Hamza Abu Eltarabesh used to enjoy competing with his friends, but after each of them died, he now lives with a guilt he can’t shake.
The survivors of Israel’s recent onslaught on Gaza were spared death but now grapple with what remains of their life after the war. Here are some of their stories.
Even after getting her acceptance letter to study abroad, Doaa now has to worry about how to get out of Gaza.
The bond between the U.S. and Israel is in the “souls” and “DNA” of Americans because we are both democracies facing terrorists, US Ambassador Tom Nides says. And so he does not mention the 17 children Israel killed in Gaza last month, even as he praises Israel for keeping the besieged Strip “relatively calm.” Nor does he mention Israel’s killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May in the occupied West Bank.
September is the month kids go back to school in Gaza. Thousands of students are…
Ashraf al-Qaisy demolished his own home to try to save the lives of his neighbors during the most recent Israeli attack on Gaza at the beginning of August. He has no regrets even though none of them survived. “If I could go back in time I would make the same decision again. The lives of my beloved neighbors are worth it,” he says.
During the three-day Israeli assault on Gaza between August 5 – 7, 2022, 49 Palestinians were killed, including 17 children. The Mondoweiss team identified every airstrike conducted by Israeli forces and undertook a project to memorialize the Palestinians who were killed, including interviewing many of their families. The following is a profile of each person killed during the Israeli offensive.
Israeli PM Yair Lapid’s unprovoked attack on Gaza that killed 17 children was part of a “good debut” for him with Israeli voters in his race against Netanyahu, says Tal Shalev of Walla News. Lapid faces the “hatred” of rightwing media, who echo Netanyahu’s racist talking point, Lapid can only form the next government with Palestinian parties. Lapid plays along by calling the Palestinian parties “extremist”.
The recent assault on Gaza and raids on Palestinian NGOs reflect an emerging Israeli policy of preemption, or what might be tentatively called the “Gantz Doctrine.”
After experiencing so many wars, we’re so damaged that we don’t feel like we’ll ever recover.