1,000 days of genocide by the numbers ■ Famine is creeping back into Gaza as Israel blocks aid ■ Board of Peace says it will bring prosperity to Gaza ■ Grim statistics on past 6 months in Jerusalem ■ More
‘How people vote on this is a big indicator of who is bought and paid for by the Israel lobby’ – see who voted for and against…
Israel’s government has approved dozens of strategically placed settlements across the West Bank. The goal: to create an irreversible reality on the ground – detailed report from Ha’aretz
Is another GHF-style arrangement in the offing? ■ Israeli military and settlers cause all kinds of trouble in West Bank ■ Israeli politicians, media pile on Netanyahu ■ Latest from Iran, Lebanon, Syria, politics
Israel’s defense minister claims “nearly 100% destruction” in sectors of southern Lebanon. Israeli forces have driven hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians from the south, most of them from the Shia population.
Israel ramps up attacks on Gaza ■ Israeli pressure on West Bank Palestinians coming from all directions ■ Expect US boots on the ground in Lebanon, Israel, says official ■ Surprise! Israel already breaking promise to Lebanon
The Declaration of Independence & Constitution celebrated separation of powers—a structural bill of rights to prevent executive branch tyranny. The crown jewel was the exclusive monopoly of the war power by Congress, assigning the war power to Congress, not the president, to prevent chronic wars from obliterating liberty and the march of the mind
It’s taboo to talk about exactly what happened on that day, and it’s taboo to talk about how Israel’s abuses provoked the attack. How many of the 1,195 people killed were actually killed by Israeli forces? Did Israel deliberately leave its people undefended? We don’t know, and we’re not allowed to know.
Instead of “voluntary migration,” call it “plan for free movement” ■ Chipping away at the Palestinian character of Hebron ■ Israel wants to teach how to be Jewish ■ More
The new Lebanese-Israeli framework is described as a first step. But beneath this diplomatic language lies a familiar problem: Israel keeps the power to decide when it feels secure enough to withdraw, the US presents itself as mediator while acting as Israel’s strategic protector, and Lebanon is asked to implement security obligations that its own political and social reality may not allow.