Blinken delivers some of the harshest public US🇺🇸 criticism yet of Israel’s conduct in Gaza
#Israeli🇮🇱 tactics mean “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians” but failed to neutralize #Hamas🇵🇸 leaders & fighters & could drive a lasting insurgency
"Criticism of the state of Israel, the #Israeli government, policies of the Israeli government, or #Zionist ideology is not—in and of itself—antisemitic" says letter
76 universities in #Spain decided to sever cooperation relations with #Israeli#universities and research centers and linked the return of cooperation to the occupation universities’ condemnation of the #occupation army’s invasion of the #Gaza Strip.
"Very brave" Israeli soldiers with tanks are seen gathering around ahead of an attack on Rafah, with a soldier rallying the troops and urging them to “destroy Rafah”.
On Monday night, Israel carried out strikes on Rafah after having vowed for weeks to push into the southern border town, despite widespread condemnation and the international community warning of the catastrophic consequences on civilian lives.
from #TheNewArab
When #Che went to Gaza
The iconic revolutionary visited Gaza to inspire a popular uprising against #Israeli dominance, writes Yousef al-Helou.
🧵 It feels inappropriate to argue on such matters on a Day of Remembrance, but since such a day became a stage for distorting truth and the essence of the #Holocaust, it seems necessary to do so.
In his speech Biden drew a parallel, comparing #Nazis murdering 6000000 #Jews during the Holocaust to #Hamas' 1200 Israeli victims during the Oct 7 attack. That was a x5000 stretch of truth and logic, without counting the 35000+ victims of #Israeli horrible thirty-eyes-for-an-eye retaliation,
This article should be required reading for all of you dopes who STILL condemn #israel without recognizing the violent history of #hamas and how much they - like #netanyahu - have not only prevented #peace but willingly sacrificed tens of thousands of their own citizens’ lives.
"“We are horrified at details emerging from mass graves recently unearthed in the #Gaza Strip. Over 390 bodies have been discovered at Nasser and Al Shifa #hospitals, including of #women and #children, with many reportedly showing signs of #torture and summary executions, and potential instances of people buried alive,” the experts said.
"the direct bombardment of #hospitals & deliberate denial of access to #health care facilities by #Israeli snipers... placing an estimated 50,000 pregnant #Palestinian#women & 20,000 new-born babies at unimaginable risk. Over 183 women per day are giving birth w/out pain relief, while hundreds of #babies have died because of a lack of electricity to power incubators... increases in miscarriages by up to 300%. 95% of pregnant & breastfeeding women face severe #food poverty”
#Israeli leaders approved a military operation into the #Gaza Strip city of #Rafah, and Israeli forces were striking targets in the area, officials announced Monday, hours after #Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal. Irris Makler reports from Jerusalem.