palestine news and politics
- 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 …
- 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 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.
- 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 …
- Canada: Second wave of encampments for Palestine launchedwww.greenleft.org.au Canada: Second wave of encampments for Palestine launched
A second wave of protest encampments was launched at universities in several provinces across Canada in the week of May 4, including at the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta — where police violently attacked peaceful protesters, reports Jeff Shantz.
- With the Capture of a Border Crossing, Israel's Rafah Operation Has Begun | RANEworldview.stratfor.com With the Capture of a Border Crossing, Israel's Rafah Operation Has Begun | RANE
If Hamas doesn't agree to a more favorable cease-fire deal, Israel will likely expand its push into Gaza's southernmost city at the risk of exacerbating domestic and international blowback.
- How an ‘antisemitism hoax' drowned out the discovery of mass graves in Gazawww.middleeasteye.net How an 'antisemitism hoax' drowned out the discovery of mass graves in Gaza
In confecting a media row about the policing of London marches against genocide, the Israel lobby knew it would score a victory, whatever happened
- US Declines Israel's Invitation To Start WW3 (For Now) - Eastern Anglewww.easternangle.com US Declines Israel's Invitation To Start WW3 (For Now) - Eastern Angle
Iran has carried out its long-promised retaliation for Israel’s attack on its consulate building in Damascus, launching a massive barrage of drones
- Norman Finkelstein on Gaza: The US could have stopped Israel on day onewww.aljazeera.com Norman Finkelstein on Gaza: The US could have stopped Israel on day one
Renowned scholar and activist Norman Finkelstein discusses Israel’s war on Gaza with Marc Lamont Hill.
- AIPAC Says We’re Not Starving In Gaza. How Dare They?www.thenation.com AIPAC Says We’re Not Starving In Gaza. How Dare They?
Starvation is everywhere you look here. Denying that is beyond shameful.
- Israel’s offensive in Gaza leaves 200 aid workers dead in six monthsenglish.elpais.com Israel’s offensive in Gaza leaves 200 aid workers dead in six months
The strike that killed seven members of World Central Kitchen ‘is not an isolated incident,’ says the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Gaza officials say 14,500 children killed by Israel in nearly 3,000 massacresthecradle.co Gaza officials say 14,500 children killed by Israel in nearly 3,000 massacres
In less than six months, the Israeli army has killed more children inside Gaza than in any conflict around the world from 2019 to 2022