“The resolution passed 14-0 after the U.S. decided not to use its veto power on the resolution, which also demanded the release of all hostages taken captive during Hamas’ Oct. 7 surprise attack” …
- UN Demands Cease-fire in Gaza During Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan, Its 1st Demand to Halt Fighting (Albuquerque Journal / AP)
… but Israel’s terms for a prisoner exchange would require the exile of political prisoners such as “Marwan Barghouti, a popular leader of the mainstream Fatah faction”:
- Israel Wants Palestinians Serving Lengthy Jail Terms to Be Exiled if Released in Swap (The National)
“Does it make sense that this phenomenon would exist and the media would never have reported on it?” Avivi said he told the US official. Shamefully, yes, it does:
- Israeli General Says US Official Accused Army of Sexually Abusing Palestinian Women (Middle East Eye)
Such viral videos are “prompting calls in France for authorities to investigate and prosecute dual French-Israeli citizens for their participation in war crimes”:
Fed up with stereotypes and ridicule, Muslim women “are fighting back. Roofs are being blown off – not with bombs or guns but with punchlines”:
- ‘We’re the Muslim Spice Girls!’ Shazia Mirza on Finding Box Office Gold with Her Halal Comedy Supergroup (The Guardian)
Israel’s war on free speech infects Germany and Britain …
- The Spiraling Absurdity of Germany’s Pro-Israel Fanaticism (972 Magazine)
- Censored: Keir Starmer’s Emails About Israeli War Crimes Case (Declassified UK)
… but in the U.S. a state department whistleblower who left his job rather than stay silent finds a new home in a small Iowa college with a “right side of history” legacy:
- From Iowa, Washington’s Top Gaza Dissenter Plots a Second Act (Washington Post)
Israel’s war on healthcare continues:
- Israel Besieges Two More Gaza Hospitals, Demands Evacuations, Palestinians Say (Reuters)
- Palestinians Describe Bodies and Ambulances Crushed in Israel’s Ongoing Raid at Gaza’s Main Hospital (AP)
- Israeli Army Detonates Upper Floor of Main Building in Gaza City’s al-Shifa Medical Complex (Wafa)
- Palestinian Testimonies of Israeli ‘Executions’ at al-Shifa Hospital (Aljazeera)
- 500 Palestinians Arrested at Al-Shifa Hospital – Israeli Army (Palestine Chonicle)
Such attacks are frequent in occupied Jerusalem, but “Israeli authorities have failed to take action against the assailants”:
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