The New York Times and the rest of the U.S. mainstream media downplayed, covered up, and even ignored the historic ICJ opinion declaring the Israeli occupation illegal.
U.S. media downplays and ignores ICJ ruling declaring Israeli occupation illegal
Tags: West Bank
Israel has carried out over 3,400 massacres in Gaza since October 7th – Day 299
Israeli soldiers torture 2 more prisoners to death; Israeli lawmaker says raping Palestinian prisoners is “legitimate”; update on Haniyeh assassination; US blocks UNSC statement condemning Haniyeh killing; Biden deploys warships to the region; Hochstein’s disinfo campaign against Lebanese officials; Uncommitted Movement demands DNC allow speaker on Gaza; AIPAC outspends Cori Bush campaign…
Israel continues illegal practice of assassination – Day 298
Israel’s assassinations continue – with two more journalists; Palestinian sexual abuse victim returned to scene of the alleged crime; Hezbollah confirms Israel’s killing of military commander Fuah Shukr; Israeli military confirms its killing of Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif; Israeli soldiers, settlers continue terrorizing Palestinians in West Bank; Blinken, State Dept equivocate; US warships converge on Middle East; US “not ready for global war”; boycotts succeeding; UN report on Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners; Veterans For Peace have message for Kamala Harris; more.
US-made “precision” bomb kills 30, mostly children, in Gaza – Day 294
At least 30 Palestinians dead in Israeli attack on Deir Al Balah, Gaza; 11 mostly Syrian Druze killed in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights – Hezbollah denies responsibility; 2 Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on West Bank refugee camp; Israeli president horrified only by Golan Heights attack; Israeli negotiators blame Netanyahu for stalled ceasefire talks
‘Slow-motion trainwreck’ in Gaza as Netanyahu lectures America – Day 291
Now we also face the threat of polio, putting countless lives at risk to this crippling disease: Mercy Corps; HRW: Israeli forces publish degrading pictures of Palestinian prisoners; Netanyahu’s speech full of lies, smears, claims of fighting America’s battles; police use excessive force against protesters; distressing West Bank news; calls to remove Israel from Olympics – Israel’s Olympics flagbearer signed bombs for Gaza; debunked “Hamas” threat video; more..
As Israel-First politicians embrace Netanyahu, many people say No Thanks – Day 290
2 million Gazans squeezed into 20% of their land, as Israeli bombers & snipers keep killing; UNICEF vehicles hit by Israeli fire; peace activists arrested in Capitol; Israeli luminaries call Netanyahu an “existential threat” to Israel & US; Tlaib: “Netanyahu’s Congress speech is a celebration of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians”; Schumer says he will attend Netanyahu’s speech; Israeli gov’t heavily funding illegal Israeli outposts; 350 “experts” endorse Kamala Harris for her Israel support…
Israel attacks Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon with US, NATO weapons – Day 287
Baby born after mother killed in Gaza; Israeli raids in West Bank tripled; Palestinians at the Olympics; Israel gets weapons from countries that have officially halted arms sales; Israel bombs Lebanon, Yemen; Israel’s privileged soldiers will be vaccinated against polio, as Gazans remain at risk; Netanyahu’s intransigent response to ICJ; UK minister calls out pro-Israel lobby; how much aid has the US given Israel since October 7th?; Biden’s withdrawal may be linked to Netanyahu’s visit; Germany criticizes Israel’s opposition to Palestinian state; more.
Israel has killed over 2,500 Palestinians every month since ICJ ruling – Day 284
ICJ genocide ruling apparently meaningless to Israel, as Palestinian deaths, torture continue apace; Gaza pier debacle comes to an end; water crisis for Palestinian residents of Jerusalem; Israel demolishes high number of West Bank structures; Netanyahu says No to October 7th investigation; Israeli gov’t continues racist, anti-free speech actions; US sanctions one Israeli soldier for years-old crime; more.
Chaos in Gaza, West Bank, and spreading – Day 266
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.
Gaza peace talks have apparently reached a ‘dead end’ – Day 261
Israel rejects permanent ceasefire; war to go on, but “intense fighting” is ending; Israeli strikes kill 25 more Gazan civilians; Israeli soldier posed naked in Gaza; update on Israeli soldiers’ killing of Hind Rajab, 5; US military members say they can no longer be complicit in Israeli war crimes; children with disabilities suffer from Israeli targeting; Israel has arrested so many Palestinians there’s no room for more; US, Netanyahu disagree on level of US loyalty to Israel; EU leaders: crisis in Gaza has reached a breaking point; Hezbollah video shows Israeli security targets; more.