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.
Israeli atrocities multiply as Gaza’s social fabric unravels; Netanyahu demands more US weapons; Wikipedia bans ADL as “unreliable on Israel and antisemitism”; “failing” Gaza pier will reopen, but its days are numbered; Israeli army kills again in West Bank; Wasserman Schultz claims she saw non-existent video…
Amira Hass: The Jewish state was defeated because its politicians and public officials are causing 2.3 million human beings to go hungry and thirsty.
The almost 1,000 Palestinians killed or wounded in Nuseirat by Israeli forces were erased from news coverage, or acknowledged as an afterthought. (No one had to be murdered anyway, as Hamas had reportedly offered to release civilian captives last October.)
Experts are urging the ICC to investigate the European Commission president over her alleged support for Israel’s genocidal assault on the Palestinian people.
US presence in Israel during Nuseirat attack; 3,000 at-risk children could die “before their families’ eyes” without aid; 6 killed in West Bank again; House proposes millions more to Israel; US experts say “policies should be America first, not Israel first; US Congress members have an “AIPAC guy”…
When Biden talks about a “rules-based order”, whose rules is he talking about? What “Laws of War”? See this video to find out…
Rafah is rubble, essentially without food, medical services; child dies of starvation; Jabalia in ruins; Israeli forces kill Palestinian journalist in Gaza, teenager in West Bank; ceasefire deal on the table, but Netanyahu wants total victory first; extremist ministers threaten to topple Israeli government; Netanyahu accepts invitation to speak before Congress; Finkelstein says Israel lobby dominates through wielding its wealth; Chile joins ICJ genocide case against Israel; …
More than anything else, the story of Palestine is the story of family. Read these accounts of life (and death) in Gaza from the Electronic Intifada.
The rule of law, appropriately applied (that is, equally across the board) keeps us from chaos. But when some think they are above the law, the rest pay dearly. Gaza is a case in point.