Ruth Marcus, longtime Washington Post editor & columnist, identifies herself ideologically and politically as a liberal and as a Zionist. In her latest oped she referred to herself as a “proud Jew” and repeated virtually every Israeli talking point.
In Gaza, Israeli-imposed starvation, thirst set in; Trump admin readies more weapons, talking with Hamas and entertaining illegal settlement leader; 12-year-old arrested for writing in her notebook; the significance of Mahmoud Khalil’s detention
In Assembly District 14, where bold ceasefire resolutions and strong divestment from Israel had succeeded relatively early, there was only one polling site for the delegate election. That polling site was at Berkeley’s pro-Israel Temple Beth Israel…
Legal experts weigh in on Israeli war crimes; US, Israel discuss a fund to finance expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza; 90K attend 1st Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque; Israeli forces wreak havoc in Nablus; Israel is ‘sabotaging’ Trump-Hamas direct talks; Trump cancels $400m in funds to Columbia U; shame on Marco Rubio for Ash Wednesday comments
Another Palestinian prisoner from Gaza dies in Israeli detention; Trump appointee makes excuses for Israel’s starvation of Gazans; US, Israel could take joint military action against Hamas if negotiations fail, Witkoff says; Gaza needs PPE to dismantle unexploded Israeli munitions; Israeli settlers call the shots in West Bank; less than half of Americans sympathetic toward Israel; did Trump just call Israel “sick and twisted”?; more.
The Israeli army is developing an AI language model using millions of intercepted conversations between Palestinians, which could accelerate the process of incrimination and arrest, a joint investigation reveals.
One northern California activist’s idea of bringing a class action lawsuit against their local congressperson over support for the Gaza genocide has become a nationwide movement.
Food crisis in Gaza as Israel seals border; Israeli troops steal and sell Palestinian possessions; Palestine Legal accuses US Senate of McCarthyism; US holds secret talks with Hamas; Netanyahu policies reportedly helped pave way for 7 October; Israeli settlers escalate incursions into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan
Israeli tanks fire on ambulances; Gaza ‘running out of basic necessities,’ as Israeli spokesperson claims that Hamas has “enough food to spark an obesity epidemic”; Arab leaders endorse $53bn plan to rebuild Gaza; ‘systematic failures’ on 7 Oct; Palestinians in Israel face persecution; Israel to build wall on Jordan border; colleges allowing pro-Palestine protests could face funding cuts; $95 million in aid for the Lebanese army
Israel’s former top military officer, General Aviv Kohavi, held private meetings with the editors of major British news organizations one month after the Gaza bombing began to ‘cultivate support’ for Gaza genocide.