Life hangs by a thread in Gaza, as Israel drops bombs, withholds polio vaccines, tortures Palestinian prisoners; illegal Israeli settlers, Israeli gov’t threaten Palestinians in West Bank, East Jerusalem; in the US: silencing pro-Palestine voices on social media, at DNC convention; Blinken is “selling a bridge to nowhere”; more.
Tags: ceasefire
Gaza records first polio case in 25 years – Day 314
Polio epidemic begins; new flyers about Gaza to distribute; just 11 percent of Gaza for Gazans; Israeli settlers carry out pogrom; Gaza Freedom Flotilla drawing near; Israeli leaders mull how to dodge ICC arrest warrants; German courts grapple with the meaning of “from the river to the sea”; Dems want ceasefire and arms embargo, but will Kamala listen?; senior UK diplomat resigns over Gaza; “Blue Vote Red Line” movement continues to gather signatures; more
Violence against West Bank Palestinians intensifies, as Gaza’s “safe” space shrinks – Day 313
Gaza’s shrinking “humanitarian” zone; doctor says 80 percent of amputations he performed in Gaza were on children; Israeli forces shoot dead injured Palestinians at point-blank range, including a youth; Israeli drones, snipers, settlers wreak death, havoc across West Bank; Israel-imposed drought in East Jerusalem; Israeli gov’t preparing to “legalize” 35% of West Bank illegal outposts; US officials say Israel can do no more militarily in Gaza; Israeli economy on the brink; “Blue Vote Red Line” movement seeks commitment from Harris for Palestine justice; poll shows US arms embargo on Israel would attract voters; journalists call on Blinken to back arms embargo; UN rapporteur says 40,000 deaths in Gaza were preventable; 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
As Gazans starve, Israeli rhetoric grows more and more radically anti-Palestinian – Day 306
In Gaza, airstrikes continue, food rations drop, polio threat grows; in Israel, calls to punish not rapists, but the one who filmed them, to make rape of prisoners official policy, to make Nablus in West Bank “look like Rafah,” to legalize Israeli settlement in Gaza, to end US sanctions on violent settlers; Biden admin ok’s more war after prisoner swap (risking ceasefire deal), condemns not AIPAC’s purchase of congressional candidates, but Cori Bush’s warnings against AIPAC; Kamala Harris indicates no tolerance for pro-Palestinian protesters’ message; Walz’s track record on Palestine is not nearly as moral as Dems painted it…
As Israel continues killing in Gaza, more torture and rape allegations surface – Day 304
166th Palestinian journalist killed; child malnutrition in Gaza; another evacuation order; “Gaza’s official death toll is a lie”; news of Israeli torture and rape of Palestinian prisoners keeps coming, keeps getting worse; Israel killed 12 West Bank Palestinians in 24 hours; majority of Americans don’t support sending troops to assist Israel; NY anti-masking law targets pro-Palestine protesters; VP candidate Tim Walz on Palestine; ceasefire agreement allegedly getting close; Turkiye joins ICJ case against Israel; more.
Corpse dump in Gaza, war crimes, Israel mulls possible preemptive strike on Iran – Day 303
Israel hands over bags of decomposed bodies; Amnesty: Israel committing war crimes against Palestinian prisoners; US reportedly signs off on indefinite war; Hamas is in better shape than Netanyahu claims; Israel may hit Iran again; Netanyahu makes Israeli ethnic cleansing proponent official spokesperson; Smotrich makes blatant pro-ethnic cleansing statements; update on UNRWA October 7th probe; US is in the middle of Middle East activities; more.
Israeli massacres, evacuation orders, torture continue unabated – Day 302
Bombs without warning, Gazans on the move again; more reports of prisoner torture; Gaza’s kids have lost one full school year; Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque; Israel adds new conditions to ceasefire proposal; Amazon provides storage for Israeli military mass surveillance; US military build-up in Middle East; VP contenders Shapiro & Pritzker are Israel partisans…
ActionAid describes Gaza as “one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world” – Day 296
Polio epidemic in the offing for Gaza; ActionAid decries horrific conditions; OCHA describes intolerable humanitarian situation; Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City damaged by an Israeli airstrike; Netanyahu claims he is not stalling ceasefire talks – Hamas is; Majdal Shams claims and counterclaims, Druze plead for no retaliation from Israel; world leaders keep forgetting that Golan Heights is occupied; Israeli soldiers suspected of raping Palestinian prisoner arrested, sparking far-right riot; Palestinian detainees compare prison conditions to Guantanamo; Ben Gvir makes the region more dangerous for Palestinians.
US-made “precision” bomb kills 30, mostly children, in Gaza – Day 294
At least 30 Palestinians dead in Israeli attack on Deir Al Balah, Gaza; 11 mostly Syrian Druze killed in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights – Hezbollah denies responsibility; 2 Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on West Bank refugee camp; Israeli president horrified only by Golan Heights attack; Israeli negotiators blame Netanyahu for stalled ceasefire talks