Gideon Levy: Israel’s Supreme Court is just as cruel as its military court when dealing with Palestinians: it is a rubber stamp of injustice and apartheid. (Also see recent interview with Levy.)
When Israel’s Supreme Court Acts as a Military Court
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Big truths that RFK Jr ignores in his eagerness to support Israel
Longtime journalist Chris Hedges offers a partial inventory of Israel’s documented human rights abuses of Palestinians – massive abuses that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. chooses to ignore: the crimes of apartheid, and the targeting and torturing of civilians, to name a few. As Hedges reminds us, to support this Israel is to “justify the unjustifiable”; and to protest Israeli policy is “a political death wish.” (part 3)
Expert reveals Israel’s abuse of Palestinians was premeditated
Longtime journalist & former Middle East bureau chief Chria Hedges provides a brief but powerful description – much of it firsthand – of Palestinians’ devastation at the hands of Israel. He then provides proof that this is exactly what Israel’s founders had in mind. (part 1 pf 3)
Recent news from Israel and Palestine that you probably missed
The news cycle never ends in Israel and Palestine, but coverage by mainstream can be extremely spotty. Here are a few recent stories from the region.
National Review article misinforms readers on Israel
A detailed annotation of the errors and omissions that mislead readers on a profoundly important issue…including little-known information about Presidents Eisenhower, Reagan, and Bush Sr., who each had moments of clarity on this issue, and called out Israel for its abuses.
Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Teen, Injure Three, In Nablus
Bader Samer Ribhi Masri, 19, was killed during a protest against the forced closure of a Palestinian city for the convenience of illegal Israeli settlers.
News roundup from Israel & Palestine: Imprisoned for a hat, etc
Just because you don’t see Israel/Palestine in the headlines, doesn’t mean nothing is happening. Every day, Israel finds new & more cruel ways to treat Palestinians (& their allies), and Palestinians continue to resist their oppressors.
Thousands flee Israel’s biggest West Bank military operation in decades
At least 10 Palestinians, including three children, have been killed & over 100 injured during Israel’s operation in Jenin refugee camp which started with a drone strike on Monday. Israeli military bulldozers destroyed key roads stopping ambulances from entering the camp, which has lost access to drinking water, electricity and in some areas some food supplies…
Israel launches massive deadly attack on West Bank city of Jenin
The Israeli military launched a huge attack on the Palestinian city of Jenin, killing At least 8 Palestinians, 4 of them teens.. Israeli troops also shot dead a 21-year-old in Al-Biereh while he was demonstrating against the Israeli onslaught against Jenin.
Gideon Levy: Palestinians are prohibited from defending their families from violent aggression
There aren’t many populations in the world as helpless as the Palestinians who live in their own country. No one protects their lives and property. They are totally abandoned to their fates. Their houses and cars can be torched, their fields set on fire. It’s all right to shoot them mercilessly, killing old people and babies, with no defense forces at their side. No police, no military: no one…