As winter approaches and blankets are in short supply, Israel destroys an aid truck; Pope Francis amplifies call for peace in the Holy Land; Netanyahu extends ‘hand of peace’ to Syrians as Israeli jets strike Damascus; Israel continues to violate ceasefire in Lebanon; Israeli settlers run the Wild, Wild West Bank.
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Israeli atrocities in every direction – Day 415
Israeli minister calls for ethnic cleansing; Israel has detained 435 Palestinian women in West Bank since Oct 7th; land theft; US weapons used in possible war crime; Israel avoids prosecuting murders of Palestinian prisoners; Pope scolds “arrogant occupiers”; more.
Pope Francis calls for global investigation into possible genocide in Gaza – Day 406
Famous and nameless residents of Gaza are mourned, as the body count continues to rise; 1.2 million without water in Khan Younis; Israeli soldiers enable Israeli pogrom in West Bank; Pope Francis wants answers.
Palestinian pain and outrage are being ignored, but will not be erased – Day 366
Politicians focus on Israel; Israeli soldier makes Palestinian captives listen to Torah; the truth about northern Gaza; war on the West Bank; Palestinian diaspora rage; more evidence for genocide case at ICJ; US helps Israel with “how to,” not “whether to” attack Iran; Pope Francis on Gaza; earthquake in Iran?; Biden’s expletive-ridden opinion about Netanyahu
Yes, American-made bombs killed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah (and thousands more) – Day 358
Israel’s genocide decimates thousands of Gazan families, destroys vast swaths of Gazan farmland, creates a garbage apocalypse; in Lebanon, Israel initiates a refugee crisis – all with help from Western media and US-made bombs; Pope Francis, Jared Kushner weigh in on the conflict; more.
Biden administration coddles human rights abusers as Gazans die, Americans protest – Day 342
An American self-immolates outside Israeli consulate in Boston; US students protest for Gaza in spite of restrictions; US shelling out big bucks for goodies for Israel and aid for Egypt; State Dept spox prefers Israeli whitewashing over Washington Post investigation; EU leader called antisemitic for talking about two-state solution; Pope declares Israel’s actions in Gaza “ugly”; more.
Israeli massacres, evacuation orders, torture continue unabated – Day 302
Bombs without warning, Gazans on the move again; more reports of prisoner torture; Gaza’s kids have lost one full school year; Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque; Israel adds new conditions to ceasefire proposal; Amazon provides storage for Israeli military mass surveillance; US military build-up in Middle East; VP contenders Shapiro & Pritzker are Israel partisans…
Latest from Israel/Palestine: 2 killed, 9 children detained, Pope furious
Two Palestinian young men were killed, nine Palestinian children were detained; the pope is disgusted by Israelis who spit on Christians.
Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City ‘under threat’ from settlers
Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem, seeks worldwide support for maintaining the status quo in Jerusalem, where settler groups are vandalizing church property and covertly buying up land in the Old City; Jerusalem’s city council wants $200 million in back taxes from churches; land may be expropriated. Phone Congress!
Gaza March Massacre draws a wide range of reactions
The world was watching as peaceful Gazan protesters met heavily armed Israeli soldiers at the border Saturday. Responses to the violence range from full support to utter denial.