Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please, setting homes ablaze, and leaving corpses on the streets — all with their commanders’ permission.
Tags: Gaza
Israel bombs school shelter, then a group of released Palestinian prisoners; moves the ceasefire goalpost – Day 273
Hamas makes a concession on ceasefire, Israel counters with new demands; Israeli attack kills 16 in UN shelter; Israel releases prisoners, then drops a bomb on them; Israel targets peacekeeping Gazan police; West Bank violence from Israeli forces, settlers; new info on October 7th Hannibal Directive; more.
Widely reported Palestinian father-son ‘rape’ confession contradicted by piles of evidence
Alleged “confessions” by two Palestinians in Israeli custody filmed seemingly admitting to multiple rapes, murders, and kidnappings on October 7, do not match the events of that day, are contradicted by copious evidence, and were likely coerced through torture. US and British media are running with the stories regardless.
Strangling Israeli restrictons were in place long before October 7th
This video was produced by If Americans knew in 2006. It contains information on Israeli restrictions going back to 2002.
Gazans used as human shields, subjected to cruel new types of torture – Day 268
Israel’s inhumane practices toward Gazan prisoners & civilians; hospitals about to shut down for lack of fuel; such Israeli restrictions long predate Oct. 7- see this 2006 video; Ben-Gvir calls for Palestinian prisoners to be starved, then shot in the head; new racist bill making its way through Israeli legislature; female prisoners mistreated; West Bank assassination; more.
Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war
As the Gaza war rages, Israeli funds target US college campuses and push to redefine antisemitism in US law – part of a sometimes covert operation by the Israeli government to strike back at student protests, human rights organizations and other voices of dissent.
Veterans For Peace: U.S. Army Major Quits Over Israel [video]
What bothered this intelligence officer specializing in the Middle East the most: his view that the Israelis were targeting Palestinian civilians indiscriminately and that US weapons made it possible.
The Palestinians’ Ironclad, Inalienable Right To Resist
Basic collective human rights – self-determination, national independence, territorial integrity, national unity, and sovereignty without outside interference – are essential and universally legitimate.
Palestinians show steadfastness on Eid amid violence, grieving, death – Day 254
Beatings in Jerusalem; bombs, prayers, and gravesite visits in Gaza; Netanyahu doesn’t want humanitarian pauses; 7-year-old detained in West Bank; Israel’s record-high weapons sales; freed Israeli hostage looks well cared-for; Israeli former legislator invokes Hitler; Israel lobby tidbits; more
The night Israel killed my family
On the night of March 2 Israel wiped out four generations of my family. I barely survived the slaughter. It is now my responsibility to tell their story.