Report: Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’ Everything in the kilometer-wide area has been destroyed to create ‘a death zone of enormous proportions’. The area looks like Hiroshima, said one soldier. Everything was mowed down, including agricultural & industrial areas that could have been vital in post-war reconstruction. ~Israeli group, Breaking the Silence
the Guardian
Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’, soldiers say
Combatants’ testimonies describe how areas were destroyed to create ‘a death zone of enormous proportions’
 #ethniccleansing #GazaGenocideNotWar #uspol #trumpgreenlight . image
Report: Israel is annexing Rafah, a fifth of Gaza, into its buffer zone. "The area includes the city of Rafah & its surrounding neighborhoods." Residents will not be allowed to return, & Israel is considering demolishing buildings. "Soldiers who served in other sections of the buffer zone are raising concerns about the dangers posed to troops, Palestinian civilians & the hostages." https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-04-09/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israel-preparing-to-turn-rafah-one-fifth-of-gaza-into-part-of-border-buffer-zone/00000196-19e6-d78d-a1de-1dff20590000 #israeliannexation #rafah #bds #uscomplicity .
Analysis: "The State of Palestine is recognised as a sovereign nation by 147 countries, representing 75 percent of UN members" "French President Emmanuel Macron said that France plans to recognise a Palestinian state within months. "France would become the first permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to recognise a Palestinian state."
Al Jazeera
Mapping which countries recognise Palestine in 2025
The State of Palestine is recognised as a sovereign nation by 147 countries, representing 75 percent of UN members.
 #france #palestinianstate #un #uspol #europol .
Immigration judge Jamee Comans has told Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer, "I’m like you Mr Van Der Hout. I’d like to see the evidence.... If he’s not removable, I’m going to be terminating this case on Friday." Van Der Hout said he had “not received a single document” in response to his request for “evidence and assertions” in the case.
Al Jazeera
Updates: Israel bombs Gaza homes killing 35 Palestinians including children
These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on the occupied West Bank for Wednesday, April 9.
 #MahmoudKhalil #trump #fascism #studentprotests #uspol #bds . image
The US can *never* run out of USD. All Americans could have universal healthcare, housing, education, transport, etc. Resource availability is the key constraint, not money. And such strategic fed spending can actually lower inflation, not increase it. Debate: Is reducing the national debt a fiscal priority? Stephanie Kelton at Arizona State, April 16 (livestream at 8 pm ET)
My Upcoming Debate with Stephen Moore
Should the federal government make reducing the national debt a fiscal priority?
 Kaboub re inflation #uspol #useconomy #mmt #keltondebate .
Report: Family Demands U.S. Probe into Israel’s Killing of 14-Year-Old Palestinian American The New Jersey family of 14-yo Omar Mohammad Rabea, is demanding an investigation into his killing. Israeli forces shot the boy 11 times.
Democracy Now!
Family Demands U.S. Probe into Israel’s Killing of 14-Year-Old Palestinian American
In New Jersey, the family of a 14-year-old Palestinian American boy shot dead by Israeli forces is demanding an investigation into his killing. Fam...
 #uspol #israelicrimesagainsthumanity #us #OmarMohammadRabea .
Interview: Ten British nationals are now facing allegations of war crimes over their service in the Israeli military in Gaza. The 240-page report, the first of its kind, was submitted on behalf of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and the Public Interest Law Centre. Barrister Michael Mansfield lays out the war crime allegations.
BREAKING NEWS: Ten Britons Accused of War Crimes in Gaza. Mehdi Speaks to the Lawyer Behind It
Renowned human rights barrister Michael Mansfield lays out the war crime allegations to Mehdi.
 #warcrimes #uk #uspol #internationallaw #ukpol .
Analysis: "How Israel Executed 15 Medics & Rescue Workers in Gaza" "First, they had to stop the ambulance, the UN vehicle, & the fire truck. Then, they had to tie up the rescue workers. Then, they had to shoot them (repeatedly). Then, they had to flatten the vehicles they were in, & then they had to use a bulldozer to bury the vehicles." They were executed "at point-blank range..approx 20 gunshot wounds (each) to the head & chest."
‘Point-Blank Range’: How Israel Executed 15 Medics and Rescue Workers in Gaza
I had a difficult time writing this essay because I could not stop thinking about the level of evil needed to carry this out.
 #uspol #ambulancemassacre #gaza .
Report: Israel has opened a kilometre+-wide “kill zone” along & inside Gaza's border. The area looked like Hiroshima, said one soldier. "Everything gets mowed down", including agricultural & industrial areas that "could have been vital in post-war reconstruction". ~Israeli group, Breaking the Silence
the Guardian
Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’, soldiers say
Combatants’ testimonies describe how areas were destroyed to create ‘a death zone of enormous proportions’
 #ethniccleansing #GazaGenocideNotWar #uspol #trumpgreenlight .
Analysis: Israel's three Gaza corridors - Morag, Netzarim & Philadelphi - are named after prior Israeli settlements. Their function is to cut off Gaza’s urban areas & give Israel the ability to squeeze the territory whenever it likes. "The military has said its aim is to encircle Rafah" - cut it off from Khan Younis & fulfil Trump’s proposal of removing Palestinians from Gaza. #concentrationcamps #GazaGenocideNotWar #ethniccleansing #uspol . image