Killing, starvation unabated in Gaza; ‘double standards’ in recovering bodies; West Bank destruction; Israeli female sex offenders; Gaza Tribunal; Shireen Abu Akleh; more.
Israeli forces kill at least 52 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including at least 10 aid seekers; 422 known starved to death; thousands more displaced Palestinians find no tents, no space in southern Gaza; Israeli settlers burn Bedouin homes; Rubio, Netanyahu visit Western Wall; flotilla update
Israeli forces kill at least 75 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, including at least 18 aid seekers; 313 have now died of starvation; Israel wreaks havoc in West Bank; Netanyahu avoids ceasefire discussion in cabinet meeting, encourages settler violence; DNC ignores constituents on weapons to Israel
Watch what’s happening in Gaza, but keep one eye on the West Bank – Israel has Palestinians there in its crosshairs too, and covets the land for itself.
In 2024, death, destruction, demolitions, settler violence, and land theft plagued Palestinians; expatriation and suicide haunted Israel.
Few people are aware of the religious intolerance that motivates the ultra-Orthodox Jewish settlers on the West Bank. Consider the statement of one of their heroes, the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel: “The only reason for the existence of non-Jews is to serve Jews.”
Israeli land grabs, settlement expansion and demolitions in Palestinian communities mark the most significant territorial changes in the West Bank in decades.
Massive Israeli raid enters second day, US has no comment; Israeli drone strike kills 13-year-old and 17-year-old Palestinian brothers in WB; Israel admits to response failure in recent settler attack; strikes on Gaza continue, as Israel withholds necessities; Israeli forces target World Food Program vehicle; satellite imagery shows vast destruction of Rafah; US sanctions a few more settlers; Israeli gang rape alleged perp is TV star; possible religious war looms over Al Aqsa, as Israel plans to fund settler visits; Namibia adheres to Genocide Convention; more.
As global attention on the war in Gaza wanes, an intensifying ethnic cleansing campaign is ramping up in the West Bank.
Israel impedes Gaza emergency services, hygiene and trash disposal; Israeli forces killed with their own (repurposed) bomb; US has sent Israel tens of thousands of bombs; debate notes; updates on Lebanon, ICC arrest warrants; Israel is starving Palestinian prisoners, approving new settlements; Gaza pier shutting down again; more.