(ANTIWAR.COM) — It’s seemingly a straightforward sequence of events – Israeli troops lined up along the Gaza border, firing machine guns into the strip at unarmed protesters, and scores of those protesters were killed, but the US is desperate to portray it as a “propaganda” plot by Hamas. The White House portrayed themselves as wholly comfortable with Israel’s […]
While the US officially transferred its embassy to Jerusalem, Israeli forces killed scores of demonstrators in Gaza. (MEE) — The contrast could not have been more jarring on Monday between Jerusalem and Gaza, even as a mere 75 kilometres separated the two. As American and Israeli officials inaugurated the move of the US embassy to Jerusalem – […]
As US and Israeli leaders tout ‘great day,’ human rights defenders decry breach of international law and abhorrent violence. (CD) — Human rights advocates are shattering the characterization of the U.S. embassy’s opening in Jerusalem on Monday as something to celebrate—a portrayal put forth by President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Senate’s top Democrat, […]
Update: At least 55 people killed at the Gaza border. (MEE) — At least 43 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Monday as thousands of Palestinians took to the streets across the occupied territory to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, with tensions running high in Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West […]
(MEMO) — A photo of young Israelis sitting atop a watchtower at the Gaza border and cheering as Israeli forces fired at Palestinian protesters has generated outrage on social media this weekend. Israeli Channel 2 journalist Nir Dvori posted the photo on Twitter on Friday showing seven Israelis waving as they sat on an observation tower in Nahal Oz, […]
