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“[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…

“This is the second such attack since last Thursday’s ‘flour massacre’ which killed at least 117 people” … Palestinians Seeking Aid Attacked by Israeli Forces Again (Aljazeera) … yet, an anonymous U.S. official says, “Pushing Israel to allow food in is totally off the table. Biden is not budging on anything”: These Injured Palestinians Made…

“Euro-Med Monitor affirmed that all of these violations are part of a larger Israeli effort to dehumanise every Palestinian in the Gaza Strip”: Israeli Tanks Have Deliberately Run over Dozens of Palestinian Civilians Alive (Euromed Human Rights Monitor) The U.S.-Jordanian food drop may be too little too late, but it may signal that killing starving…

Israeli claims that the civilians were killed not by the IDF but by the contractors delivering food during a stampede s contradicted by a doctor and by journalists on the scene … Israel Faces Mounting Condemnation over Killing of Palestinians in Gaza City Aid Distribution Melee (CBS News) ‘Unable to Cope’ – Gaza Hospitals Overwhelmed…