House leader Johnson (funded by AIPAC) set to defy ICC; Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinians in Jenin; 896 settler attacks; 10 NGOs call for “media access to Gaza”; some biscuits make their way to Gazans’ mouths; 1,400 Israeli academics call for ceasefire; Gazans getting 1/4 of the water they need; much more…
Norway, Ireland, Spain to recognize Palestinian statehood; after $320 million and over 2 months, US has not gotten any aid to Gazan families; Israel confiscates, then returns camera equipment to AP; 8 Palestinians killed in West Bank; Israeli forces telling settlers where to attack humanitarian aid trucks; Biden admin showing some hostility on Netanyahu war strategy; Arab Americans told a Palestinian state would result in world hunger
Israel defends its attack on Rafah with lies; UN commemoration of the Nakba emphasizes Israel’s options for Palestinians: “displacement, subjugation, or death”; as Gaza pier (paid for by US) becomes operational, US denounces Israel’s refusal to open land routes for aid; West Bank deaths; University of California academics authorize strike for Gaza; more
Israel prepares a large-scale attack on Rafah, after massive destruction in the north and massive loss of life; aid orgs running out of medical supplies, food; West Bank also under attack; HRW reports on Israel’s failure to follow ICJ’s orders – as Israel is hauled up before the court yet again; multiple countries (not including US) pressure Israel to comply with int’l law; Japan calls out Lindsay Graham’s bad taste; US-built pier is operational; Texas governor Greg Abbott sued; more
Palestinians in Gaza can’t seem to run fast enough to keep up with Israeli evacuation orders; can’t dig airstrike victims out of the rubble; Israel reportedly was aware of UN car that it bombed, killing a high-ranking international worker; Israeli police reportedly knew about aid convoy and allowed its destruction; Israel appears ready for a full-scale invasion of Rafah; Ben Gvir calls for expulsion; Palestinian killed in West Bank; Biden seeks approval for another $1 billion in military sales to Israel; campus protest update, more
10,000 Gazans missing under rubble; hostage deal or not, Rafah invasion will go on; ICC and ICJ news on several fronts; price tag for Gaza pier reaches $320 million; boycott news; growing campus protests; false report of ‘antisemitism’
Human Rights Watch calls for sanctions on Israel; young Christian woman kidnapped by Israeli forces in West Bank, her whereabouts unknown; Tucker Carlson interviews Bethlehem pastor about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians; Israel mulls hostage-for-prisoner exchange; Turkey initiates restrictions on exports to Israel; Australia may recognize Palestinian state; “What crime is Israel hiding?” asks Foreign Press Association; US pier may cost up to $200 million…