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‘Revealer of Inconvenient Truths’ – Julian Assange’s Impact on Palestine

Articles by Palestine chronicle, Alison Weir, Jonathan Cook, and Tucker Carlson lay out the price Julian Assange has paid for his efforts to reveal truths — not the least of which had to do with Israel’s policies toward Palestinians…

Atrocities against babies that the head of the Israeli army’s national rescue unit alleged were committed by Hamas fighters when they attacked an Israeli kibbutz on October 7 were in fact lurid tales of the officer’s own invention, intended to provide a pretext for genocide in the Gaza Strip, and to protect the massacre’s actual perpetrators: Israel’s own soldiers, acting on the orders of a top general.

Israel orders complete evacuation of Gaza’s largest city; streets are strewn with bodies – Day 277

Devastation and death in Gaza City; Israeli soldiers reportedly allowed to do whatever they want; calls for investigation of Israeli soldiers’ behavior; from bodybuilder to feeble and frightened – one prisoner’s story; Israel bulldozes cemetery; Netanyahu trip to US planned to avoid stops where he could be arrested; US: 500-lb bombs ok; 2000-lb bombs not yet; more.

Israel issues relentless evacuations, creates endless medical crises – Day 275

Near zero medical services in Gaza City; malnutrition & cancer deaths, risks to lives of babies – as aid trucks sit at the border; Gaza death toll likely far larger than reported; released Palestinian prisoners found dead; Israel reportedly allows shooting free-for-all; accusations that Netanyahu is actively thwarting ceasefire deal; more.

Growing evidence of inhumane Israeli prison conditions, as one Palestinian detainee dies – Day 272

No respite for weary, starving Gazans; a released prisoner reports inhumane conditions, another prisoner dies in custody; a possible glimmer of hope in ceasefire talks; Israeli forces kill at least 6 Palestinians in Jenin; uncommitted US voters prioritize Gaza; more.

As ceasefire moves closer, Netanyahu trying to “sabotage” deal; Gaza death toll passes 38,000 – Day 271

Netanyahu thwarts ceasefire; more people killed in Gaza; vital humanitarian aid at a standstill; pro-Israel influencers with millions of followers attend Israel-sponsored strategy conference in NY; Israel destroys 600-year-old mosque; largest Israeli West Bank land grab in three decades; Palestinian citizens of Israel are an “existential threat”; leaked document shows Israel’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gazans; more.

Widely reported Palestinian father-son ‘rape’ confession contradicted by piles of evidence

Alleged “confessions” by two Palestinians in Israeli custody filmed seemingly admitting to multiple rapes, murders, and kidnappings on October 7, do not match the events of that day, are contradicted by copious evidence, and were likely coerced through torture. US and British media are running with the stories regardless.

As Khan Younis empties, Netanyahu faces crisis after crisis of leadership – Day 270

With Khan Younis evacuation, 1.9 million Palestinians packed into middle area of Gaza; unexploded bombs; Hind’s father killed; West Bank deaths; Israeli prisons shockingly overcrowded, inhumane – Ben Gvir gives approval; Israeli troops tired, low on munitions, want truce – Netanyahu fumes; more incidents of Palestinians tied to hood of Israeli vehicles; another Biden appointee resigns, group statement from 12 fellow resignees; first-ever Knesset-House Parliamentary Friendship Group held inaugural mtg in Jerusalem with its American US Rep. David Kustoff; more.

Chaos in Gaza, West Bank, and spreading – Day 266

Israel impedes Gaza emergency services, hygiene and trash disposal; Israeli forces killed with their own (repurposed) bomb; US has sent Israel tens of thousands of bombs; debate notes; updates on Lebanon, ICC arrest warrants; Israel is starving Palestinian prisoners, approving new settlements; Gaza pier shutting down again; more.