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“[I]n recent weeks as U.S. officials were repeatedly blindsided by Israeli actions … Biden, Netanyahu Speak, Israel Vows Lethal Retaliation Against Iran (Reuters) … and yet, Biden Speaks with Netanyahu, Pledges ‘Ironclad’ Support for Israel (Aljazeera) Biden Can End His Failure in the Middle East—if He Listens to the American People (Time) Is Israel Playing…

“The Biden administration is not only endorsing but also on the verge of actively assisting a new Israeli armed attack on Iran”: Biden Is Letting Israel Trap the US into War with Iran (Responsible Statecraft) Why you never heard of Hamas’s official statement on the October 7th attack: Media Blackout After Hamas Issues a Statement…

“Palestinian villagers say this was the ‘most brutal’ assault they have ever endured”: West Bank: Armed Settlers Attack Palestinians on First Day of Olive Harvest (Middle East Eye) “Demonstrations were held in major cities from Jakarta to Istanbul to Rabat, and followed protests on Saturday in major European capitals as well as Washington and New…

“Israel is not seeking a diplomatic off-ramp; it is looking for total victory”: Where Will Israel’s Multifront War End? There May Not Be a Better Day After (Foreign Affairs) Is Israel expanding its war crimes into Lebanon? Lebanon Death Toll Exceeds 2,000 Amid Growing Israel-Hezbollah Tensions (News 24) Medics Evacuate Lebanese Hospital as Aid Agencies…

The regional war expands: Iran Mustered Fiercer Attack than in the Spring, Warns of Even Worse (Washington Post) Israel Plans Massive Iran Payback with Middle East on Edge (Axios) Live Updates: Countries Plan Evacuations as Israel Pursues Incursions into Lebanon (AP) Israel Censors Reporting on Military Sites Hit by Iran, Obscuring Extent of Damage (Middle…

Israel invades Lebanon and U.S. anticipates Iranian reaction: Iran Preparing Imminent Missile Attack Against Israel: Senior U.S. Official (Axios) “Videos shared by the IDF show fighter jets they say were involved in the operation carrying BLU-109s, an American-made 2,000-pound munition”: Israel Likely Used U.S.-made 2,000-pound Bombs in Nasrallah Strike, Visuals Show (Washington Post) “Jared Kushner,…

“[W]ith the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah confirmed killed, the region, after 11 months, has finally stepped over the brink and into a place it has truly never been before”: The Killing of Hassan Nasrallah Leaves Iran with a Fateful Choice and the US Humiliated (The Guardian) “As well as killing Nasrallah, Friday’s strikes by Israel…

“We were leaving the building when they started pushing and hitting and throwing us against the floor” — Besan Zeidan, the president of Temple SJP: Temple Students Detained After Engineering Career Fair Pro-Palestine Protest (Temple News) “Israel’s decision to ramp up its offensive against Hizbollah, Iran’s most important regional proxy, has become the biggest test…

“Israel vowed to ‘accelerate offensive actions,’ while Hezbollah launched a new barrage of cross-border fire”: Thousands Flee Southern Lebanon as Israeli Strikes Kill More than 550 (NBC News) In testimony to Congress, Blinken contradicted conclusions by “U.S. government’s two foremost authorities on humanitarian assistance,” a denial that “a former senior civil military adviser in the…

It is not just that “an arms embargo is .. what 60% of Americans …” both the Foreign Assistance Act and the Leahy Law clearly demand it: An Arms Embargo on Israel Is Not a Radical Idea — It’s the Law (Israel-Palestine News) “New laws … mandate that men wear a fist long beard, bar…