In a rare shift, U.S. evangelical leaders, GOP lawmakers, and right-wing influencers—led by Ambassador Mike Huckabee—are openly criticizing Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank. One conservative pundit stated, “The Israeli government is really screwing up. This horrific war must come to a complete end.”
Dozens of international humanitarian organizations warned Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza is endangering the lives of doctors and aid workers, while a major news agency says it is trying to evacuate its remaining freelance journalists because the situation has become “untenable.”
If a state is believed to be committing genocide, supporting its military or aiding in its defense undermines international law and moral responsibility. There is no justification for enabling further harm.
On Sunday, Israeli forces kill at least 132 Palestinians in Gaza, including aid-seekers; at least 18 die of starvation; Deir al-Balah under fire; ceasefire news; Netanyahu; Freedom Flotilla update; aid to Israel solidly in place
Israeli forces killed at least 41 in Gaza, including aid-seekers; infant dies of malnutrition; Israel has destroyed 88% of the area of Gaza, and other stats; Israel rejected ceasefire deal releasing all captives; 14-year-old killed in West Bank; Syria ceasefire; Apple hiring former Israeli spies
The pro-Israel lobbying group has sent a flurry of communications to members of Congress, citing specific language for them to parrot in support of Israel’s strikes on Iran.
I was fired from my position as a Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Fransisco, for speaking out against racism that leads to genocide.
Key conservative figures, including some of Trump’s allies, question the Israeli strikes and warn against a US war with Iran.
The US invasion of Iraq devastated the Armenian Christian population there. An Iraq-style war would likewise imperil Iran’s 200,000 Armenian Christians.
The U.S. government is keeping American casualty numbers for the undeclared war on Yemen secret. This is not normal.