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.
In Jenin in the Palestinian West Bank, Israel is building the first (illegal) permanent military base in Area A since the Oslo Accords in the 1990s. Tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank remain displaced from their homes, with no legal justification offered for blocking their return.
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Israeli forces closed a major charitable association in Nablus, confiscating aid and drawing accusations of systematically targeting Palestinian civil institutions.
Israel recently damaged Lebanon’s vital Qaraoun Dam, raising fears of a structural failure. Experts say the attack reflects Israel’s long-standing ambition to control Lebanon’s water — and mirrors the water apartheid it imposes on Palestinians.
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Israeli-American Michael Kaydar had been convicted in Israel in 2016 of making around 2,000 false terrorism threats. The hoax threats forced widespread evacuations and stirred fear of a resurgence of anti-Semitism. The Israeli resident used advanced technology to disguise his voice and conceal the origin of his calls. He sold “intimidation” and extortion services to clients.
For the past 5 years, the center has been operating inside the New England Patriots’ home stadium. Wall-sized screens, refreshed every minute, show live updates on public conversation topics allegedly related to antisemitism. The project – “Blue Square Alliance Against Hate” by Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft – monitors more than 1 billion social media posts every day.
Opposing the steps needed to make negotiations succeed is an argument for returning to the very strategy that produced war.
We are watching children, children who are just like our own, try to survive a genocide, and yet there is no accountability. No one demanding and ensuring that this nightmare is put to a stop, Israeli forces are killing Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank at the highest rate since 1967