Former prominent Congressman Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, a long time supporter of Palestinian rights and USS Liberty veterans, died of congestive heart failure peacefully at his home in Winters, California, on May 8th. “The bravest man I have ever known, both in war and politics”
Inside Higher Ed: Under pressure from donors & politicians, some college administrators are increasingly punishing student activists with suspensions, expulsions & arrests’
Biden administration pauses shipment of deadliest bombs to Israel; new mass grave holds at least 49 Palestinian bodies; Rafah’s largest hospital shuts down as a result of Israeli invasion, as closed crossings cause severe shortages; Israeli military promise Rafah will not be the end of the war; growing number of West Bank home demolitions; Ohio may use old anti-KKK law against pro-Palestine protesters; two new bills in Congress are new-level ridiculous; almost 700 Jewish profs urge Biden not to sign antisemitism legislation; Bahamas recognizes State of Palestine
The pattern is hard to miss: the British establishment, including the government and the BBC, are working hand in hand to help Israel and its genocide apologists win the public relations battle.
Israel’s ultimatum; leaked ceasefire details; aid drop malfunction results in Palestinian deaths; Rafah’s 600,000 children at risk; no detailed evacuation plan; Israeli human rights groups take Israeli gov’t to court over aid delivery failure; Israeli attack on West Bank leaves 6 Palestinians dead; Orthodox Easter weekend restrictions; House Dems pressure Biden to halt weapons sales; campus protest news, more
Israel and its friends malign students protesting genocide as “antisemites”
Danger in the debris; humanitarian aid entering Gaza still very low; Blinken pressures Hamas to accept truce proposal; hundreds of Gazans missing in Israel; will Knesset shutter Al Jazeera?; Netanyahu doesn’t want war to end; Israelis attack aid convoy; 2 Palestinian prisoners including a doctor die behind bars; up to 80 years to repair Gaza homes; threat of ICC arrest warrants has Israel, US worried; another pro-Israel bill in Congress; campus repression of pro-Palestine protests intensifies
Netanyahu will invade Rafah regardless of prisoner deal; profs tell NY Times to review Oct. 7 report; 10,000 decomposing bodies in Gaza; reports of Israeli plan to prevent men from fleeing Rafah; humanitarian aid still dismally low; disturbing campus protest news
10,000 Gazans missing under rubble; hostage deal or not, Rafah invasion will go on; ICC and ICJ news on several fronts; price tag for Gaza pier reaches $320 million; boycott news; growing campus protests; false report of ‘antisemitism’
The world, especially the Global South, watches as U.S. continues to enable Israeli annihilation of a captive militarily occupied population of Palestinians officially referred to by Israel’s highest officials as ‘human animals.’