Sebastia is in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Christian & Islamic tradition holds that John the Baptist was buried there. Its residents have protected the site through generations, despite occupation, restrictions, and repeated Israeli attempts to separate them from their heritage
Israel in charge of key decisions for Gaza’s future ■ Settlers, soldiers continue to target mosques and more ■ Netanyahu recycles lies, attacks Mamdani ■ Iran, Lebanon, Syria updates
In Gaza, the struggle begins before birth ■ Pogroms threaten West Bank Palestinians, as US condemns violence by “all parties” ■ No surprise: Israel was behind the sacking of ICC’s Karim Khan ■ Iran, Syria updates
Two years after a brutal crackdown on encampment protests against Israeli genocide, the University of Massachusetts has cut the only Modern Standard Arabic course. The university has also effectively fired an Iranian lecturer and Palestine activist, which he believes was politically motivated.
Struggles for Palestinians in West Bank just got a whole lot worse ■ Trump added “Abraham Accords” to deal with Saudis after the fact ■ Israel lobby throws down another cool million for candidate in Michigan
Front man for 11-member core aligned with Israel’s right wing, including Wolfowitz, Feith, Abrams, Libby, Perle, JINSA etc who advocated US wars against Israel’s targets. A Presbyterian, he who was brought in by Jewish groups to oppose the Presbyterian Church’s resolution to divest from Israel.
Israel’s massive investment in social media propaganda is failing to shift the cratering support for Israel among youth amid its ongoing genocide in Gaza. As part of its propaganda campaign, Israel hired corporate firms to manage paid influencer networks under a plan code-named the “Esther Project”
Bill to fund war on Iran and a handful of Trump priorities passes largely along party lines, faces Senate uncertainty.
Cost of rebuilding Gaza 7x all previous wars ■ 3 Palestinians killed in West Bank ■ Thousands of Israelis converge on Al Aqsa mosque compound ■ Updates from Iran, Lebanon, & more
PragerU is trying to take over American schools. It is now an official educational partner in at least ten states. It is led by a former Israeli spy who has stated she uses the tactics and techniques honed by IDF military intelligence on the American people.