates on public conversation topics allegedly related to antisemitism. The project – “Blue Square Alliance Against Hate” by Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft – monitors more than 1 billion social media posts every day.
It’s taboo to talk about exactly what happened on that day, and it’s taboo to talk about how Israel’s abuses provoked the attack. How many of the 1,195 people killed were actually killed by Israeli forces? Did Israel deliberately leave its people undefended? We don’t know, and we’re not allowed to know.
With Religious Zionism dominating key institutions of the Israeli state, police and courts fail to hold its adherents accountable for attacks on Christian communities