Speaking of 9-year old Emily’s short time in Palestinian captivity, Thomas Hand said that the Israeli military “had to do everything in its powers to destroy Hamas,” even if that meant killing his own daughter.
In the wake of the proliferation of pro-Palestine student encampments on American college campuses, accusations of antisemitism are back at the center of U.S. and global political discourse.
On May 17, legislation was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Co-sponsored by Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and U.S. Representative Max Miller (R-OH), H.R. 8445 went largely under the radar.
In “Our Palestine Question,” Geoffrey Levin, assistant professor of Middle Eastern and Jewish studies at Emory University, recovers the voices of those Jews who first called for an honest reckoning of the plight of Israel’s Palestinian population.
From targeting humanitarian vehicles to standing by as mobs attack trucks, Israel is blocking aid from reaching Gaza.
Israel defends its attack on Rafah with lies; UN commemoration of the Nakba emphasizes Israel’s options for Palestinians: “displacement, subjugation, or death”; as Gaza pier (paid for by US) becomes operational, US denounces Israel’s refusal to open land routes for aid; West Bank deaths; University of California academics authorize strike for Gaza; more
Award-winning journalist James Bamford reports that the Israeli-American Council has worked in tandem with Israeli intelligence agencies for years. Last month, its leaders vowed to shut down the encampment at UCLA.
Washington Post: Leaked WhatsApp messages reveal that a group started by business leaders & financiers after Oct. 7 touched the highest levels of the Israeli government, the U.S. business world, and elite universities. It eventually expanded to 100 members
Israel prepares a large-scale attack on Rafah, after massive destruction in the north and massive loss of life; aid orgs running out of medical supplies, food; West Bank also under attack; HRW reports on Israel’s failure to follow ICJ’s orders – as Israel is hauled up before the court yet again; multiple countries (not including US) pressure Israel to comply with int’l law; Japan calls out Lindsay Graham’s bad taste; US-built pier is operational; Texas governor Greg Abbott sued; more
Israeli military kills Gazans trying to access internet services; more Israeli forces amass near Rafah; Palestinians killed in West Bank; Israel demolishes village for 225th time; Israelis beat Palestinian truck driver – they thought he was delivering aid; Jewish staffer for Biden admini resigns on Nakba Day; campus protests; Amnesty statement