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“Abdullah Hamayel, 63, told Anadolu that Israeli authorities denied him entry to Jerusalem, claiming that he did not obtain a permit, even though he was carrying his American passport”: Israel Restricts Palestinians’ Access to Al-Aqsa Mosque for 2nd Friday of Muslim Holy Month (Andolu Ajansi) “[T]he Israeli military is systematically destroying Gaza’s health infrastructure in…

As OXFAM and HRW urge the “Biden administration should follow US law and immediately suspend arms transfers to Israel” … Israeli Assurances to Use US Arms Legally Are Not Credible (Human Rights Watch) … Canada has already decided to halt its arms sales to Israel: Canada to Halt Arms Sales to Israel After Non-binding Vote…

The “top Hamas operative” Israel brags of killing was the police chief “coordinating the delivery of humanitarian aid to starving civilians in Gaza while restoring a semblance of social order to the north”: The Real Reason Israel Stormed al-Shifa Hospital Yet Again (Mondoweiss) FBI agents “offered to help remove him from the list if he…

“[W]itnessing the impunity with which Israel has wreaked murder and mayhem in Gaza, few Iraqis believe that the US will promote civil rights and democracy in their country”: Iraq Seeks to Avoid Entanglement in Regional Conflict (Arab News) A list of AIPAC talking points claims that reports of starvation in Gaza  are just a “Hamas’…

“It was slow going until Oct. 7. The attack that day in Israel by Hamas and the ensuing conflict in Gaza became a turning point in the push against TikTok”: Washington’s Renewed Urgency for TikTok Ban Is Due to War on Gaza (Antiwar.com) “Though many [family members] are less than 10 mi. away, we are…

Israeli authorities have blocked thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank from reaching the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” yet, “80,000 worshippers made it to the holy site” … Israel Blocks Thousands of Palestinians from Visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque (Aljazeera) … while in Rafah worshipers pray in the streets declaring, “The whole land is the land of God,…

“Video footage showed Israeli forces beating worshippers walking to prayers at the holy site, while others were forbidden from entering”: Israeli Forces Attack Muslim Worshippers at al-Aqsa During First Night of Ramadan (Middle East Eye) The Biden administration opposes a warrants requirement because it wants to spy on those who protest its complicity in genocide:…

Israel’s Ramadan greeting to Gaza is death … Palestinians Mark Ramadan as Israeli Strikes Hit Gaza Strip (VoA) At Least 67 Palestinians Killed in Gaza as Ramadan Begins (Post Register) Ramadan in Gaza Begins with Hunger Worsening and No End to War in Sight (AP) … and to the West Bank, impeded entry to Al…

The Iranian monarchists naturally oppose the Islamic regime that overthrew them, but they also tellingly oppose the democratic forces with equal vitriol: Analysis: Why Are Iranian Monarchists Backing Israel over Its Gaza War? (Aljazeera) To “unblock the aid, UNRWA had agreed to ‘allow controls, independent audits, to strengthen internal supervision and extra controls of personnel’”:…

“The triple-digit figure, which has not been previously reported,” show that the “the Biden administration bypassed Congress to approve the packages by invoking an emergency authority”: U.S. Floods Arms into Israel Despite Mounting Alarm over War’s Conduct (Washington Post) “Poll shows further drop in support for Israel among young US adults clashes with Biden’s ongoing…