“There can be no justification for any attacks against civilians” — Tor Wennesland, UN envoy for the Middle East Peace Process …
- Israel-Gaza: How the World Reacted to the Onslaught (Middle East Eye)
… but, Israel is convinced that the best way to prevent people from attacking you is to wage war upon them:
- Israel Bombs Gaza Strip for Second Day in ‘Pre-emptive Operation’ (The Guardian)
- Israel’s Defence Minister Approves Calling Up 25,000 Reservists (Middle East Monitor)
“Gaza’s sole power plant shut down on Saturday after running out of fuel, an electricity company spokesman said, five days after Israel closed its goods crossing“:
Calling Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Harvard Crimson anti-Semitic for opposing apartheid? “It’s a trick. We always use it” — Shulamit Aloni:
“It’s desirable that there be some fatalities” — the commander who oversaw the sector in which the Kafr Qasem massacre took place:
- Transcripts of Kafr Qasem Massacre Trial Revealed: Palestinian ‘Fatalities Were Desirable’ (Israel-Palestine News)
“The significance of the disengagement plan is the freezing of the peace process” — Dov Weisglass, Senior advisor to Ariel Sharon at the time of his remark:
Israel’s wave of murder, mayhem, and detentions continues:
- Israeli Soldiers Kill Teen, Injure Young Man, Abduct Two, in Jenin Invasion (Israel-Palestine News)
- Two Palestinians Injured in an Israeli Strike on Khan Yunis (Wafa)
- Israeli Forces Detain over 20 Palestinians in Occupied West Bank Raids as Israel Pounds Gaza (New Arab)
““I’ve been through 9/11. I’ve been through the Trump era. I’ve never felt this helpless and in fear.”” –Tahir Gauba, the director of public affairs at the Islamic Center of New Mexico. White House silent:
- Killings of 4 Muslim Men in Albuquerque May Be Linked, Police Say (Washington Post)
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