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- Gaza backlash unseats Labour frontbencher as Jeremy Corbyn beats party he once ledwww.independent.co.uk Gaza backlash unseats Labour frontbencher as Jeremy Corbyn beats party he once led
Wes Streeting’s majority slashed as Corbynite Labour MP Zarah Sultana said it was ‘no surprise’ the party has ‘clearly lost support in parts of the country’ because of its position on the war
- Public Safety Saw No Evidence Linking Palestine Rallies To ‘Hamas Call’www.readthemaple.com Public Safety Saw No Evidence Linking Palestine Rallies To ‘Hamas Call’
“From the outset, there was an attempt to conflate these protests with support for Hamas.”
- Holocaust survivor leads Michigan vigil against US-backed Israeli genocide in Gazawww.wsws.org Holocaust survivor leads Michigan vigil against US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza
Rene Lichtman, an 86-year-old Holocaust child survivor, led the vigil outside of the Zekelman Holocaust Museum.
- The sad reality of a community supporting genocide - Yves Engleryvesengler.com The sad reality of a community supporting genocide - Yves Engler
“What has it come to when you are booing Oxfam?” — Mehdi Hasan, at Munk Debates Apparently, Toronto Jews largely support Israel’s holocaust in Gaza. Many also claim victimhood while being amongst the best-off ethnic/religious communities in Canada’s largest city. A genocidal crowd turned out to view...
- The unbelievable stories about the children of Gaza : Peoples Dispatchpeoplesdispatch.org The unbelievable stories about the children of Gaza : Peoples Dispatch
The violence that the children of Gaza experience has become a daily affair. But this kind of violence can never be mundane.
- Al-Shifa hospital director freed after 7 months of detention and torture : Peoples Dispatchpeoplesdispatch.org Al-Shifa hospital director freed after 7 months of detention and torture : Peoples Dispatch
Upon his release, the Al-Shifa director recounted the atrocities committed by the Israeli occupation against him and other Palestinian prisoners, sparking the outrage of Israeli officials, who described his release as a “serious mistake”
- Israeli forces launch airstrike on Nour Shams refugee camp in the West Bank : Peoples Dispatchpeoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces launch airstrike on Nour Shams refugee camp in the West Bank : Peoples Dispatch
Military operations conducted by Israeli forces in the West Bank have intensified in recent years and often violate agreements on security coordination with the Palestinian Authority
- Gaza and Lebanon: Bibi’s Once and Future Warswww.richardsilverstein.com Gaza and Lebanon: Bibi’s Once and Future Wars
NOTE: In the past week, I've been interviewed for several public radio stations and published a new article.
- Gazans’ extreme Hunger could leave its Mark on subsequent Generationswww.juancole.com Gazans’ extreme Hunger could leave its Mark on subsequent Generations
Hasan Khatib, University of Wisconsin-Madison | - As Israel’s offensive in Gaza rages on, people across the entire Gaza Strip …
- Israeli forces arrest 28 Palestinians in raids in occupied West Bankwww.aljazeera.com Israeli forces arrest 28 Palestinians in raids in occupied West Bank
Prisoners’ rights group says troops doled out ‘severe beatings’; one Israeli soldier killed in Jenin explosion.
- UK has sent 74 war planes from Cyprus to Lebanon since Marchwww.declassifieduk.org UK has sent 74 war planes from Cyprus to Lebanon since March
Number of RAF aircraft landed in Beirut by Britain, a key backer of the Israeli military, has surged in recent months amid threats of a new offensive, but their purpose remains unclear.
- Polls Show Gap Between Canadian Public Opinion And Parliament On Israelwww.readthemaple.com Polls Show Gap Between Canadian Public Opinion And Parliament On Israel
“People see what Israel is doing, and that should be a huge wake up call to Parliament.”
- Israeli strike on Gaza school kills dozens in their sleepthecradle.co Israeli strike on Gaza school kills dozens in their sleep
Rescue teams have recovered at least 32 bodies from the rubble of the destroyed school with more victims expected
- Why is Jerusalem bracing for violence during Israel’s Flag March?www.aljazeera.com Why is Jerusalem bracing for violence during Israel’s Flag March?
Nationalist Israelis are expected to march through Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter today, despite the carnage in Gaza.
- To continue the Gaza genocide, Israel and the US must destroy the laws of warwww.middleeasteye.net To continue the Gaza genocide, Israel and the US must destroy the laws of war
The world's two highest courts have made an implacable enemy of Israel in trying to uphold international law and end Israeli atrocities
- Israel's Netanyahu says no permanent Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyedwww.middleeasteye.net Israel's Netanyahu says no permanent Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed
The prime minister's comments come a day after Biden outlined details of three-phase proposal
Since they cannot destroy Hamas, there will never be a cease-fire.
- The Student Intifada Links Racism, Mistreatment of Indigenous People, Policing, Global Warming, Anti-Colonial Struggles Around the World, Capitalism and Imperialismznetwork.org The Student Intifada Links Racism, Mistreatment of Indigenous People, Policing, Global Warming, Anti-Colonial Struggles Around the World, Capitalism and Imperialism
Those protesters have started a fire that’s going to burn straight through the whole system. Shahid Bolsen Palestine has become the icon of freedom for
- Calling Israel Critics Antisemites Won’t Solve Antisemitismjacobin.com Calling Israel Critics Antisemites Won’t Solve Antisemitism
When pro-Israel voices carelessly accuse their opponents of antisemitism, they reduce a serious and specific charge to just another political slur. The longer this goes on, the harder it is to identify and respond to real and gravely serious antisemitism.
- Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts sayabcnews.go.com Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say
Defense experts who've reviewed debris images from an Israeli airstrike that ignited a deadly fire in a camp for displaced Palestinians question why Israel didn't use smaller, more precise weapons when so many civilians were nearby
- Israeli soldiers film themselves stealing aid from starving Gazanswww.middleeastmonitor.com Israeli soldiers film themselves stealing aid from starving Gazans
Israeli soldiers stationed in Rafah posted a video on social media of them cooking with stolen UNRWA aid, while millions of Gazans face starvation in what Oxfam has called the...
- Phone taps and intimidation: Israel’s war against the ICCwww.aljazeera.com Phone taps and intimidation: Israel’s war against the ICC
Israeli officials are accused of using phone taps, spying and intimidation against ICC prosecutors.
- Biden lays out 3-phase cease-fire plan to end Gaza warwww.al-monitor.com Biden lays out 3-phase cease-fire plan to end Gaza war
The deal paves the way for “an enduring cease-fire,” the release of all remaining hostages and the eventual reconstruction of Gaza.
- 'Israel won’t end war on Gaza for the return of all hostages', official sayswww.middleeasteye.net 'Israel won’t end war on Gaza for the return of all hostages', official says
Top Israeli official tells families of captives that only certain categories could be possibly freed in the near future
- Why did the US' humanitarian aid pier in Gaza fail?www.al-monitor.com Why did the US' humanitarian aid pier in Gaza fail?
The floating pier off the coast of Gaza meant to alleviate aid shortages was operational for just 12 days before it was destroyed by stormy weather.
- Yemen's Houthis claim attack on US aircraft carrier in Red Seawww.middleeasteye.net Yemen's Houthis claim attack on US aircraft carrier in Red Sea
Armed movement says attack was carried out in response to US and UK strikes in Yemen
- US state department falsified report absolving Israel on Gaza aid – ex-officialwww.theguardian.com US state department falsified report absolving Israel on Gaza aid – ex-official
Stacy Gilbert, who quit post as senior adviser on Tuesday, says report went against consensus of experts
- The Deep Ties Between the US Drug War and Israeli Forcesfiltermag.org The Deep Ties Between the US Drug War and Israeli Forces
Overdose prevention researchers like me are familiar with the harms caused by the expansion of policing and surveillance. A steady ...
- McGill tried stifling classroom discussion of Gaza, internal emails reveal ⋆ The Breachbreachmedia.ca McGill tried stifling classroom discussion of Gaza, internal emails reveal ⋆ The Breach
Documents show McGill’s administrators encouraged deans and instructors to bar discussion of student policy calling on university to divest from Israel’s assault on Gaza
- Al Arabiya.Net العربية.نت
A US State Department official who quit this week said on Thursday her resignation was precipitated by an administration report to Congress that she said falsely stated Israel was not blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza, prompting her to resign in protest of President Joe Biden’s Israel policy.
- Pentagon pauses humanitarian airdrops in Gaza, citing Israel's Rafah operationwww.al-monitor.com Pentagon pauses humanitarian airdrops in Gaza, citing Israel's Rafah operation
The Biden administration's plan to surge humanitarian aid into Gaza is falling apart.
- Aid Workers Describe Inferno, Bodies 'Burned Beyond Recognition' In Rafahwww.rollingstone.com Aid Workers Describe Inferno, Bodies 'Burned Beyond Recognition' In Rafah
As Biden officials defend Israel’s operation, aid workers say military activities are intensifying, and it’s nearly “impossible for us to work”
- Burning the Indigenous Population up in their Tents is an old Colonial Technique of Genocidewww.juancole.com Burning the Indigenous Population up in their Tents is an old Colonial Technique of Genocide
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The Israeli air force bombed a refugee tent camp west of Rafah City around 8:45 …
- Lindsey "Dr. Strangelove" Graham, Critic of Putin's Atrocities, Urges Nuking of Gaza's Civilianswww.juancole.com Lindsey "Dr. Strangelove" Graham, Critic of Putin's Atrocities, Urges Nuking of Gaza's Civilians
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina let his inner genocidal maniac loose on Sunday, defending …