While the world’s eyes have been on Gaza, the Jenin Brigade is facing a new Israeli onslaught that aims to exhaust the resistance group through a war of attrition. Fighters in the Jenin refugee camp say they will not be defeated.
Dozens of Israeli doctors told the Israeli army that it must bomb Gaza’s hospitals, stating that “the residents of Gaza” have “brought their annihilation upon themselves” for allowing hospitals to become “terrorist nests.”
People spend hours in line for some bread, braving the hellfire of Israel’s warplanes. Flour has run out in the south. Everything has changed, and life has reverted to a state of bare existence.
An estimated 300,000 demonstrators shut down the streets of D.C. in the largest Palestine protest in United States history, calling for a ceasefire and an end to the genocide in Gaza.
Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo wants us to “hug each other” instead of protesting the Columbia administration’s disregard for Palestinian life. But what kind of hugs can I give a starving family? How do I give a hug in times of genocide?
The masks have fallen, and millions of us are realizing how much you dehumanize us. We will remain prisoners of our hate, and you will remain prisoners of your crimes, and none of us will be free until Palestine is free.
Israel had convinced the U.S. that Palestine as an issue was no longer an obstacle to normalization. But October 7 shattered Israel’s image of military might, raising doubts about its abilities to protect U.S. strategic interests.
This is the life we lead. We die together as loved ones are wiped out, leaving behind little more than a memory. All we can do is write their stories as we wait for our turn.
Since October 7, Israeli settlers and military have been terrorizing Palestinian communities across the West Bank. At least 10 villages in the South Hebron Hills have been displaced through violence, and over 120 Palestinians have been killed.
The reason so many people are puzzled about the Biden administration’s strategy or vision in Gaza is because it has neither.