Israel’s consistent obstruction of all UN investigations into allegations of sexual violence since October 7, 2023 is profoundly concerning. There is substantial evidence indicating systematic, widespread acts of rape and other forms of sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians.
The hope is that Abu Safiya will not suffer the fate of his colleague, the former head of orthopaedics at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital. After four months of abuse at Ofer prison, Bursh was dumped by guards in its yard, naked from the waist down, bleeding and unable to stand. He died a short time later.
Researchers at the London School of Hygiene find that the current death toll reported by Palestinian health authorities — at least 46,006 people killed as of Thursday — is a significant undercount of the number of people killed during Israel’s offensive.
“The refusal of the New York Times to run paid ads that call for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza is an outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth” – AFSC
Eight coalition members said the IDF’s strategy was ineffective in defeating Hamas, demanding the army purge northern Gaza of residents by use of sieges, infrastructure destruction and ‘killing anyone without a white flag.’ The policy should be used in other parts of Gaza, they said
Israel kills and maims Palestinians of all demographics, apparently without compunction – and White House makes excuses for the carnage.
Deliberately creating “hell” on earth for Gaza’s civilian population is exactly what Daniella Weiss, director of the Israeli settler organization Nachala, condoned in an interview with BBC News’ in April 2024
Israeli calls for all essentials of life to be cut off in Gaza; Palestinian journalists, aid workers killed; new genocide report; hunger in Gaza; more.
Israel’s war on Palestine is subsidized by the US taxpayer – let’s remember the faces of those whose lives we destroyed in 2024, and demand change in 2025.
John Mearsheimer: Almost all of the many human rights advocates in the West have stayed silent while Israel executed its genocide. The mainstream media has made hardly any effort to expose and challenge what Israel is doing to the Palestinians. Indeed some key outlets have staunchly supported Israel’s actions.