The neighborhood of Shuja’iyya was once home to 120,000 people. It has now been erased.
The Israeli army killed Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif and five of his colleagues in a targeted strike on a journalists’ tent outside al-Shifa Hospital. The attack has effectively wiped out all of Al Jazeera’s staff in Gaza City.
Israel’s policy of blocking international reporters from entering Gaza is cruel and aims to prevent the world from learning about the unfolding genocide. Tragically, the mainstream press has rarely mentioned the restriction, let alone condemned it.
More Presbyterians and other Christians must bravely speak truth to power with our voices and bodies to end the Gaza genocide. This begins with challenging Christian Zionism and the leaders of our churches who remain complicit.
Parents of students involved in the movement for justice in Palestine at Occidental College write an open letter to school leadership protesting the harsh punishment given for protesting the school’s complicity in the Gaza genocide.
Leaked cabinet minutes confirm Israel is using starvation in Gaza as a weapon. Global isolation is growing, U.S. politics are shifting, and the challenge to Israel’s impunity is mounting.
As support for Israel drops in polls, Democrats are increasingly trying to distance themselves from the Gaza genocide. A common tactic is to place the blame on “the Netanyahu government,” but this ignores Israel’s long history of ethnic cleansing.
Given the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Canada’s upcoming Davis Cup tennis match with Israel is an unjustifiable violation of Canada’s obligations under international law and basic human rights. Canada must boycott the match immediately.
Donald Trump’s new focus on starvation and aid in Gaza is solely driven by political convenience. Trump never expected that Israel’s actions would damage its standing so badly in the U.S. Now he’s rushing to support an ally he has bet his future on.
Israel’s latest plan to occupy Gaza City reveals that the assault on Gaza is more than just a war over territory. It is a war to extend, suspend, and dictate the tempo of killing and destruction – to exhaust Gaza into submission.