A Statement of US Churches and Christian Agencies on Gaza: “As US churches and Christian agencies, we support the Palestinian people as they courageously stand up for their rights.” Statement supports refugees rights, calls for end of blockade of Gaza, calls for U.S. to censure Israeli violence…
As is the case every week in the oPt, Israel has been busily using violence to break up peaceful protests, invading villages and arresting Palestinians (including women and children), disrupting freedom of movement, shooting at fishing boats, and demolishing homes. In other words, it was business as usual.
Yahoo news: The study found that AP reports on Israeli deaths averaged three times longer than reports on Palestinian deaths, headlines reported on Israeli deaths at a rate four times greater than they reported on Palestinian deaths, and significant facts and context available in other news reports were often missing.
Defense for Children International, Palestine reports on the current situation in refugee camps, where danger and hunger are ever present.
An office in Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs is waging a ‘war’ against the Palestinian rights movement, placing agents in embassies around the world and working to advance anti-boycott legislation, close bank accounts, torpedo events, thwart donations, organize counter-protests. The Director says: ‘In order to win, we must use tricks and craftiness.’
Analyst Jack Dresser discusses the Israel connection to Mideast wars, the injustice of a “two-state solution,” Israel’s loss of full control, the role of Jewish organizations in the Palestine rights movement, JVP President Vilkomerson’s husband’s employment at Israeli security company Check Point, and to what degree such groups will embrace a “transformative vision”…
Last Israeli hostage found at great cost to Gaza’s psyche; latest headlines on the Iran situation; settlers get whatever strikes their fancy; 13 Israeli NGOs publish scathing report on occupation; more Israeli content for Hollywood; more.
Opening of Rafah crossing is months overdue; Palestinian killed in West Bank; insights from Netanyahu’s “Submarine Affair”; Bari Weiss strikes out; Mike Huckabee; Columbia U
“The monetization of ruins”; PM Netanyahu is the boss of President Herzog; Israeli settlers are out of control
One side ceases, the other fires; Board of Peace and Gaza Master Plan news; Israel kills farmer in West Bank; West Bank humanitarian crisis; calls for probe of President Herzog before visit to Australia