Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War Against the Palestinian People
A full-scale ground offensive on Gaza is imminent, even as Palestinians are already suffering collective punishment.
‘Will You Urge Israel to Not Starve and Slaughter People?’ — State Dept. Ignores Series of Sam Husseini Questions
The State Department gets tough questions from Max Blumenthal and Said Arikat on Israeli war crimes. I ask questions throughout but am never called on.
Report From Gaza: Fears That Israeli Army Is Preparing for Ethnic Cleansing
As Israel massacres entire families and wipes out whole neighborhoods, the Israeli army's calls for Gazans to flee to the Egyptian border are stoking fears of genocide and ethnic cleansing.
Israel Accused of ‘Blatant War Crime’ as HRW Confirms White Phosphorus Used in Gaza
"Any time that white phosphorus is used in crowded civilian areas, it poses a high risk of excruciating burns and lifelong suffering," said one Human Rights Watch official.
Israeli Intelligence Suddenly Knows Exactly Where Hamas Is
By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack It’s interesting how last week Israel had no idea what Hamas was up to, and yet this week they know every mosque, school and hospital…
Philadelphia Considers First US Bill to End Unlawful Medical Deportations
Philadelphia considers first US bill to end unlawful medical deportations.
Auto Workers Escalate: Surprise Strike at Massive Kentucky Ford Truck Plant
By Keith Brower Brown / Labor Notes Every Friday for the past four weeks, Big 3 CEOs have waited fearfully for Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain to announce which…
Suffering in the Shadows
Humanitarian Calamities That Aren’t on the World’s Agenda.
Report From Gaza: Two Palestinians Describe ‘Horror’ on 6th Day of Israel Bombing Besieged Enclave
By DemocracyNow! We speak with two Palestinians in Gaza City about Israel’s devastating bombing campaign while blocking all food, water and fuel from entering the besieged territory. The U.N. reports…
Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy: Israel Should Lift Siege & Call Off Plans for Ground Invasion of Gaza
By DemocracyNow! From Tel Aviv, we hear from award-winning Israeli journalist and author Gideon Levy, whose recent column for Haaretz is headlined “Israel Can’t Imprison Two Million Gazans Without Paying…
Ray McGovern: A Matter of Justice
The extremists now heading the Israeli government have made no secret of their plans to move even more forcefully against the Palestinians. It was and is a powder keg that…
Source of Dubious ‘Beheaded Babies’ Claim is Israeli Settler Leader Who Incited Riots to ‘Wipe Out’ Palestinian Village
After an Israeli reserve soldier named David Ben Zion told a reporter Palestinian militants “cut heads of babies,” Biden, Netanyahu, and the international media amplified the dubious claim. The Grayzone…
Israeli Airstrikes Have Killed Over 320 Children in Gaza: Health Ministry
"Where is the outrage we saw when Israeli children were killed?" asked a co-founder of IfNotNow.
‘Israel’s 9/11’ Is a Slogan to Rationalize Open-Ended Killing of Palestinian Civilians
By Norman Solomon / CounterPunch When Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations spoke outside the Security Council on Sunday, he said: “This is Israel’s 9/11. This is Israel’s 9/11.” Meanwhile,…