Hamas says no more hostages released “until further notice” –Trump, Israeli leaders are beside themselves; Educational Bookshop update; the guy with the Palestine flag at the Superbowl speaks
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Winter storms in Gaza, as Israel delays delivery of tents – Ceasefire Day 18
Brutal weather for Gazans with little or no shelter; Trump claims Israel will ‘hand over Gaza’ to US; horrors in West Bank, especially for children; far-right group in US is building a list of pro-Palestine activists to deport
“A moment where death and the ceasefire intersect” – Day 469
Israel kills 19 after ceasefire deadline; Israel will “allow” the world to fix (and pay for) the mess in Gaza; Hamas and Fatah poised to govern Gaza; Smotrich and Ben Gvir stir up trouble; West Bank death; Bernie and Trump weigh in on ceasefire
“Thank you, US [taxpayers], for enabling us to wage war” with another $8B – Day 456
Biden adds $8 billion worth of fuel to the fire burning in Gaza, West Bank; Hamas offers Israel a hostage deal; Israeli hypocrisy on display
Israeli atrocities in every direction – Day 415
Israeli minister calls for ethnic cleansing; Israel has detained 435 Palestinian women in West Bank since Oct 7th; land theft; US weapons used in possible war crime; Israel avoids prosecuting murders of Palestinian prisoners; Pope scolds “arrogant occupiers”; more.
Horrific Israeli massacre kills over 100 in northern Gaza – Day 388
Massacre in Beit Lahiya; famine looms over Gaza; Israel refuses medical evacuations for Gaza’s children; calls for Israel to be ousted from UN; most of the world critical of Israel’s actions, US officials simply curious; 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.
In a population that treasures education, no school for Gaza’s children – Day 337
Gazan children begin a second year without school; how to starve 2.3 M people in record time; Israel bombs 16 schools-turned-shelters in one month; 69 percent of Gaza’s children receive polio vaccination; Jordanian gunman kills 3 Israelis; Israeli generals’ latest scheme to destroy Hamas; car-ramming in Hebron; Smotrich, Ben Gvir stir up trouble; PA wants illegal settlers out of West Bank; more.
US approves “historic” $20B arms sale to Israel, as Gazans die – Day 311
More weapons for Israel; newborn twins killed in Gaza; Israel shoots American; two Palestinians killed in West Bank; Israel detains Palestine Olympic head; California mulls anti-free speech on campus bill; house arrest for gang-rape suspects; Netanyahu has been messing with ceasefire details; Iran says silence of UK, France, Germany on “inhumane crimes” in Gaza encouraged Israel to continue atrocities while threatening global peace; more
Why the West Bank is on the verge of economic collapse
The West Bank’s economic crisis is closely tied to Israel’s whims and oppressive policies, and the Palestinian Authority’s reliance on Israel