“In Gaza, children are the most vulnerable group, and their basic needs, especially their sense of safety, have become non-existent,” said one relief worker. By Julia Conley Oct 09, 2024 The International Rescue Committee said Wednesday that the number of children who have been orphaned or separated from their parents is likely three times […]
“Why do they target us when we are innocent people?” said a Palestinian woman sheltering at a school attacked Tuesday. “We do not carry weapons but are just sitting and trying to find safety for ourselves and our children.” By Edward Carver, Jul 17, 2024 Israeli attacks have killed 81 Palestinians over roughly the last […]
“There is no mistake, just total disregard for humanity, decency, international law,” said human rights experts at the United Nations of Israel’s bombing of an encampment. By Julia Conley May 30, 2024 A coalition of United Nations experts on Wednesday vehemently rejected Israel’s claim that its bombing of a tent encampment in a supposed “humanitarian […]
The final stage of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, an orchestrated mass starvation, has begun. The international community does not intend to stop it. CHRIS HEDGES FEB 9, 2024 There was never any possibility that the Israeli government would agree to a pause in the fighting proposed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, much less a […]
Our leading humanitarian and civic institutions, including major medical institutions, refuse to denounce Israel’s genocide in Gaza. This exposes their hypocrisy and complicity. CHRIS HEDGES JAN 31, 2024 There is no effective health care system left in Gaza. Infants are dying. Children are having their limbs amputated without anesthesia. Thousands of cancer patients and those in need […]
Gaza bombing adds to the generations of Palestinians displaced from their homes BY Michael Vicente Perez An estimated 1.4 million Palestinians have been displaced from their homes since the Israeli military began bombing the Gaza Strip on Oct. 8, 2023, in retaliation for a surprise attack by Hamas militants. Many of these Palestinians have […]