Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Israel. Show all posts

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Gaza death toll surpasses 25,000: Gaza Health Ministry


The death toll in Gaza has reached over 25,000 people, local health officials said Sunday, as Israel presses forward with its campaign to eliminate the threat of Palestinian militant group Hamas.

The Gaza Health Ministry on Sunday said 25,105 people have died in the coastal enclave, while over 62,600 others have been wounded since Hamas launched its surprise assault in southern Israel on Oct. 7. This number included the 178 bodies brought to Gaza’s hospitals since Saturday, the Health Ministry added.


Saturday, January 20, 2024

Israel's Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza, rebuffing Biden


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza and that “this is contrary to a Palestinian state,” rejecting U.S. President Joe Biden’s suggestion that creative solutions could bridge wide gaps between the leaders' views on Palestinian statehood.....Read More

Hostage families protest outside Netanyahu's home, ramping up pressure for a truce-for-hostages deal


Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza protested Saturday outside the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressing frustration over his government’s seeming lack of progress in getting the more than 100 captives released as the war in Gaza drags on.....Read More
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Thursday, January 11, 2024

South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza


South African lawyers pushed for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order an injunction that will immediately halt Israel’s military action in Gaza.

South African attorneys said Israel has violated the Genocide Convention, an international treaty requiring nations to prevent genocide with 153 countries party to it, including South Africa and Israel.


Monday, January 1, 2024

Unadulterated fear tactics and blatant lies

Harvard University Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz: Who Supports Hamas?

The main groups that comprise the bulk of organizers and demonstrators who have supported the Hamas barbarism against Israel are:

1) Radical Islamic groups that, like the Islamic Republic of Iran after the 1979 revolution, regard Israel as the “Little Satan” and America as the “Big Satan.”

2) American revolutionary groups who used to be affiliated with Communism but now call themselves radical socialists or workers parties. Their goal is to overthrow our government, and they attach themselves to every disruptive movement in the hope of garnering support and creating distrust for American democracy.

3) Old-fashioned anti-Semites who hate anything associated with Jews and concoct conspiracy theories that blame “the Jews” for all evils.

4) Useful idiots who have little or no knowledge of the issues but march in lockstep with all “woke,” “hard left,” and “anti-colonial” causes on the theory that “if it’s left, it must be right.”




Israeli military expects genocide to last all of 2024


The Israeli military is expecting its war with militant group Hamas to continue through all of 2024.....Read More

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Netanyahu rejects claims accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday pushed back against claims that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, calling such accusations “false” after South Africa filed a case against Israel at the U.N.’s top court.....Read More

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Biden administration again bypasses Congress on emergency weapons sale to Israel


For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute its war against Hamas in Gaza under increasing international criticism.

The State Department said Friday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had told Congress that he had made a second emergency determination covering a $147.5 million sale for equipment, including fuses, charges and primers, that is needed to make the 155 mm shells that Israel has already purchased function.

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Monday, December 25, 2023

Netanyahu visits Gaza, vows no end to genocide


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited his country’s forces in Gaza on Monday as he insisted Israel would go full force with its attack amid international pressure for an end to the fighting.....Read More


Thursday, December 21, 2023

The cruelty and futility of Israel’s starvation blockade on Gaza


The debate about the legality of Israel’s attacks, which have reportedly killed at least 20,000 Palestinian civilians, has been dominated by its airstrikes. The Israelis claim they are striking Hamas targets hidden in civilian areas (including hospitals) — rendering any civilian deaths “collateral damage.” Critics of the bombing, in contrast, contend that the Israeli air campaign violates international human law by failing to distinguish between Hamas and ordinary Palestinians and inflicting civilian casualties that are disproportionate to the military advantage gained.....Read More

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

'Cashing in on Genocide': Israeli Firm Pitches Beachfront Real Estate in Leveled Gaza


Palestine defenders this week condemned a proposal by an Israeli real estate developer specializing in the construction of illegal settlements to build beachfront homes for Jewish colonists over the bombed-out ruins of Gaza.

"A house on the beach is not a dream," reads an advertisement published by Harey Zahav—an Israeli company notorious for building settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank—that drew international attention following last week's Practical Preparation for Gaza Settlement Conference in Tel Aviv.


Monday, December 18, 2023

19,453 Palestinians killed: IDF spokesperson says no changes on ground after hostages mistakenly killed


The spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said there will be no changes on the ground in Gaza after its soldiers mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages last week.....Red More

Human rights group accuses Israel of trying to starve Palestinians in Gaza


The Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Israel of trying to starve Palestinians in Gaza, arguing Monday that the Israeli government is using the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the Gaza Strip.

The HRW report pointed to comments from high-ranking Israeli officials who discuss what the group claims to be their “aim to deprive civilians” of water, food, and fuel. The referenced comments were made in October by Israeli officials shortly after Palestinian militant group Hamas’s surprise incursion into Israel on Oct. 7.


Sunday, December 10, 2023

Biden admin uses emergency authority to approve tank shells sale to Israel


The Biden administration has authorized the sale of almost 14,000 tank shells to Israel, bypassing congressional rules, the Pentagon announced Saturday.

The Department of Defense used an emergency declaration from the Arms Export Control Act to sell 13,981 tank cartridges, worth $106.5 million, immediately to Israel as the country continues its ongoing war against the militant group Hamas.


Thursday, December 7, 2023

Ron DeSantis isn’t ruling out troop deployment to Israel

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’d do whatever it takes to rescue the eight American hostages held by Hamas.

That includes potentially sending U.S. troops to Israel, in the event he became President.


Sunday, December 3, 2023

Israel widens evacuation orders as it shifts offensive to southern Gaza


Israel’s military on Sunday ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifted its offensive to the southern half of the territory where it says many Hamas leaders are hiding.....Read More


Evacuate to Where?!

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Temporary Gaza cease-fire not expected before Friday after apparent last-minute snag


The implementation of an agreement for a four-day cease-fire in Gaza and hostage exchange between Israel and the militant group Hamas has been delayed until at least Friday after hitting a last-minute snag, Israeli officials said.....Read More

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Nearly half of Gaza home have been destroyed, damaged by Israel


Nearly half of the homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the United Nations reported.....Read More

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

OCCUPATION: Netanyahu - Israel will take ‘overall security responsibility’ in Gaza after war


Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will take “overall security responsibility” in Gaza after the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.....Read More

Friday, November 3, 2023

Israel-Hamas war misinformation is everywhere; here are the facts


Misinformation about the latest Israel-Hamas war is thriving on social media platforms, where misrepresented video footage, mistranslations and outright falsehoods often crowd out real reporting from the conflict.....Read More