Since 2000, Israeli forces have killed Palestinians nearly every week. Israel launched major attacks on Gaza in 2008, 2012, 2014, 2021, & 2022, as well as invasions of the West Bank. Now, in a little over a month, Israel has killed more Palestinian men, women & children than in the previous 22 years combined.
A bill before Congress could potentially hand over an unprecedented amount of “emergency” military aid to Israel, a serial human rights abuser. Clauses in the bill would green-light secret arms deals – and kill civilians.
Latest casualty figures; dire situation in Gaza; Palestinian ban legis; global solidarity; Israeli calls for genocide; West Bank news. Israeli doctors call for the bombing of hospitals in Gaza.
Jabaliya attack continues; Gaza situation; West Bank raids; border crossing; hostage update; Israeli military deaths.
Jabaliya refugee camp attack, humanitarian situation, hostage update, latest in the West Bank. Death toll in Gaza has passed 8,000.
The current situation in Gaza and Israel did not come out of the blue. Read critical background left out of breaking news alerts…
Most Americans know little or nothing about the people of Gaza – or Palestinians in general. Here is a small step toward closing that knowledge gap.
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.)
Almost 400 sick children from Gaza were deprived the chance to leave the besieged enclave for health care in the West Bank in six months, according to Save the Children.
At a special joint session, both Democrats & Republicans bobbed up & down to applaud the Israeli president even though Israel spies on the US, steals our technology, tried to sink a Navy ship & has a long record of violent human rights abuses