Public hearings begin at ICJ; Israeli minister: Gaza emigration ‘most moral and humane thing’; Israel army faces crisis in morale among its troops; US strikes in Yemen kill 68; $67million US fighter jet falls in the ocean; fired for wearing a watermelon pin; more.
David Hearst: The scale of the suffering that Israel has inflicted on all Palestinians within its reach has meant that Hamas’ fate is Palestine’s too
A forensIc study: Gaza is suffering the most intense bombing, per capita, of anywhere on earth, ever. The unlimited bombing of Gaza has created an unparalleled ecological and biomedical feedback loop. Israel exhales death in Gaza and inhales the Gaza it has vaporized.
Pope Francis dedicates his Easter Urbi et Orbi message to calling for peace worldwide, for global disarmament and for the release of prisoners.
“Full-scale famine conditions” right around the corner; Gaza authorities say Israel is deliberately killing civilians; Netanyahu calls security chief ‘liar’; Israeli settler violence; UNRWA ban contested in Int’l Court of Justice; universities get tough on Trump – but with “the Palestine Exception”
On one issue — Israel’s war on Gaza — FIRE’s defense of free speech appears less than absolute. On this one issue it appears to have competing priorities
Children are still the primary victims of Israel’s attacks; Israel escalates attacks on families and shelters in Gaza; Hamas willing to release all captives for five-year truce; why do conservatives fighting ‘antisemitism’ actively target US Jews?
Gaza hospital director’s lawyer says Palestinian prisoners are forced to take part in acts that would be ‘morally denounced worldwide’
Israeli Border Police who came to a quiet West Bank village to oversee two house demolitions mercilessly beat the members of one family, not sparing even the elderly
Israel expects ‘significant crisis’ in Gaza as it plans to continue total blockade; army reportedly fabricated Gaza tunnel discovery to stall ceasefire deal; Netanyahu demanded defiance of Supreme Court; Israeli army needs additional $2.6 billion to crush Gaza; Trump told Congress e was building up US forces in mideast to protect Israel; Mahmoud Khalil misses birth of his child