The Wall Street Journal would have you believe its report on a “sheikh” who wants to form a Hebron “emirate” under Israeli control is a groundbreaking political revelation. But anyone with basic knowledge of Palestine will tell a different story.
Palestinians did not choose a life of war and occupation. But since this life was forced on them, they have no choice but to survive — and resist.
The Palestinian communities of Masafer Yatta have been in Israel’s cross hairs for 40 years. Its inhabitants now fear that a recent Israeli military order is a bid to expel them from their lands once and for all.
Israeli settlers went on a rampage in the town of Kufr Malek, northeast of Ramallah, killing three Palestinians. The attack is the latest in an escalating wave of settler pogroms against Palestinian communities between the Jordan Valley and Ramallah.
“I’m not happy with Israel,” Trump told reporters, after Israeli fire threatened a fragile ceasefire with Iran. “They don’t know what the fuck they’re doing,” the president continued, referring to both of the countries.
Israel is constructing tunnels that Palestinians will be required to pass through in the heart of the West Bank, making large parts of the occupied territory accessible only to Israelis. The aim is to remove the Palestinian presence around Jerusalem.
After a week of anticipation, the U.S. struck Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Iran accuses the U.S. of “betraying diplomacy” and violating international law and the UN Charter.
After Israel’s genocide became untenable for even Israel’s staunchest allies to support, the West needed a more “perfect villain” to keep backing Israel. And there was no better villain for an indoctrinated mind than Iran.
Israel is using the war on Iran to further its colonization and annexation of the West Bank, turning Palestinian communities into caged enclaves.
Four days after Israel attacked Iran, both countries are widening their attacks. Meanwhile, Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza continue to be gunned down, while Israel shuts down the West Bank.