In the past, Israel’s moral debate about its military actions may have been narrow and hypocritical, but at least it existed. Not this time.
Israeli society’s dehumanization of Palestinians is now absolute
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The unpublished genocide diaries of Refaat Alareer
The following pieces by Dr. Refaat Alareer, the Palestinian poet, professor and beloved mentor who was murdered in an Israeli airstrike on 6 December 2023, have not been published previously.
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.
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.
UN estimates “over a million Gazans will go without food in September”; US approves massive arms sale to Israel – Day 341
US approves $164.6M military equipment sale to Israel; Israel continues to block aid to Gaza; WaPo investigation: Israel lied about Aysenur Eygi’s death; Netanyahu tried to fool ICC; EU Foreign Policy chief Borrell blocked from visiting Israel; WHO: 22,000 wounded in Gaza have life-changing injuries; Israel admits it killed at least 2,300 Palestinians in Rafah assault; another Palestinian killed in West Bank; more.
‘Words like Slaughter:’ A comparative study of The New York Times reporting in Ukraine and Gaza
An in-depth comparison of The New York Times coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine vs. Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza shows how the Times dutifully launders the news to fit the U.S. government’s agenda.
In West Bank, Israel has killed over 700 Palestinians; massacres in Gaza ongoing – Day 340
Ongoing massacres in Gaza schools, homes; the struggle of being a Gazan journalist (as foreign journalists remain banned); 100 medical evacuations from Gaza are a drop in the bucket; Gaza’s massive reconstruction challenge; West Bank: Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Tubas, Tulkarem; “historic” seating of State of Palestine in UN General Assembly; Israel uses white phosphorus in Lebanon again; Biden and Harris change their tune on assassination of Aysenur Eygi; more.
‘Raped by female soldiers’: Palestinian in leaked Sde Teiman photo speaks out
The man in the famous photo, Ibrahim Salem, spent eight months in Israeli detention, where rape, electrocution and beatings were routine