The reconstruction of Gaza will not meet the needs and aspirations of Palestinians without ending the Israeli blockade.
Mohammed Rafik Mhawesh writes from Gaza, “U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah was not welcome by the average Palestinian citizen in Gaza. What we needed from our leadership was a wholehearted demand to immediately end U.S. imperialism, but instead we got handshakes that amounted to little more than talks between the landlords and the thieves.”
Over 500 Biden and Democratic Party staffers have signed a letter calling on the president to promote Palestinian human rights and hold Israel accountable for its human rights violations.
Israeli provocation inside the Al-Aqsa mosque made the recent fighting in Gaza a war of choice for Israeli leaders. US approval also made it a war of American permission.
There is a long history of the U.S. opposing ceasefires when Israel wants to continue bombing.
For decades Israel has been able to confiscate homes, occupy land, and kill civilians. There’s never been much mainstream debate about this in the United States, the country that finances Israel’s atrocities with billions of dollars in taxpayer money. That has now changed.
Gaza death toll hits 200, including 59 children, as the Biden administration blocks a UN security council statement calling for “respect for international humanitarian law” for the third time.
The Gaza death toll reaches 181 (and counting), including 52 children and 1,225 injuries. Israel shells residential neighborhood close to al-Shifa hospital overnight; two doctors among the dead; first responders still pulling people out of the rubble. US President Joe Biden reaffirms “strong support for Israel’s right to defend itself” in phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the State Department Israel has the right to pummel Palestine and kill dozens of civilians. However, when the occupied population fights back, spokesperson Ned Price isn’t in a position to debate legalities.
Over 100 leaders in the Democratic Party call on the Biden Administration to end support for Israeli human rights abuses in Palestine. “Otherwise,” the letter says, “any and all Eid greetings ring hollow.”