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).

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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, War Gaza, Israel, Middle East, Palestine Newswire International 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 victims will ever be identifiable — or even found. Upgrade to paid Paypal: https://paypal.me/covidaction
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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

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“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 ...

Canada.ca https://www.canada.ca › global-affairs › news › 2024/05
Much MORE from Google Search, a large subject

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, War Americas, United States Newswire BlackRock (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.

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“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 Exile By 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, War Gaza, Global, Israel, Middle East, Palestine Newswire genocide, 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. Israel Bombs Pediatric Hospital as Death Toll of Children in Gaza Surpasses 4,000.
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.”