Palestinians react as Israel cuts off Gaza’s remaining electricity

What’s believed to be the last power line operating into Gaza has been cut off by Israel, threatening the operation of a key water facility. Palestinians in Gaza have been living without proper power supplies since the start of the war.

‘Hell Plan’: Israel’s scheme for Gaza

Seven weeks into the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel openly resumes its war crimes in Gaza – blocking humanitarian aid – with the tacit support of the international mainstream media.

$400M in federal grants to Columbia University unjustly canceled amid Islamophobic probe

The federal government canceled $400 million in grants to Columbia University amid its antisemitism probe into the school, the Justice Department’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Zionism announced Friday.....MORE

This is not Gaza, this is Jenin

This is not Gaza, this is Jenin moments ago as the Israeli army continues its offensive on the West Bank dubbing it "Operation Wall." 

Dozens of civilians are killed, including children (as young as 2 years and 9 years old).

This situation is terrifying. Even those killed in Jenin are not allowed to be buried, they've been in the refrigerators for more than a week as the army closes off the cemetery.

“In our profession as war journalists we are required to wear bullet-proof vests with the PRESS insignia on them, and our cars are all also marked with 'PRESS/TV.' 

It’s to be visible to armed groups, whether it’s the Israeli military or Palestinian resistance groups, that we are PRESS. With that, they’re all supposed to ensure our safety & not target us.

But in Palestine, being press means being a target. The gear which is meant to protect us has become a marker to attack us.

When the Israeli army is not around -even if I’m around Palestinian fighters- I actually don’t need my gear at all. 

In fact, fighters are eager to speak with us- often commending our “bravery” to dare go by them because the Israeli military does not want their stories out. 

It is only when Israeli army jets, drones, & soldiers are in the skies/ground do I find us- local and internationals- wearing our gear. 

The flack jacket can’t protect me from a drone strike, a bullet to the neck, to the thigh, to the shoulder.”

Mariam Barghouti

American-born Palestinian writer, journalist, blogger, researcher, and commentator.

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Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns ‘no guarantees’ fragile peace in Gaza will hold

President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary truce against Hamas militants in Gaza and from war-weary Israelis who want the remaining hostages home and the 15-month conflict to end.

Trump is guarded about the long-term prospects for the truce, even as he takes credit for pressuring Hamas and Israel into the hostage and ceasefire agreement that went into effect the day before he returned to office last month.

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The UN’s agency for Palestinians is now banned in Gaza. What now?

Israel’s ban on the UN’s refugee agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has come into force. Soraya Lennie explains why it matters and what happens next.

Spain denied port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel

 

Spain has refused permission for an Israel-bound ship carrying arms to call at the southeastern port of Cartagena, Transport Minister Oscar Puente said on Thursday.....MORE

Mike Huckabee, Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel, has long called himself a Zionist

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Airstrikes Hit Rafah Crossing Ahead Of Israeli Troops' Ground Invasion, Killing 22

Israel struck residential buildings in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, previously designated by the IDG as a safe haven for Palestinian refugees. Cenk Uygur, Jordan Uhl and Helen Hong discuss on The Young Turks.

GW students project anti-Israel messages on campus building

George Washington University students are facing backlash after projecting anti-Israel messages on a campus building amid Israel’s ongoing conflict with Hamas, with many saying the messages were antisemitic and harmful to the community. 

The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) began projecting messages on the Gelman Library in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night before they were shut down by the police, student newspaper The GW Hatchet reported.

“Divestment from Zionist genocide now” and “Free Palestine From the River to the Sea” were among the messages. “Glory to our martyrs” was also projected.

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