Before October 7, the mainstream media mostly ignored news from Palestine. This fact has consequences among the American public.
Civilians flee Al-Shifa’ Hospital carrying people in wheelchairs and gurneys as Israeli forces order an immediate evacuation on Saturday morning. Only 120 patients in a critical state reportedly left, with five doctors to care for them.
The ACLU and Palestine Legal are suing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the University of Florida over over the state’s ban of Students for Justice in Palestine.
The heart of the American liberal aches for fairness in all things yet responds to every invocation of Palestinian freedom with excuses. Luckily, progress has never relied on a liberal’s courage to recognize that change is necessary.
Former ambassador Tom Nides quit his banking job last month to work as an Israel lobbyist but he can’t even convince his own kids. “They’re for the perceived underdog,” he told PBS.
“Staying quiet in this moment would be a stain upon our souls and would deepen our complicity,” says Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.
Israel’s purported proof of Hamas command center under al-Shifa hospital is seen as ‘anticlimactic’ as bombardment continues across the Gaza Strip, leaving only 4 percent of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants with access to safe drinking water.
Five students at Haifa University were detained this week for social media posts they made regarding October 7. Yoav Haifawi attended their court hearing to see how “state security” would be upheld.
As rain begins to fall on Gaza, one million displaced Palestinians are suffering from cold and lack of shelter, while few are able to enjoy the partial relief it provides amidst the water shortage imposed by Israel’s genocidal siege.
Over 20 filmmakers have withdrawn from the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam over the festival’s condemnation of liberatory Palestinian speech and a refusal to take a stand against Israel’s genocidal attack on Gaza.