War Crimes

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Israeli offensive on Gaza has caused “huge losses” for the already-struggling food industry in the coastal enclave, a national industry association said . . . [last week]. A delegation of the Palestinian Food Industries Union that visited factories that sustained damage in the month-long military assault estimated that around $150 […]

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West Bank Continues Uprising, Israeli Army Injures 40 at Hebron Demo for Gaza

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HEBRON (Ma’an) — At least 40 Palestinians were injured in central Hebron on Friday afternoon as Israeli forces dispersed hundreds taking part in rallies condemning the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza as well as the Israeli occupation. Sources at the Red Crescent said that 25 Palestinians had been shot with live fire and 15 with […]

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Israelis Knocked out Gaza Power Plant, causing Hospital, Bakery and Water Crisis

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Middle East Eye: “MEE report shows the effect of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza’s power plant, which has severe impact on hospitals, bakers and other vital facilities for Palestinians in the besieged Strip.” Middle East Eye: Video: impact of Israeli bombing of Gaza power plant

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A Discourse of sexualized violence rises among the Israel Firsters, including on Bill Maher

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By Alex Shams BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — As the bombs have been falling on Gaza over the past four weeks, another war has been ongoing for the hearts and minds of the global public. Although less deadly, this war of words offers a telling look into ongoing intellectual shifts in the Israeli and Zionist mainstream, revealing […]

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Israel, Gaza, and the Boycott, Sanctions, Divestment Movement

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AJ+ “Israel’s month-long assault on Gaza has over 1900 Palestinians dead, mostly civilians. It has sparked condemnation by the UN and of course on twitter. Outraged tweeps are using the hashtag #BDS, short for means boycott, divestment and sanctions — a growing movement to get Israel to change its policies when it comes to human […]

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Israel caused $5 billion in damage to Gaza, 40,000 Homes Destroyed or Damaged

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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s offensive on Gaza has caused over $5 billion of damage to homes and infrastructure in the Strip, the Minister of Public Works said … Some 10,000 homes have been completely destroyed, and 30,000 homes partially destroyed, al-Hasayneh said. “The three areas that have undergone the most intense destruction are Shujaiyya, Beit […]

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Israeli Soldiers Deliberately Shot down Fleeing Civilians (Stories begin to Leak out) – HRW

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By Human Rights Watch When will there be justice for the civilians in Khuza’a, who suffered shelling for days, then faced deadly attacks by Israeli soldiers after being ordered to leave the town? – Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director (Gaza) – Israeli forces in the southern Gaza town of Khuza’a fired […]

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British Cabinet Member Resigns over UK Gov’t Gaza Stance, wanted to go to ICC

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Channel 4 News “Sayeeda Warsi, the minister who quit over Gaza, says she had to stand down because of the UK’s “indefensible” position. Watch her first TV interview since her exit” She said that a conservative member of parliament was on the phone with her “weeping” at the images coming out of Gaza. (Why are […]

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“We are all Gaza”: West Bank protests Israeli Brutality, Divide & Rule Tactics

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By Daoud Kuttab (Maan News Agency) Analysis: Gaza and the West Bank are one political entity The admission was buried deep in a long drawn out analysis by Israel’s leading columnist. Nahum Barnea revealed that one of the yet to be declared results of the war on Gaza is the realization that the attempts to […]