Sarah Mullally, the head of the Church of England, has a powerful message after a pilgrimage in which she met Palestinians attacked by settlers and others detained without trial (2 articles).
Gaza’s Ministry of Social Development warns of a “silent famine” as aid deliveries remain far below needs, deepening shortages of food, water, medicine, shelter
Hundreds, if not thousands, of Palestinian students who have been awarded scholarships abroad are trapped in Gaza, unable to claim their places at universities in Italy, Turkey and other countries.
Fourteen Gazan physicians remain in Israeli prisons without charge, where they say they have been singled out for particularly severe abuse. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is one of Gaza’s most beloved.
Dr. Mazen Al-Rantisi is widely known throughout Palestinian cities, towns, and villages as “Doctor of the Poor” because of his long-standing commitment to treating low-income patients. Israeli authorities have not announced the reasons for his arrest or disclosed where he is being held.
Every Palestinian father faces the impossible task of trying to create a sense of safety in a place where there is none.
Mona Khalil was beloved for her work to protect turtle nesting sites in Lebanon; Ahmed Wishah was a cameraman for Al Jazeera in Gaza. Israeli attacks killed them both. Ahmed’s brother, a journalist, was killed in April.
“What is Jewish supremacy? Eighty years after the Holocaust, it’s Mein Kampf in reverse. The superior race is us,” said Moshe Ya’alon
Israeli attorney Michael Sfard writes: At the source of our regime of violence is the worldview of Jewish supremacy, the axiom that we’re eternally on the side of justice, and a refusal to fully recognize the rights of the others living here.
As in Gaza, residents say Israel is waging psychological warfare on civilian life and its soundscape