Hamas halts peace talks after Israel retains Palestinian prisoners; Israel ready to restart fighting “at any moment,” plans to bar former prisoners from Al Aqsa Mosque, attacks Palestinian funeral; latest on Bibas saga
Tags: prisoner exchange
Israel delays release of 600 Palestinian prisoners at the last minute – Ceasefire Day 33
After release of Israeli hostages, Israel plays fast and loose with Palestinian prisoners and their families; polio vaccines resume; update on Tel Aviv bus bombings; Israeli violence in West Bank; is the UK spying on Hamas for Israel?
369 Palestinians freed from Israeli prison – Ceasefire Day 27
Palestinian prisoners show signs of torture, medical neglect; Israel attacks bulldozer crew retrieving bodies in Gaza; bakeries reopen; West Bank violence; Israel violates Lebanon ceasefire
Israeli forces kill 9 Palestinians in West Bank, 2 in Gaza – Ceasefire Day 25
Prisoner exchange expected Saturday; Israeli forces kill at least 9 Palestinians in Tulkarem, West Bank; record number of new illegal Israeli settlements, outposts in West Bank; 145 Dems demand Trump retract Gaza comments; Pope Francis, 350 rabbis condemn Gaza scheme; Zionist rabbis call Trump “God’s emissary”; breaking down Trump’s executive order targeting Palestine activists
Life expectancy of Palestinians down by an unprecedented 11.5 years – Ceasefire Day 12
Prisoner swap; Rafah crossing opened; Palestinian Authority ready to “clash” with Hamas for control of Gaza; Jake Sullivan’s thoughts on weapons to Israel; more.
Trump pushes for ethnic cleansing in Gaza, deportation of pro-Palestine students in US – Ceasefire Day 12
Palestinian and Israeli prisoners released; UNRWA carries on in spite of ban; more death and destruction in West Bank; Trump efforts amount to ethnic cleansing and assault on First Amendment
1,800 one-ton bombs on their way from US to Israel – Ceasefire Day 7
Israel kills 1 in Gaza with a “warning shot”; 2nd prisoner release is complete; 2 killed in West Bank, including toddler; Ali Abunimah arrested; pro-Israel groups target pro-Palestine int’l students for deportation
Contrasting reality: Treatment of Israeli and Palestinian prisoners
Commentary: The release of 3 Israeli women held captive in Gaza on Sunday attracted significant global media attention. However, there was comparatively limited coverage of the 90 freed Palestinian women, who had been kidnapped and detained by Israel without charge.
Gaza is “a population that is starving to death” – Day 117
Gaza at 80% unemployment; arrests & humiliation in Khan Younis; possible truce, prisoner exchange; discovery of 30 Palestinian corpses; more on UNRWA; West Bank administrative detentions through the roof; destruction of childhood; ethnic cleansing of Bedouin; university demolition; Brian Mast – babies aren’t innocent; US court on Israeli genocide; Chicago latest major city to call for ceasefire; Iraq-based militia statement
Let’s talk about “We Will Not Allow Gaza To Be Rebuilt”
Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin speaks as though Israel alone has Gaza’s best interests in mind, but a little digging proves his words to be utterly disingenuous.