William Blum, 85, Vietnam-era dissident, author, and relentless critic of US bombing campaigns, suffered a serious fall in his apartment more than 2 weeks ago, and his family is seeking contributions to help him pay for care and medical bills. Please go to his website.

After running a controversial campaign that drew criticism from Palestinian political factions, activists, and religious figures, 53-year-old Ramadan Dabash accepted defeat on Tuesday night as the results of the Jerusalem municipal elections came in. While the decades long Palestinian boycott of the Jerusalem elections was expected to be upheld on Tuesday, Dabash claimed to Mondoweiss that voter suppression by Israeli authorities could have also played a significant role in lack of voter turnout.

Without a warrant, Israeli soldiers surround and raid the Karamah house in Hebron at 4AM on 20 Sept. 2018, assaulting and violently arresting Jamal and Hanaa Karamah. “My young daughter Tasnim now panics every time someone comes to visit us,” Jamal told B’Tselem. “I don’t understand why they harassed our family. Why terrorize us like this and arrest us?”