The seven countries that the U.S. continues to meddle with and antagonize have a shared history and connection: For decades Israel and the Zionists who pushed for the Jewish state have wanted them to be destabilized, weakened, or eliminated.
Essential facts and stats about the Hamas-Gaza-Israel war
The current situation in Gaza and Israel did not come out of the blue. Read critical background left out of breaking news alerts…
Israel killed about 70 children in last five days; truce deal may be in the offing – Day 462
Death is everywhere in Gaza; unexploded munitions litter the enclave; a prisoner swap deal may be close; Palestinian Authority besieges Jenin; 1,000 Israeli soldiers’ names sent to Int’l Criminal Court
Dr Abu Safiya symbolized humanity in Gaza, as it is destroyed
The hope is that Abu Safiya will not suffer the fate of his colleague, the former head of orthopaedics at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital. After four months of abuse at Ofer prison, Bursh was dumped by guards in its yard, naked from the waist down, bleeding and unable to stand. He died a short time later.
Human rights group: Israel must be added to UN’s sexual violence blacklist – Day 461
Death statistics in Gaza; Israel kills another journalist; Israel must be hiding sexual crimes; “defeat Hamas before Trump’s inauguration”; calls to expand attacks on West Bank; many captives are now missing; more.
Gaza death toll may be 41% higher than official figures: study
Researchers at the London School of Hygiene find that the current death toll reported by Palestinian health authorities — at least 46,006 people killed as of Thursday — is a significant undercount of the number of people killed during Israel’s offensive.
As Gaza’s children freeze, Israel blocks delivery of coats and blankets – Day 460
Compilation of news reports – IAK staff At least 70 Palestinians were killed Thursday in relentless Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry in the enclave said. Newborns and other patients at risk as Nasser hospital in Gaza runs out of fuel, MSF warns Nasser hospital, Al-Aqsa hospital and European Gaza hospital, in…
NYTimes rejects Quaker ad for calling Israel’s actions “genocide”
“The refusal of the New York Times to run paid ads that call for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza is an outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth” – AFSC
Blinken Declares Genocide in Sudan But Refuses to Acknowledge Genocide in Gaza
The US is quick to condemn the actions in Sudan and refer to them as genocidal. Rightly so, and justice is needed in Sudan, but where is this sentiment in Gaza?
Blood Splattered Madness
America’s newest $8 billion contribution to an increasingly normalized genocide and its bloody, barbarous, macabre delusions will ensure more of the same.
Knesset members urge IDF to destroy Gaza’s food, water and power
Eight coalition members said the IDF’s strategy was ineffective in defeating Hamas, demanding the army purge northern Gaza of residents by use of sieges, infrastructure destruction and ‘killing anyone without a white flag.’ The policy should be used in other parts of Gaza, they said
‘No Civilians’: IDF Soldiers Reveal Killings, Lawlessness in Gaza
‘Of 200 bodies, only 10 were confirmed as Hamas members’: IDF soldiers who served in Gaza tell Haaretz that anyone who crosses an imaginary line in the contested Neztarim corridor is shot to death, with every Palestinian casualty counting as a terrorist – even if they were just a child