GAZA ANTHOLOGIES #17
July 30, 2024
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of
Peace, Justice, and Ecology.
(#1: 3-3-08; #2 Nov. 16, 2012; #3 Nov. 17, 2013; #4
May 31, 2014; #5 July 28, 2014; #6 August 30, 2014; #7 April 8, 2015; #8 May
13, 2021; #9, October 15, 2023; #10, October 23, 2023; #11, Nov. 4 and Nov. 7,
2023; #12 , Nov. 16, 2023; #13, Dec. 16, 2023; #14, Jan. 12, 2024; #15, Feb.
2024; #16, March 25, 2024).
List of Sources
Al Jazeera.
ANSWER
Common Dreams.
Consortium
News.
Counterspin.
Covert Action.
The Cradle.
Extra! FAIR.
The Future
The Intercept
Israel/Palestine News (If Americans Knew)
Rebekah Jones.
Just Foreign
Policy
Coralie
Koonce.
Mondoweiss.
Nuclear Resister.
Palestine Chronicle.
People’s Dispatch.
Real News Network.
Responsible Statecraft.
Resumen English.
Steve Salaita.
Struggle-La Lucha.
Transcend Media Service.
Truthdig
Unicorn Riot.
You Tube, UN
CONTENTS GAZA #17
GENOCIDE ON THE GROUND IN A WAR BECOMING GLOBAL
What
Can I Do?
Nuseirat
Massacre.
Rafah’s Last Hospitals.
War on Palestine a Global Challenge.
Palestine and the Global South.
Misreporting Palestinian Events.
UN Security Council (UNSC) Resol. 2735 June 10 on Gaza Ceasefire
Gaza a Global Moral Issue
Coralie Koonce.
War and Words.
Janine Jackson. Rafah Genocide.
Red Cross. Horror Intensifying.
Rebekah Jones. “Fact Checking” UN’s
Death Data.
OCTOBER 7 ATTACK:
Six Documentaries
Consortium News. “Guardian’s
‘Hamas Mass Rape’ Story Doesn’t Add up.”
Just Foreign Policy. “U.S. Once Again Vetoed Gaza Ceasefire Resolution.”
Palestine Chronicle. “Beyond Catastrophic-
Red Cross Says Situation in Gaza getting worse.”
Covert Action. On The Ground: 400,000 March for Gaza in DC
Common Dreams. NH Voters To Pressure Biden With 'Cease-Fire' Write-In On
Ballots
Mondoweiss.‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 106: Israel Bombs Gaza, Lebanon And Syria
Real News Network. Joe Sacco, Author of ‘Footnotes in Gaza,’ on Journalism and
Palestine
Resumen English. Cuba Proposes Non-Aligned Movement Support Urgent Dispatch of
Protection Mission to Gaza Strip
People’s Dispatch. Mexico and Chile Call on ICC to Investigate Crimes in Gaza
Struggle-La Lucha.‘Lethal assets’: U.S. finance
capital owns the bombs falling on Palestine
Steve Salaita. So you’re a professor?
Here’s what you can do to oppose genocide
Responsible Statecraft. What Would Dr. King
Have to Say about Gaza?
Consortium News. Risking Prison to Shut
Israel’s Elbit Down
Consortium News.Technicality Could Sink
Genocide Case v Israel
Consortium News. Australian Journalist Fired
After Israel Lobby Push
Consortium News. Your Man in the Hague
– Day 1
Consortium News. Your Man in the Hague
– Day 2
Mondoweiss.
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 106: Israel Pulls Forces from Gaza
Unicorn Riot.London:
200,000 Protesters March Against Israel’s War On Gaza
The Cradle. IRGC
Missiles Destroy Mossad, ISIS Bases In Iraq And Syria
KTVU Fox 2. Hundreds Protest Gaza War at Oakland
Port
People’s Dispatch. Israels War on
Palestine and the Global Upsurge Against It
Consortium News. Empire Bombs Yemen to
Protect Israel’s Genocide
Mondoweiss. Media Cover Up Israeli Calls to Drive
Palestinians into Permanent Exile
Al Jazeera. Classroom Massacre: Survivors say
Israel Executed Innocents in Gaza School
Peoples Dispatch. Israel is brutally
torturing Palestinian detaineees in Gaza
Coralie Koonce. War & Words
Extra! Despite
Media Muddling, Jewish and pro-Israel aren’t the same thing
Nuclear Resister. 2,400 Arrested
Calling for a Ceasefire Now!
THE FUTURE
Covert Action. To Avoid Catastrophe, Israel Must Integrate Gazans into Israel
TEXTS #17
What Can You Do to Ameliorate or Stop the
Israeli (US) War against the Palestinians?
In
addition to direct connection to Israelis or Palestinians, the best action is
to support established organizations.
Takes just minutes to google for information and addresses. (Randomly collected before the war openly
resumed; if you can correct, add, or subtract any items, contact me. I am looking for a published report.)
Israeli Organizations
APN
Americans for Peace Now (at present I noticed merging with
AMEINU)
Mondoweiss
Breaking the Silence (former IDF military, founded by Noam Chayut)
Palestinian
UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine (US withdrew its funding, so I’m unsure about it present
activities)
Anera:
Middle East Children’s Alliance (purchasing ME products, building playgrounds)
Museum of the Palestinian People
American Friends of Birzeit
KinderUSA
Land of Canaan Foundation (trees)
AROC Arab Resource and Organizing Center
Middle East Books and More
CPR US Campaign for Palestinians Rights
AMEU Americans for Middle East Understanding
(publishes The Link)
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (excellent magazine covering Israeli-Palestinian
affairs in US, Israel, and around the world, published by American Educational
Trust)
Israel/Palestine News
Israel-Palestine Mission Network
Sabeel (Christian)
(An excellent magazine, apparently now
defunct, was Live from Palestine: Testimonies from the Nonviolent
Resistance, published by International Solidarity Movement Northern
California Support Group.)
Inside the Nuseirat Massacre: This Is the Carnage I Saw
During Israel’s 4-Hostage Rescue.
Shrouq Aila. The Intercept - TRANSCEND Media
Service. 10
Jun 2024. Eyewitness: I was on the road to the camp when
Israel launched its raid — and saw the aftermath in a nearby hospital. Read more...
‘We’re All at Risk’: Doctors Evacuate Rafah’s Last Hospitals
Ruwaida Kamal Amer | +972 Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service 5 Jun
2024 .
Almost no facilities remain to treat the wounded in Gaza’s
southernmost city, as doctors fear a repeat of Israel’s attacks on hospitals
across the Strip. Read more...
War on Palestine: A Challenge to Global Humanity, Peace and
Security.
Mahboob A. Khawaja – TRANSCEND Media
Service. Fallacy
of the Peace Resolutions and Gaza. Read more...
Time to Renew an Old Promise? A Brief History of Global South
Solidarity with Palestine. Bidisha
Biswas. The Cairo Review of Global
Affairs - TRANSCEND Media Service. Spring 2024. Anti-colonial
and post-colonial politics have shaped global
understandings of the Israel-Palestine conflict for decades, beyond the narrow
vision of many Western countries. Read more...
When Israel Burned Refugees Alive, Establishment Media Called
It a ‘Tragic Accident’. Robin
Andersen. FAIR Fairness & Accuracy
In Reporting. - TRANSCEND Media Service.
10 Jun 2024 . As the world watched on social media and
responded in outrage, US corporate media, once again, provided cover for the
perpetrators of Israel’s genocide.
Read more...
UNSC Resolution Gaza Ceasefire 10 Jun 2024
UN Security Council - TRANSCEND Media Service. Resolution
2735 (2024). Read more...
Saving Gaza Is about more Than Saving Gaza–It’s also about
Saving Ourselves. Caitlin
Johnstone . TRANSCEND Media Service. 11
Jun 2024. Saving ourselves as individuals. Saving ourselves as a society.
Saving ourselves as a species. Saving ourselves from what we’ll become if we
just watch this happening right in front of our…
National Mobilization: Surround the White House for Gaza Saturday, June 8, 2024 12:00 p.m. The White House
Endorse the mobilization here Organize a transportation center
Last night, the
Israeli military carried out a horrific massacre in Rafah, bombing a refugee
camp in a so-called "safe zone" and igniting a massive blaze that
claimed at least 45 lives. Unless we act now this genocidal assault will only
expand. To demand an end to Israel's killing spree and raise our voice for a
free Palestine, tens of thousands will surround the White House dressed in red,
building a human red line around the White house on Saturday, June 8.
This emergency action
was called by the convening organizations of the People's Conference for
Palestine in Detroit, attended by 3,600 people and endorsed by 450
organizations.
June 8 marks 8 months
of U.S.-Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people, and marks the 54th
anniversary of the occupation of Gaza. A month ago, Biden said that the
invasion of Rafah was a red line. But now, the invasion of Rafah has continued
for weeks, has expanded to the entire Gaza Strip, Biden’s red line is nowhere
to be seen. Instead of following through and stopping military aid to Israel,
Biden has authorized billions more in weapons shipments to be used to kill and
massacre Palestinians.
Biden hasn't drawn the
line, but we can. On June 8, we will come together from across the country and
surround the White House. Wearing red, and raising our demands high, we will
show the world that we are the red line. We demand an immediate ceasefire, an
immediate end to the siege on Gaza, the freedom of all Palestinian prisoners,
and an end to the occupation of Palestine.
Stop the Genocide! We
are the red line! Free Palestine!
Reading
the Gaza War Critically
Coralie Koontz.
“WAR & WORDS: The Israel/Gaza Conflict that began 10/7/2023.” January 13, 2024. Coralie Koonce
Auithor’s description: Coralie Koonce is a veteran observer of the
human situation, speaking out in letters to the editor, guest opinions, and
books. As an activist, she has worked on issues of peace, energy, and
environment. Here she fills the need for well-sourced background information to
help us understand the urgencies of people caught in a genocidal war.
Janine
Jackson. “‘Are you going to end the genocide,
President Biden? That’s the central question’.”
Janine Jackson. Mronline.org (5-17-24).
CounterSpin interview with
Ahmad Abuznaid on Rafah invasion.
RED CROSS REPORT ON GAZA
“‘Beyond catastrophic’ – Red Cross says
situation in Gaza is getting worse.” According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health,
25,105 Palestinians have been killed, and 62,681 wounded in Israel’s ongoing
genocide in Gaza starting on October 7. Editor.
mronline.org
(1-24-24). Originally published: Palestine Chronicle on January 21, 2024 by Palestine Chronicle Staff (more
by Palestine Chronicle) | (Posted Jan
23, 2024). Human
Rights, Inequality, Strategy, WarGaza, Israel, Middle
East, PalestineNewswireInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), Red
Cross, Tommaso Della Longa, World Food Program (WFP)
Tommaso
Della Longa, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies’ spokesperson (IFRC), said the situation in Gaza is getting “worse and worse.” “What we are seeing is what we predicted, and not because we are
magicians, but because we know by experience,” Della Longa said in an interview
with Anadolu News Agency, adding that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are
in shelters without access to running water, proper food and adequate
sanitation. According to the United
Nations, 85% of the population of Gaza is already internally displaced, amid
acute shortages of food, clean water and medicine, while 60% of the enclave’s
infrastructure is damaged or destroyed.
Rebekah Jones. “Fact Checking Claims About UN’s Gaza Death
Toll.”Fact Check on UN data. MAY 15, 2024.
Social media was ablaze earlier this week
about an alleged halving of the United Nation’s total death toll of women and
children killed in Gaza. “UN cuts women,
child deaths in Gaza by half overnight,” went the story. Like a lot of stories about the situation
overseas, this one was completely false.
The UN has been publishing data about
fatalities in Gaza since the start of the assault, using comparative analysis
across varying (and often adversarial) resources. These numbers are backed up by both Israeli
and American intelligence, as well as the international agencies deployed to
the region (like the 20 American doctors trapped in Gaza who are slowly
dying due to Israel’s blockade of aid). Last week, the UN
updated how it categorizes this data online, separating the number of dead who
have been identified from the dead who have not (and may never be because of
their condition).
Israeli propagandists, including Oren
Marmorstein (spokesperson for Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs) seized the
opportunity to exploit confusion of the change and began circulating lies that
the actual death toll of children was half of what was being said the entire
time.
Fox News ran with it (of course). By the time the UN began explaining the change — simply distinguishing those who have
been identified vs bodies with no identity yet — the lie had already consumed
the social media airwaves. Two people I
believe to be incredibly smart even fell for it — sharing it widely, adding
commentary on how they believed the numbers to be lies “all along.”
I’ve been counting the dead in disasters a
very long time. Fatalities in war can be examined in much of the same way as
fatalities from a hurricane. If the
counts are done properly, they will almost always go up over time,
although there
have been exceptions. That there are more than 7,000 bodies of just
children that have gone unidentified is in itself a terrifying reality of how
brutal Israel’s attacks on Gaza have been.
Typically, if a body hasn’t been identified, it’s because either the
body was damaged beyond recognition or no one is still alive who would be able
to identify the corpse. In this
conflict, there may be the additional complication of no facilities left to
even process bodies, as Israel has bombed most of the hospitals and other
critical infrastructure that serve the more than 2 million people living there.
The UN’s explanation seems to focus on the first two points: more than 7,000 children
have either been so disfigured, dismembered or left in small pieces that even
family cannot identify them, or there is no family left to do so. Neither are things those supporting the
Israeli cause should be proud of. Additionally,
more than 10,000 people are believed to be dead beneath the rubble of what
Israel has destroyed. And then there are
the horror stories of those who were never reported missing being found in acts
of such depravity that hope of finding everyone seems slim.
So far, more than 500 people —
mostly medical staff— have been found in mass graves at three different
hospitals in Gaza. The bodies found in a total of seven mass graves showed
signs of mutilation and torture, and were buried with their hands and feet tied
together — shot execution style by the IDF and thrown in a hole.
Identifications made thus far have been dependent on ID
badges and relatives identifying clothing.
Those conditions make it doubtful that all of the Israel’s
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OCTOBER 7 HAMAS’ ATTACK
Daily Update
for: Saturday, April 20th 2024
“October 7” Documentary: The Lies
A months’ long forensic analysis directed by
award-winning British journalist Richard Sanders provides a detailed
examination of the October 7, 2023. The investigation found that much
important information was largely omitted in mainstream media coverage.
including the fact that many claims repeated by politicians and western media
of alleged Hamas atrocities t urned out to be untrue.
“October 7” Documentary: Israeli Military Kills Israelis
A forensic analysis directed by award-winning
British journalist Richard Sanders found that Israeli forces had killed
Israelis on Oct. 7th...
“October 7” Documentary: Israeli Failures
An investigation directed by award-winning
British journalist Richard Sanders found that Israeli intelligence had ignored
manifest evidence that Hamas was about to attack, including a detailed copy of
the invasion plan...
“October 7” Documentary: The Background
A forensic analysis by award-winning British
journalist Richard Sanders & Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit provides a
detailed examination of the October 7 attack on Israel. The months’ long
investigation found that much important information was largely omitted in
mainstream media coverage, including the fact that Israeli forces had killed
Israelis
“October 7” Documentary: The Full Story
An hour-long documentary by award-winning
British journalist Richard Sanders and Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit provides
a detailed examination of the October 7 attack on Israel. The months’ long
investigation found that many claims repeated by politicians and western media,
including mass rape and killings of babies, were false.
“October 7” Documentary: The Director
Two videos about Richard Sanders, the director
of the documentary "October 7".
Genocide alert issued over Israeli violence in West Bank
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention
has issued an “active genocide alert” over the situation for Palestinians in
the occupied West Bank.
IsraelPalestineNews.org • IfAmericansKnew.org
contact@ifamericansknew.org • 202-631-4060
If Americans Knew 2400 McCullough Avenue, #15212 San Antonio, TX 78212
“Guardian’s
‘Hamas Mass Rape’ Story Doesn’t Add Up.”
Consortium News. January
22, 2024.
Jonathan
Cook addresses the latest in a continuous cycle of stories about the events of
Oct. 7. Read here...
“STOP THE BOMBING OF RAFAH.”
Just Foreign Policy. 2-23-24. James, earlier this week, the
United States once again vetoed a Gaza ceasefire resolution – enabling the
continued bombing of Rafah, where
more than half of the Strip’s 2.3 million people are sheltering. [See US Vetoes of Climate Change resolutions
and treaties, e.g. Kyoto, Colin Beavan, No Impact Man.] Meanwhile, as bombing
intensifies and rumblings about a ground attack grow, Department of Defense
officials confirmed that the IDF has not provided the US military with any
plans for how they’re going to protect civilian lives in the event of an
attack. This means that if Rafah is
subject to a ground invasion like other cities throughout Gaza, we can likely
expect a similar level of civilian death and destruction. Make no mistake: This is a brazen
violation of human rights and international law and should shock the conscience
of all decent people. Civilians
throughout Rafah are already in protest, saying that the world has become deaf,
or silent, or blind to what's happening in Gaza. And while people like us have
not stopped advocating for a ceasefire, it is clear that these critiques apply
to our political leaders. The United
States has taken much more powerful action to curb IDF injustice in the past;
refusing to cut back on our military support or use it as leverage is a
deliberate choice that enables thousands, if not more, of civilians to die over
the course of these next few operations and bombing.
There are lives on the line.
Will you continue speaking out for international human rights and justice by
demanding the Biden administration do everything in its power to stop the
bombing of Rafah today? In
solidarity, Just Foreign Policy
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO GAZA
1-21-24
Alexa said Cuba had 4 mobile medical teams in Gaza. “She” also reported that Drs. Without Borders
had been in Gaza since October.
GOOGLE
SEARCH 5-16-24
Canada
was the first G7 country to provide support to Gaza after
October 7, 2023, and it is one of the world's top donors of assistance to
address the current crisis. The UNRWA plays a vital role in Gaza, providing
more than 2 million people with humanitarian relief
Canada announces $65 million in international assistance ...
South Africa
Oral Argument: Genocide in Gaza Strip
YouTube · United
Nations 2 hours, 16 minutes, 57 seconds
RESISTANCE: PUBLIC PROTESTS see “Student Protests” #1 (https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/05/omni-student-protests-against-israeli.html)
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa. “On the Ground: 400,000 March for Gaza in DC.” CovertAction Bulletin.
Four-hundred thousand people rallied and
marched in Washington, DC on Saturday the 13th, marking 100 days since the
Palestinian liberation movement and the international solidarity movement
gained renewed energy. On the same day, half a million people marched in
London, and other events took place across the world... LISTEN →
The next 5
entries on world defense of Gaza people are from PopularResistance.org(1-21-24).
NH Voters To Pressure Biden With 'Cease-Fire' Write-In On Ballots
By Jessica Corbett, Common
Dreams. With
less than a week until New Hampshire's presidential primary on January 23,
critics of U.S. support for Israel's war on Gaza are urging voters in the state
to put "cease-fire" on the write-in portion of their ballots rather
than Democratic President Joe Biden. Because of a battle between the Democratic
National Committee and New Hampshire leaders, Biden opted to keep his name off
the ballot, which will include longshot challengers U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips
(D-Minn.) and Marianne Williamson. However, some of the president's supporters
have been encouraging voters to write in his name next Tuesday. -more-
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 106: Israel Bombs Gaza, Lebanon
And Syria
By Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. Israeli forces killed at least 165 Palestinians and
wounded 280 more in the past 24 hours in Gaza, the Ministry of Health in the
small bombarded enclave reported on Saturday, bringing the official death toll
since October 7 in Gaza to 24,927, with at least 62,388 more wounded. This
number does not include people who are missing and believed to be trapped under
rubble, unidentified bodies, people who were buried by their families without
going to a hospital, nor people who have died due to illness, cold, or hunger
as a result of Israel’s merciless blockade of Gaza. -more-
Joe Sacco, Author Of ‘Footnotes In Gaza,’ On Journalism And
Palestine
By Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. The cartoonist Joe Sacco invented nonfiction and
graphic journalism, marrying rigorous and detailed reporting with illustrations
that leap off the page and give his stories a texture, depth, and visceral
power that is often hard to match for writers. He pioneered this work with nine
issues on the Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, from 1993-1995. The
nine comics, later published as the book, Palestine, educated a
generation about the tragedy that has gripped the Palestinians since the
creation of the state of Israel in 1948. -more-
Cuba Proposes Non-Aligned Movement Support Urgent Dispatch Of
Protection Mission To The Gaza Strip
By Granma, Resumen English. Allow me to begin by reiterating our
solidarity with the brotherly Palestinian people, who are suffering the
terrible consequences of the genocide committed by Israel with absolute
impunity. What is happening in the occupied Palestinian territories is a
disgrace to humanity and must stop immediately. The protection of the civilian
population is an absolute priority. Cuba proposes that the Non-Aligned Movement
support the urgent dispatch to the Gaza Strip an international protection
mission, authorized by the United Nations General Assembly, with a mandate to
ensure the safety and protection of the civilian population. -more-
Mexico And Chile Call On ICC To Investigate Crimes In Gaza
By Tanupriya Singh, People's Dispatch. Chile and Mexico have called upon the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the
crimes being committed amid Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. In the past 105 days,
Israel has killed over 24,600 Palestinians in Gaza, with more than 7,000 people
missing and presumed dead under the rubble. In a statement released on January
18, Mexico and Chile stated that their referral to the ICC was “due to growing
concern about the latest escalation of violence, particularly against civilian
targets, and the alleged continued commission of crimes under the jurisdiction
of the Court, specifically since the attack... -more-
US SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
“‘Lethal assets’: U.S. finance capital
owns the bombs falling on Palestine.”
Editor. mronline.org (1-21-24). Lenin on the economic essence of war.
Originally published: Struggle-La Lucha on January 17, 2024 by
Lallan Schoenstein
(more by Struggle-La Lucha) | (Posted Jan
20, 2024). Financialization, Imperialism, Strategy, WarAmericas, United StatesNewswireBlackRock (BLK), Boeing, Capital Group Companies, General Dynamics, Ground-based Midcourse
Defense (GMD), Inc., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX (formerly Raytheon), State Street Global
Advisors, The Vanguard Group, TransDigm, Vladimir Lenin
Lenin wrote in “Imperialism,
the Highest Stage of Capitalism”: I trust that this pamphlet will help the
reader to understand the economic essence of imperialism, for unless this is
studied, it will be impossible to understand and appraise modern war and modern
politics. In the new book “Lenin and War in the 21st Century,”
author Gary Wilson writes about industrial capital merging with banking
capital, creating “finance capital,” a financial oligarchy. This combination
allows financial institutions to exert significant control over the economy as
well as the government.
The banking
institutions of monopoly capitalism own the arms manufacturers that are
supplying weapons of genocide in Gaza warfare. The competitive drive to expand
profitable investments and to absorb an ever-greater proportion of the U.S.
government’s budget is fueling the broader war fronts all across the globe. It
is threatening to develop into a Third World War.
MORE click on title
“Risking Prison to Shut Israel’s Elbit
Down.”
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/01/17/risking-prison-to-shut-israels-elbit-down/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=dc5bb596-d93a-401c-b075-34d0b389c756
The U.K. government wanted to brand us as criminals for occupying and
defacing the Israeli weapon maker’s London headquarters and three of its
factories, writes Huda Ammori. Read here...
“Technicality Could Sink Genocide Case v Israel.”
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/01/17/technicality-could-sink-genocide-case-v-israel/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=dc5bb596-d93a-401c-b075-34d0b389c756
South Africa may have given the
World Court a way out of ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide
and must halt its attacks, writes Joe Lauria. Read
here...
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“Australian Journalist Fired After Israel Lobby Push.”
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/01/16/australian-journalist-fired-after-israel-lobby-push/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=dc5bb596-d93a-401c-b075-34d0b389c756
Antoinette Lattouf was fired after sharing a Human Rights Watch
Instagram post accusing the Israeli government of “using starvation of
civilians as a weapon of war in Gaza.” Read here...
Craig Murray. “Your man in the Hague — Day 1.” Consortium News. Editor. mronline.org (1-14-23).
Former British diplomat
Craig Murray was in the public gallery for the first day of South Africa’s
genocide case against Israel. Here is his highly-personal account.
Craig
Murray: “Your Man in The Hague — Day 2.”
Consortium News (1-15-24).
The
former British diplomat gives his personal account of being inside the
courtroom for Israel’s defense on Friday in the genocide case brought against
it by South Africa. Read here...
Consortium for Independent Journalism (CIJ), 2200 Wilson
Blvd., Suite 102-231
Arlington, VA 22201
The following six
articles were forwarded by
PopularResistance.org (1-14-24).
“‘Operation
Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 102: Israel Pulls Forces From Gaza” By Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. The Israeli army
withdrew the 36th Division from the occupied Gaza Strip on Monday afternoon,
leaving behind the 162nd Division in northern Gaza, the 99th Division in
central Gaza, and the 98th Division in the southern region of Khan Younis.
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles were seen leaving the Gaza
Strip. The Israeli military said the 36th Division would be given a short break
and go through a training period, confirming that the war on Gaza would carry
on. However, the pullout of the division came as Yoav Gallant, the Minister of
Defense, said that the “intensive stage” of... -more-
“Craig
Murray: Your Man In The Hague — Day Two”
By Craig Murray, Consortium
News. As with the South African case, according to
court procedure the Israeli case was introduced on Friday by their “agent”,
permanently accredited to the court, Tal Becker of the Israeli Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. He opened with the standard formula “it is an honour to appear
before you again on behalf of the state of Israel”, managing to imply purely
through phrasing and tone of voice that the honour lay in representing Israel,
not in appearing before the judges. Becker opened by going straight to the Holocaust,
saying that nobody knew more than Israel why the Genocide Convention
existed. -more-
“400,000
Marched In Washington DC Against Biden’s Complicity In Genocide” By
Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. On
January 13, a crowd of 400,000 gathered in Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza to
take the Palestine solidarity movement straight to Biden’s doorstep. Hundreds
of thousands then marched, holding Palestinian, Yemeni, South African, and
Puerto Rican flags, through DC and straight to the gates of the White House.
The mobilization was organized by the American Muslim Task Force on Palestine,
which includes American Muslims for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic
Relations, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim American Society, Muslim
Student Association-National, Muslim Legal... -more-
“London:
200,000 Protesters March Against Israel’s War On Gaza” By Kian Seara, Unicorn Riot. Around 200,000 protesters marched
across central London on Saturday to protest against Israel’s continuing
assault on Gaza and the U.K. government’s involvement in arming, funding, and
providing diplomatic cover to Israel. The national demonstration, which coincided
with a day of action in other cities around the world, saw around 1,700 police
officers put into action. The massive demonstration comes as the U.K. joined a
U.S. bombing campaign against the Houthi (Ansar Allah) rebels in Yemen in
retaliation for their sustained blockade of ships in the Red Sea destined for
Israeli ports. -more-
“IRGC
Missiles Destroy Mossad, ISIS Bases In Iraq And Syria” By
News Desk, The Cradle. Iran's
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in the early hours of 16
January that multiple ballistic missiles successfully hit positions of the
Israeli Mossad in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) and the headquarters of the
anti-Iran Turkestan Islamic Party in Syria's Idlib governorate. “In response to
the recent crimes committed by terrorist groups and the martyrdom of a number
of our citizens in Kerman and Rask, the gathering places of leaders and key
elements associated with the recent terrorist operations that took place in Iran
were bombed. -more-
“Hundreds
Protest Gaza War At Oakland Port”
By Staff, KTVU FOX 2.
A large crowd of protesters who denounced Israel's military actions in Gaza
were trying to shut down the Port of Oakland on Saturday morning. Hundreds of
people blocked the entrance to the port, which they say is used to ship
military equipment to Israel. The crowd gathered before dawn, trying to prevent
port workers from getting to their jobs. "We need to stop U.S. aid to
Israel," said Lara Kiswani, executive director of the Arab Resource and
Organizing Center. "We absolutely will not allow our own port to be
complicit in this genocide by allowing the transport of arms and military
equipment to Israel." -more-
“Israel’s War On Palestine And The Global
Upsurge Against It”
By Vijay Prashad,
People's Dispatch. Hundreds
of millions of people across the world have been deeply moved by the atrocity
of the Israeli war on Palestine. Millions have attended marches and protests,
many of them participating in such demonstrations for the first time in their
lives. Social media, in almost all the world’s languages, is saturated with
memes and posts about this or that terrible action. Some people focus on the
Israeli attack on Palestinian children, others on the illegal targeting of
Gaza’s health infrastructure, and yet others point to the annihilation of at
least four hundred families (more than ten people in each family killed). -more-
Empire Bombs Yemen To Protect Israel’s
Genocide
By Caitlin Johnstone,
Consortium News. The
U.S and U.K. have reportedly struck over a dozen sites in Yemen using Tomahawk
missiles and fighter jets, backed by logistical support from Australia, Canada,
Bahrain and the Netherlands. U.S. President Joe Biden, in a statement, asserts
that the strikes against “targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels” are a “direct
response to unprecedented Houthi attacks against international maritime vessels
in the Red Sea.” What Biden does not mention in his statement about his
administration’s “response” to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea is that
those Red Sea attacks are... -more-
Media Cover Up Israeli Calls To Drive
Palestinians Into Permanent ExileBy James North, Mondoweiss. Stephanie
Nolen, now at the New York Times, is a veteran and excellent overseas
reporter. She’s spent many years working in South Asia, Latin America and
Africa. Her book 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa is a superb look at how
that pandemic devastated large swaths of the continent. So when you see that
the Times is running not one but two of her articles on “looming
starvation in Gaza,” you have hopes that some important truths are about to be
revealed. But you would be largely disappointed. Nolen does explain that
Palestinians in Gaza are going hungry, and one of her reports goes
into... -more-
“Palestinians Collectively Return To North
Gaza”
By
Yousef Fares, Orinoco Tribune. In the old streets of Gaza, the road
connecting the northern governorate of Gaza with the eastern neighborhoods of
the city, such as Al-Tuffah, Haraat al-Dara, and Shuja’iyya, has become the
only route for the residents of the northern Gaza Strip to reach the western
areas of the city. This is due to the constant attacks on the direct routes
that traverse the western neighborhoods. Over the past few days, this road has
been traveled by hundreds of families who have decided to return to the
neighborhoods recently vacated by the occupation forces. -more-
“Every Jew A .22 And MZ-4: The Path From
Kahane To Ben-Gvir” By Natasha Roth-Rowland,
In These Times. Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national
security minister and head of the extremist Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power)
party, traveled up and down Israel distributing assault rifles (including
MZ-4s) to Jewish-Israeli citizens in the weeks following Hamas’ attack on
southern Israel on October 7. It was a significant escalation in
Ben-Gvir’s ongoing efforts to arm Jewish Israelis and, using these events as
photo ops, the far-right lawmaker was greeted with great fanfare by the
recipients — new civilian guards, intended to become “rapid
response” groups. -more-
Jonathan Cook . “The Day the West Defined the Massacre of 270 Palestinians,
700 wounded, as a ‘Success’.” –
TRANSCEND Media Service.
On 8 Jun 2024, an
Israeli military operation to free four Israelis from Hamas resulted in the
massacre of hundreds of women and children. Israelis dance in the streets, the
White House hails a ‘daring’ operation, Rishi Sunak expresses relief. How
carnage and genocide in Gaza have become the new normal. Read more...
“Classroom massacre: Survivors say Israel
executed innocents in Gaza school.”
Editor. mronline.org (12-29-23).
At least seven bodies of displaced
Palestinians, including women, children and babies ‘shot point-blank’ were
recovered at the Shadia Abu Ghazala School.
“Israel is brutally torturing Palestinian
detainees in Gaza.” Editor. mronline.org (12-30-23).
Reports show that Israeli forces
are executing Palestinian civilians in Gaza in front of their families and
keeping detainees in open air concentration camps in violation of international
laws on warfare.
Two Articles from Extra! The Newsletter
of FAIR.
Ari Paul. “Despite
Media Meddling, Jewish and Pro-Israel Aren’t the Same Thing.” Jan-Feb. 2024.
Julie Hollar. “Sunday Shows’ Gaza Guests
Back by Arms Industry , Israel Lobby.”
PEACEMAKING
“What Would Martin Luther King Jr. Have To Say on Gaza?”
He insisted in 1967 that it was morally imperative for the US to
stop its role in the Vietnam war. He would be calling for Biden to demand a
ceasefire now. https://www.truthdig.com/articles/what-would-martin-luther-king-jr-have-to-say-on-gaza/ (Forwarded by
Sonny San Juan)
MICHAEL MCBRIDE. RESPONSIBLE
STATECRAFT. JAN 15, 2024 .
As we celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Martin Luther
King today, we cross the 100-day mark in the devastating war in Gaza. If Dr.
King were alive today, I feel certain he would have joined marches this weekend
and used his voice and his pulpit to press the United States government to do
everything in its power to persuade or pressure the government of Israel —
which it has backed politically, diplomatically, militarily, and financially —
to agree to a ceasefire in its war in Gaza.
That war, waged in response to the deadly cross-border attack by
Hamas and other militants on October 7 into Southern Israel has resulted in at
least 23,000 Palestinian deaths and massive destruction, to date, as well as a
punishing blockade preventing adequate food, water, medicine and other critical
care to the two million people penned into the Gaza strip. As they seek shelter
from artillery or bombs, more than 90 percent of the population is
now at near term risk of starvation.
All of this horror is transpiring before our eyes — in much the
way that the nightly network TV news brought reports from Vietnam in the 1960s.
On April 4, 1967, Rev. King spoke out against the deadly impacts of America’s
role in the Vietnamese civil war at the Riverside Church in his historic
“Beyond Vietnam” speech, declaring “my conscience leaves me no other choice.”
Rev. King insisted that it was morally imperative for the United States to take
radical steps to halt the war — or at least its role in the war.
Inspired by his example, in early November more than 1,000 Black
Christian leaders joined me to call upon President Biden to support a ceasefire
in Gaza. Several of us met with White House outreach staff before publishing
our call in a full page ad in the New York Times, urging them to use America’s
leverage to actively work for a bilateral ceasefire and the release of all
hostages held by Hamas and its allies, an increase of humanitarian aid and a
peaceful resolution of the crisis. Among the signers were Rev. King’s daughter,
Bernice A. King, Bishop Leah Daughtry and Rev. Dr. Freddy Haynes. . . . https://www.truthdig.com/articles/what-would-martin-luther-king-jr-have-to-say-on-gaza/
Stopping the Killing Now
“2,400 Arrested
Calling for CEASEFIRE NOW!” ! The
Nuclear Resister (December 12, 2023).
Gives a day by day chronicle
beginning October 11 of more than 75 demonstrations across 22 states and
provinces in the US and Canada.
PROJECTING THE FUTURE: WHAT ISRAEL MUST DO
“To Avoid Catastrophe, Israel
Must Integrate Gazans Into Israel and Grant Them Equal Rights.” Covert Action
Magazine. Joshua Shoenfeld. (January 27, 2024).
To date, there has been negligible attention given to what will
be the ultimate fate of the approximately 2.3 million people living in the Gaza
Strip enclave in Palestine. In response to the October 7 Hamas attacks, Israel,
with the full backing of the United States, has undertaken a military campaign
to destroy all infrastructure in Gaza, including homes, buildings, mosques,
churches, hospitals and roads. Israel has decided to cut off all food, water,
medical supplies and electricity for Gaza except for a minimal allowance of
international aid through the border crossing from Egypt into Gaza...
“So you’re a professor? Here’s what you
can do to oppose genocide.”
Editor. mronline.org (1-19-24). Feeling helpless does not mean being useless.
It is possible to support Palestinians from afar.
Originally published: Steve Salaita Blog on January 7, 2024 by
Steve Salaita (more by Steve
Salaita Blog) (Posted Jan 18,
2024)
Human Rights, Inequality, Movements, WarGaza, Global, Israel, Middle East, PalestineNewswiregenocide, Zionism
College instructors,
particularly those in Europe and North America, are generally limited when it
comes to meaningful intervention in imperialist horrors afflicting the Global
South. Nevertheless, it is usually their governments either orchestrating or abetting
the horror. They ought to do something, then, even if it seems pyrrhic or
inadequate.
People around the
world are now witnessing a particularly gruesome event as the Zionist entity,
armed by its U.S. sponsor and enjoying the support of capitalist institutions
across the globe, commits one atrocity after the other in the Gaza Strip (along
with the West Bank and at times further afield). The atrocities, anyone with a
modicum of integrity agrees, add up to genocide. The depth of grief and
suffering Palestinians now experience is indescribable, immeasurable. MORE
click on title
CONTENTS GAZA #16
March 25, 2024 p. 161
Decomposing
Bodies of Premature Babies Discovered in Besieged Gaza. Jamie Stern-Weiner. Gaza and
Israel from Crisis to Cataclysm.
(book).
Art
Hobson. “World Grieves for Palestine and
Israel.“
Chris Hedges. “The Cost of Bearing
Witness.”
Progressive Magazine Dec. 23-Jan. 24. Eight articles, on Gaza.
·
“Interview
with Phyllis Bennis” by Norman Stockwell.
“’This Is a Very Dangerous Time.”
·
David
Boddiger. “There Must Be a Ceasefire in
Gaza.”
·
Norman
Stockwell. “Our View of an Eye for an
Eye.”
·
Bill
Lueders. “Don’t Blame the Squad; End the
Killing.”
·
Samer
Badawi. “Truth Should Not Be a Casualty of War.”
·
Jennifer
Lowenstein. “The War on Gaza: How a
Colonial Mentality Assures Western Failure.”
·
I.
F. Stone. “On Justice for the
Palestinians.”
·
Rabbi
Laurie Zimmerman. “I Protest This
Bloodshed.”
·
Edward
Said. “An Exile’s Exile.”
·
Mosab
Abu Toha. Poem. “My Son Throws a Blanket
Over My Daughter.” Author of
collection: Poems from Gaza.
Boyd and Mitchell. Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution.
“Human Rights Groups Demand ICC Issue
Arrest Warrants On Israeli Officials.”
“Palestinian Activist Tied Up,
Beaten, And Arrested By Israeli Forces.”
Black Agenda Report.“Teaching Hatred And Normalizing Violence
Against Palestinians.”
Socialist Project . “Toronto Picketers At Military Contractor
Pratt And Whitney.“
“Gas, Gaza, and Western Imperialism. “
“We need to act fast to stop the situation in Gaza from
triggering a wider war in the Middle East.“
“The Red Sea Is Now the Second Front in the Gaza War. “
“Blood money: The top ten politicians
taking the most Israel lobby cash.”
“ Ann Wright Calls for a Cease Fire in Her Testimony at the
UN. “
“UN Leaders Speak Out
Against Siege.”
“ADL’s Campaign to
Silence Criticism by Calling ‘Antisemitism.’”
“‘Moral insanity’:
Biden Admin Bypasses Congress to Rush Tank Shells to Israel.”
Bruce Gagnon.
"Trading in Terror."
“I used to think the term ’Judeo-Nazis’ was excessive. I
don’t any longer.”
“They Stole a Country in Full Bloom’.”
“Murder.”
“The Death Of Israel.”
Scheer Post.
“Boycott Switzerland, The Partner In Genocide!“
“Investigate Reports
‘Israel’ Burying Victims Alive.”
“BP, Evergreen Suspend Red Sea Tanker Traffic; Yemen Continues
Attacks. “
END GAZA ANTHOLOGY #17 (published 7-30-24).