Biden’s weapon transfers to Israel under scrutiny; Netanyahu wants to “change the Middle East”; Lebanese diplomat warns of “great explosion” in the region if Israel isn’t stopped; more.
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“This is an extremely dark place in history” – Day 348
UN Child Rights Committee condemns Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children; Rashida Tlaib: “Palestinians are human beings”; electricity blackout as a tool of genocide; West Bank deaths; Israeli Supreme Court orders Sde Teiman prison to stay open after rape scandal; Hezbollah leader vows “just retribution” for Israel’s pager explosions; exploding electronics might be war crimes; no ceasefire expected while Biden in office; UVA refuses to divest after student referendum
Gazans have an average of one meal every other day – Day 346
Lebanon in crisis after thousands of pagers explode in Israeli op; Israel blocks 83% of aid into Gaza; Israeli massacre in Al Bureij refugee camp using US-made bombs kills at least 23, dozens still buried; Israel is denying visas to Gaza-bound aid groups; Israel has killed an average of 2 babies, 3 health workers every day; in West Bank, 5 children are killed or injured every day; State of Palestine asks UN to consider calling for end to Israeli occupation; Wikipedia defines Zionism as colonialism; more.
Gaza’s book of genocide: 649 pages of victims’ names – Day 345
The first 14 pages of Gaza’s book of the dead contain the names of babies killed before their first birthday; Gaza’s much-needed medical rehab sector is decimated; water apartheid; West Bank deaths; remembering the Sabra and Shatila massacre; US ambassador to UN gives surprising criticism of Israel; mainstreaming Israel’s deadly AI;
An arms embargo on Israel is not a radical idea — it’s the law
Halting military aid to Israel is the bare minimum the U.S. can do to stop the Gaza genocide. An arms embargo is not only supported by 60% of Americans, it is demanded by international and U.S. law. Kamala Harris must get on board.
Israel abuses prisoners, asylum seekers, as it continues to pound Gaza – Day 344
Another Palestinian among 26 Gazans killed; Israeli keeps missing its target – a civil defense officer – but kills his entire family; famine, heavy rains, high tides threaten the besieged population of Gaza; the elderly are disproportionately dying in Gazan genocide; more detainees released in bad condition; Israel admits it likely killed 3 hostages whose deaths it blamed on Hamas; Palestinian Authority will take Israel to ICC over killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi; Israeli settler attack caught on video; Israel exploits African asylum seekers; Yemen missile reaches outskirts of Tel Aviv, survives interception; Israel’s latest “oopsie-daisy”; CodePink has plans for Netanyahu; more.
UN: damage inflicted by famine will be “carried by Palestinians for several generations in the future” – Day 343
At least 26 Gazans killed Saturday; starvation as a weapon of state; Israel issues another evacuation order; UN calls for another round of polio vaccine pauses; Gazan medic killed in Israeli prison; Gaza calls for help as cold weather approaches; Israeli settlers + soldiers storm Hebron’s Old City; Netanyahu signals readiness to expand military efforts in Lebanon; UK’s Jewish Chronicle admits it was duped; UAE calls for Palestinian State on “day after”; South African minister calls for global solidarity with Palestine; on Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and Matt Nelson
Biden administration coddles human rights abusers as Gazans die, Americans protest – Day 342
An American self-immolates outside Israeli consulate in Boston; US students protest for Gaza in spite of restrictions; US shelling out big bucks for goodies for Israel and aid for Egypt; State Dept spox prefers Israeli whitewashing over Washington Post investigation; EU leader called antisemitic for talking about two-state solution; Pope declares Israel’s actions in Gaza “ugly”; more.
Israel is redrawing the West Bank, cutting into a prospective Palestinian state
Israeli land grabs, settlement expansion and demolitions in Palestinian communities mark the most significant territorial changes in the West Bank in decades.
Cracks in the Dome: Israel’s security mirage
Israel’s once-vaunted Iron Dome defense system, now marred by technical failures and health scandals, reveals a crumbling illusion of invulnerability that cannot protect against large-scale, sophisticated missile salvos from the Resistance Axis.