Mainstream media and official government commentary on the violence in Gaza appears to have acquired a certain rhythm to make sure that everyone understands that it is the poor Israelis who are the real victims being assailed by a group called Hamas that is invariably labeled as “terrorists.”
If the Mideast war is prolonged or becomes regional, the world’s food and fuel costs could rise once again, extinguishing the global post-COVID recovery and halting economic expansion, several major economists have warned.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was facing mounting pressure due to his push for a sweeping judicial overhaul in Israel, was told repeatedly that a major attack was looming but brushed off the warnings for the months before the 7 October Hamas attack.
The pro-Israel campaign being waged by billionaires against universities that do not come out forcefully in favor of Israel’s brutal attacks on Gaza has reached a fever pitch as Wall Street tycoons try to wield their influence.
An Israeli airstrike on the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza that killed at least 195 could amount to a war crime, the UN’s Human Rights Office said in a statement.
A leaked Israeli document indicated that Israeli leadership is considering moving all 2 million Palestinians from Gaza and into Egypt’s Sinai peninsula—as Israel played down the document as merely “initial thoughts” on the matter.
The U.S. must consider encouraging a ceasefire before stumbling into another complicated large-scale conflict.
The U.S. was the only country on Wednesday to reject a United Nations resolution that called for a humanitarian pause in the fighting in Gaza as Palestinians there face a crisis that has no end in sight.
Israeli forces increased attacks in the West Bank as it continued to pound Gaza with airstrikes after the Hamas attack earlier this month.
Israeli forces raided a Palestinian refugee camp on Friday, killing at least 13, including five children, which sparked major protests in the West Bank and elsewhere.