Interview: "I’ll tell you very bluntly, Blinken is lying." Hala Rharrit on Blinken's insistence that Hamas “played the spoiler” in ceasefire talks. Rharrit explains why she resigned from the State Dept: Diplomats aren't meant to "implement illegal or inhumane policies or..that are fundamentally contradictory to US national security interests. "So there was no way for me to be able to remain under those conditions.”
Al Jazeera
Gaza atrocities will ‘haunt’ Antony Blinken, says former US diplomat
Hala Rharrit calls for accountability for US officials who ensured the flow of arms to Israel despite abuses in Gaza.
 #GazaGenocideNotWar #USEnablement #USLies #USPol .
Another excellent piece by Dr. Ralph Wilde "States & the EU must wake up to the illegality of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory. "Six months on from the ICJ ruling that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory is illegal, states & the EU are still in denial, writes Ralph Wilde" https://www.newarab.com/opinion/states-must-face-illegal-israeli-occupation-palestine longer version: 📄.pdf courtesy @MarciaW #Palestine #RalphWilde #UN #USPol #IsraeliOccupation #Apartheid .
"Israel destroyed Gaza for generations to come & the world stayed silent" The first official reference to Gaza becoming increasingly uninhabitable was made by the UN in 2012. The report, “The Gaza Strip: The Economic Situation & the Prospects for Development,” warned that if the world continued to stand idle in the face of the ongoing blockade on Gaza, a humanitarian catastrophe was imminent."
Israel destroyed Gaza ‘for generations to come’ and the world stayed silent – Middle East Monitor
 #GazaGenocideNotWar #USEnablement #USPol #BDS #UN . image
Connecting the current Israeli-Palestine dots - worth a watch: Interview: Daniel Levy, Muhammad Shehada, Jeremy Scahill discuss how: * Trump’s ME envoy Steve Witkoff pressured Israel; * Biden's refusal to use its leverage "exposes the utter moral rot" in the WH; * Netanyahu is already working to renege on the deal; * the continued subjugation of the Palestinians is likely.
Democracy Now!
Roundtable on Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Trump’s Role & Palestine’s Future
We host a roundtable on the planned Gaza ceasefire with former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy of the U.S./Middle East Project, Gazan analyst ...
 #CeasefireDeal #GazaGenocideNotWar #USPol #Trump #FreePalestine .
These three guys connect all the current Israeli-Palestine dots - worth a watch. Interview: Daniel Levy, Muhammad Shehada, Jeremy Scahill discuss how: * Trump’s ME envoy Steve Witkoff pressured Israel; * Biden's refusal to use its leverage "exposes the utter moral rot" in the WH; * Netanyahu is already working to renege on the deal; * the continued subjugation of the Palestinians is likely.
Democracy Now!
Roundtable on Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Trump’s Role & Palestine’s Future
We host a roundtable on the planned Gaza ceasefire with former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy of the U.S./Middle East Project, Gazan analyst ...
 #CeasefireDeal #GazaGenocideNotWar #USPol #Trump #FreePalestine .
Analysis: "Supporters of Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense nominee, have intimidated potential witnesses & suppressed the FBI background check of the former Fox News host." ~Jane Mayer “They’re playing the hardest of hardball. It’s harder by several orders of magnitude than in almost any other confirmation.” ~Richard Blumenthal, Senate Armed Services Committee
The New Yorker
The Pressure Campaign to Get Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary
Supporters of Donald Trump’s nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the F.B.I. background check of the former Fox News host ...
 #PeteHegseth #Trump #Project2025 #ChristianNationalism #Racism #Sexism .
"Forced to flee his dream holiday..." 😥 Analysis: Accused Israeli war criminal, Yuval Vagdani, said being "forced to cut his dream trip to Brazil short" - & being investigated after filming himself committing crimes in Gaza - felt like a "bullet in the heart”. Israel helped Vagdani flee Brazil & is telling its soldiers to disclose neither identity nor location. The #HindRajabFoundation is leading this effort for Palestinian justice.
Al Jazeera
Updates: US, mediators push for Gaza ceasefire as talks continue in Doha
White House says Israel, Hamas 'very close' to agreement; Trump team threatens more violence in Gaza if no deal reached.
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Explainer: The Hind Rajab Foundation is using Israeli soldiers’ own social media footage as evidence for war crimes investigations. "Formed just five months ago, HRF has pulled together lawyers & activists from around the world to prepare cases, primarily based on social media content shared by Israeli soldiers themselves."
Al Jazeera
Sense of impunity ‘absolute’: The NGO holding Israeli soldiers to account
The Hind Rajab Foundation is using Israeli soldiers' own social media footage as proof of war crimes.
 #HindRagabFoundation #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #IsraeliImpunity #Accountability .
Analysis: Call for the UN to blacklist Israel over systematic sexual violence The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor wants Israel to be included on the UN’s blacklist of entities suspected of perpetrating sexual violence in conflicts. The group also slammed Israel’s “consistent obstructions of all UN investigations into allegations of rape & other forms of sexual violence since October 7, 2023." https://www.palestinechronicle.com/weaponized-sexual-violence-rights-group-urges-accountability-for-israel/ #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #UN #US SUSPol .
Analysis: Call for the UN to blacklist Israel over systematic sexual violence The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor wants Israel to be included on the UN’s blacklist of entities suspected of perpetrating sexual violence in conflicts. The group also slammed Israel’s “consistent obstructions of all UN investigations into allegations of rape & other forms of sexual violence since October 7, 2023." https://www.palestinechronicle.com/weaponized-sexual-violence-rights-group-urges-accountability-for-israel/ #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #UN #US SUSPol .