Israel’s War on Gaza
Billion-Dollar Jewish Communal Fund Bars Donations to Progressive Jewish Group
The Jewish Communal Fund, which lets contributors direct their donations, blocks gifts to Jewish Voice for Peace because of its stance on Israel.
World
Donors to Bob Menendez Legal Defense Linked to Ex-Terror Group
About 15 percent of the people who gave to Menendez’s legal defense fund have links to the MEK, a controversial Iranian exile group.
Israel’s War on Gaza
The Left Is Finally Building a Response to AIPAC
AIPAC has become the key force against progressives in Democratic primaries, but a new coalition is seeking to protect the party’s left flank.
Who Could Have Predicted the U.S. War in Somalia Would Fail? The Pentagon.
A 2007 Defense Department study found glaring problems with America’s Horn of Africa campaign plan. The U.S. military plunged ahead anyway.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Desperate To Escape Gaza Carnage, Palestinians Are Forced to Pay Exorbitant Fees to Enter Egypt
With almost no options for escape, people in Gaza are increasingly paying thousands of dollars to fixers connected to the Egyptian government.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Rep. Josh Gottheimer Goes to War Against High Schoolers Protesting for Gaza
While Congress has obsessed over Palestine solidarity protests on college campuses, Gottheimer’s fixation on high school students is unusual.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Leaked U.S. Cable: Israeli Invasion of Rafah Would Have “Catastrophic Humanitarian Consequences”
With 1.5 million Palestinians trapped in Rafah, a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable says an Israeli offensive would cut off all aid and seize an already collapsed health system.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Kibbutz Be’eri Rejects Story in New York Times October 7 Exposé: “They Were Not Sexually Abused”
“It’s not true,” said the kibbutz spokesperson, of one of the stories featured in the paper’s controversial article.
Voices
On Israel, Trump Is Even Worse Than Biden
Donald Trump and his MAGA cult of Christian nationalists would never force Israel to accept a ceasefire — or a Palestinian state.
Wolf Blitzer Cut His Teeth Doing Journalism for AIPAC-Linked Propaganda Outlets
Blitzer edited two magazines run by AIPAC’s founder that took hard-line pro-Israel stances like supporting Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.