US House fails to pass anti-NGO bill that could target pro-Palestine groups

Legislators in the United States House of Representatives have voted down a bill that would have granted the Department of the Treasury broad authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofits deemed to be supporting “terrorism”.

On Tuesday, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, or HR 9495, failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed in the House to pass.

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US House to vote on anti-NGO bill that could target pro-Palestinian groups

United States legislators are set to vote on a bill that would grant the US Department of the Treasury broad authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofit organisations it deems to be supporting “terrorism”, raising fears that the legislation will be used against pro-Palestinian and other rights groups.

The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, or HR 9495, will be voted on in the US House of Representatives later on Tuesday.

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Israel has missed US deadline to boost Gaza aid, UN agency says

The main UN aid agency in Gaza says Israel has failed to meet a US deadline to boost aid to the territory or risk a reduction in American military aid.....MORE

Israel boosts aid to war-torn Gaza, but is it enough as the Biden admin's deadline for military support looms?

Israel's government faces a deadline this Wednesday. The Biden administration warned almost a month ago that Israel must significantly increase the amount of aid reaching Gaza's beleaguered civilian population within 30 days, or it would face restrictions on American military support to the country.....MORE

‘Strong likelihood’ of imminent famine in north Gaza: Food security experts

Famine thresholds ‘may have already been crossed or else will be in the near future’, Famine Review Committee warns.

There is a “strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas” of northern Gaza, according to a committee of global food security experts, as Israeli forces press on with a major offensive in the area.

“Immediate action, within days not weeks, is required from all actors who are directly taking part in the conflict, or have influence on its conduct, to avert and alleviate this catastrophic situation,” the independent Famine Review Committee (FRC) said in a rare alert on Friday.

Qatari donations rebuild Gaza’s Al-Rantisi Hospital for children

Qatari donors have rebuilt the Gaza Strip’s Al-Rantisi Hospital for Children a year after it was destroyed by Israeli occupation forces, who intentionally targeted medical institutions and the healthcare sector in the besieged enclave. Palestinian health authorities announced on Sunday the opening of the hospital, the only specialised facility for children in Gaza City.....MORE

Israel, Haiti top CPJ list of states where journalist murders go unpunished

Israel is the world’s second-worst offender after Haiti in letting the murder of journalists go unpunished, according to a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists.....MORE

“Worse and Worse”: Hospital Director in North Gaza Says Israeli Assault on Jabaliya Is Bloodiest Yet

Israeli soldiers have just conducted what Gaza’s Civil Defense is calling a “major massacre” in Jabaliya, with more than 150 people killed or injured and dozens of buildings destroyed. It is the latest atrocity amid the military’s weekslong siege of northern Gaza. “It’s getting worse and worse,” says Dr. Mohammed Salha in a call from the Jabaliya refugee camp, where he is acting director of Al-Awda Hospital.....MORE

Echoes of a Lost Gaza - 2024 version

Mariam Shahin has been making films about Gaza for over thirty years. She’s also made many documentaries and short films for Al Jazeera English since it launched in 2006. When she moved to Gaza in 2005, she felt a powerful sense of optimism following the Israeli withdrawal. But by 2009, war had badly damaged its infrastructure, neighbourhoods, businesses and communities – and that optimism had evaporated.

Now, in the wake of the even more destructive war that began on 7th October 2023, Mariam seeks out the people she has met in Gaza over the years – and reflects on the wasted potential and devastated lives after sixteen years of blockade and a year of one of the most destructive wars in Middle East history.

US announces $135M in humanitarian assistance to Palestinians

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced $135 million in new humanitarian assistance for Palestinians and said American negotiators will meet with Israeli and Qatari counterparts to revive talks on a cease-fire despite uncertainty over Hamas’s participation.....MORE

Benjamin Netanyahu's Party Plans To Resettle Gaza

An invitation to an event titled, "Preparing to Settle Gaza" by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has been unearthed.

Israeli Army Exposed For Using Palestinians As Human Shields

The New York Times is reporting that IDF soldiers are using Palestinian civilians as human shields.

Failing Gaza: Pro-Israel bias uncovered behind the lens of Western media

Ten journalists who have covered the war on Gaza for two of the world’s leading news networks, CNN and the BBC, have revealed the inner workings of those outlets’ newsrooms from October 7 onward, alleging pro-Israel bias in coverage, systematic double standards and frequent violations of journalistic principles.....MORE

For the first time ever there will be a vote in Congress on blocking weapons to Israel

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Last week Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced that he had introduced legislation to block a $20 billion arms sale to Israel.

The Joint Resolutions of Disapproval would prevent the delivery of offensive weapons that the State Department approved in August, just days before ceasefire talks were set to resume. The package includes fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles.

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Israel targets occupied West Bank in rare jet attack

A rare Israeli air attack by military jets on the occupied West Bank has killed 18 Palestinians in the Tulkarem refugee camp.

Israeli Forces FLATTEN West Bank Infrastructure

IDF forces used bulldozers to obliterate sewage pipes, water lines and other critical infrastructure in the West Bank. Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks.

Report: Israel trying to recruit African migrants for Gaza war

Israel’s defence ministry is offering residency to African migrants if they join the war on Gaza, according to Haaretz. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls them ‘infiltrators’, so why is the government now trying to recruit them?

More than a dozen killed in latest Israeli strike amid polio vaccinations

Israeli strikes in Gaza killed more than a dozen people overnight Saturday, hospital and local authorities said, as health workers attempt to administer polio vaccinations amid potential rise in infections.....MORE

Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure cease-fire, hostage release deal

 

President Joe Biden said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a cease-fire and hostage release agreement in the war in Gaza as the U.S. looks to get a final deal in place.....MORE

“Trying to Repeat the Nakba”: Israel Launches Largest Military Raids in West Bank in Two Decades

The Israeli military has launched its biggest operation in the occupied West Bank in close to two decades, with hundreds of troops, backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers, fighter jets and drones, conducting simultaneous raids in the northern cities of Jenin and Tulkarm.....Video HERE