Bader Samer Ribhi Masri, 19, was killed during a protest against the forced closure of a Palestinian city for the convenience of illegal Israeli settlers.
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News roundup from Israel & Palestine: Imprisoned for a hat, etc
Just because you don’t see Israel/Palestine in the headlines, doesn’t mean nothing is happening. Every day, Israel finds new & more cruel ways to treat Palestinians (& their allies), and Palestinians continue to resist their oppressors.
Thousands flee Israel’s biggest West Bank military operation in decades
At least 10 Palestinians, including three children, have been killed & over 100 injured during Israel’s operation in Jenin refugee camp which started with a drone strike on Monday. Israeli military bulldozers destroyed key roads stopping ambulances from entering the camp, which has lost access to drinking water, electricity and in some areas some food supplies…
Israel launches massive deadly attack on West Bank city of Jenin
The Israeli military launched a huge attack on the Palestinian city of Jenin, killing At least 8 Palestinians, 4 of them teens.. Israeli troops also shot dead a 21-year-old in Al-Biereh while he was demonstrating against the Israeli onslaught against Jenin.
What is in store under Biden’s new antisemitism battle plan?
President Biden is enlisting the support (and tax dollars) of every American in the fight against antisemitism – but this fight could take a very dark turn if we’re not careful.
Israel killed 6+ Palestinians Monday, & many more in previous weeks
News outlets are reporting on Israel’s Monday attack on the Palestinian city of Jenin, but no one has been talking about the consistent shedding of Palestinian blood since the attack on Gaza in May.
New 3rd political party “No Labels” seeks middle ground – except on Israel
Well-funded group wants politicians to compromise, but its CEO says “there is no middle ground” when it comes to Israel. Her husband, also connected with group, had been a supporter of former terrorist leader Menachem Begin. The Israel lobby is once again using its fundraising ability to keep the Democratic Party rightwing on Israel — and the media isn’t mentioning any of this
NYT downplays Palestinian civilian deaths, political motivation for Gaza attack
The Times all but ignored Palestinian civilians killed by Israel’s latest assault on Gaza and dismissed an essential factor in Israel’s calculus — pressure on Netanyahu from the fascistic members of his own coalition… PBS was almost as deferential. Bennett left the large number of Palestinian dead to the last line of his report, and didn’t say that almost all have been civilians… The Times and PBS too are sensitive to the Israel lobby in the U.S.
Israeli Missiles Kill Eight Palestinians, Including A Child, In Gaza
Israel’s bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip continues, killing at least 4 more children and 4 adults. At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in 2 days (8 of them youth) in Gaza and the West Bank.
Labs of Oppression, Part One: Masafer Yatta
The Intercept recently featured an in-depth article describing Israel’s decades-long campaign of discrimination and violence against Palestinians – in a way that begins to capture the magnitude of the injustice. The many forms of mistreatment require a lengthy article. IAK has broken it into four manageable parts which we will release over the next several days.
In Part One, read about the case of the hamlets of Masafer Yatta, where Israeli policy is trying to force Palestinians to leave – either by discriminatory legislation or intimidation and violence.