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Did Israel Exaggerate Hamas Atrocities to Facilitate Its Own?
“The killing is escalating. 756 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment in the last 24 hours, including 344 children. Toll now at 6,546 dead, including 2,704 children. 17,439 wounded. 65 percent of casualties in the past week in southern Gaza, where Israel said to evacuate to, according to the health ministry. … Health ministry in Gaza says the…
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Pastor from Bethlehem Challenges U.S. Churches; Calls out Israeli Lies
“It seems to us that this double standard reflects an entrenched colonial discourse that has weaponized the Bible to justify the ethnic cleansing of indigenous peoples in the Americas, Oceania, and elsewhere, the slavery of Africans and the transatlantic slave trade, and decades of apartheid in South Africa. Colonial theologies are not passé; they continue…
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Israel: * Bombing Human Rights Activists’ Homes * Context from Charles Glass and Miko Peled
“Raji Sourani’s home was bombed by Israel. He was on “Democracy Now” this morning. He heads the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, based in Gaza and is an acclaimed human rights icon, receiving many honors including the Right Livelihood Award.”
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Pharmacy Walkouts
Dozens of pharmacists at Walgreens and CVS have staged walkouts this month, and more walkouts are planned in coming weeks to protest unsafe working conditions in pharmacies.
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Hundreds of Jews Arrested at Capitol Demanding “Cease-fire Now!”; Israel Bombs Civilians, Church
“Media portrayals of Gaza are so devoid of humanity — and often facts — that it is unsurprising that the horrifying violence we saw take place on Oct. 7 has been spoken of as ‘unprovoked.’ It is easy to forget our tax dollars — over $3 billion to Israel every year — have been directly…
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Israel “Denying Water to Millions”
“MECA has worked for 14 years to build water purification units throughout the Gaza Strip that provide safe, clean water to more than 100,000 children through our Maia Project. But with Israel’s attacks on water infrastructure and cutting off electricity, many of these units can’t operate.”
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Is Israel Killing U.S. Citizens by Refusing a Cease-fire?
“More signs, then, point to the possibility that a cease-fire could expedite the release of these civilian hostages. The more complex task is a prisoner swap — exchanging captured IDF soldiers for Palestinians in Israeli jails. Hamas has indicated it wants to use the Israeli soldiers it is holding in a deal to free the…
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Israel and the “Systematic Destruction of People’s Ability to Survive”
“As Rachel wrote to us shortly before she was killed, ‘This has to stop. I think it is a good idea for us all to drop everything and devote our lives to making this stop. I don’t think it’s an extremist thing to do anymore. I still really want to dance around to Pat Benatar…
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Reports: Israel Bombs Hospital, Killing Hundreds as Biden Vetoes Ceasefire at UN and Goes to Support Israel
“An Israeli airstrike” hit Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist hospital in Gaza City, which “was packed with the wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter. At least 500 dead, according to health ministry.”
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ADL’s Aims are “Genocide” and “War”
“The ADL is historically and presently a Cold War organization, it views the world in terms of the West and the Rest. Its attacks on critics of Israel often, without irony, target Jewish peace organizations who are doing real work with Palestinians and communities of color. Echoing the language of right-wing panic about ‘socialism,’ the ADL’s…