Growing up in Gaza, I didn’t realize that the siege I was living under was unique or that others didn’t face a constant threat of death. It was only after I left that I understood I had grown up in a concentration camp, and that it shaped my life.
Another Palestinian baby dies of cold; a Palestinian family fights to save their West Bank farm; Trump says just what Netanyahu would have wanted him to say; Mossad in Iran; billions in military aid to Israel unaccounted for
Israel’s deadly noncompliance with ceasefire agreement; Israel and Somaliland; medical neglect of Palestinian prisoners growing worse; Tucker Carlson talks Israel and antisemitism; when Palestinian existence is portrayed as hate
Aid, medicine, bulldozers in short supply in Gaza; antiquities, tourism decimated; “Condemnation Without Consequence”; Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago; why Somaliland matters to Israel; more
At a time when peace and hope seem impossible, Christians from the Holy Land bring us words of comfort – perhaps the most honest, authentic, and hopeful message of its time – and a call to all people to work for justice.
On Christmas Eve, latest headlines from Gaza, the West Bank/East Jerusalem, Israel, and beyond.
Israel fails (as usual) to deliver; will Israel whitewash its killing of another teen?; Jewish extremists appointed to critical gov’t committees; 47 House Dems call out Israel’s daily ceasefire violations; Lindsey Graham said what?
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing was supposed to reopen in October as part of the ceasefire agreement. But the border remains closed, keeping Gaza shut off from the outside world and preventing families from reuniting with loves ones.
The flooding in Gaza that destroyed thousands of makeshift shelters and caused buildings to collapse was fueled by Israel’s restrictions on the entry of critical supplies to repair vital infrastructure
With Israel controlling all of Gaza’s major landfill areas, 900,000 tons of solid waste have been dumped across the enclave, exacerbating a public health crisis.