Many Children Among Hundreds Killed, Wounded in Latest Israeli Bombings of Gaza | Common Dreams

"Our ambulances can't transfer wounded people," said one overwhelmed hospital director. "Those who can arrive by themselves to the hospital receive care, but those who don't just die in the streets."

Common Dreams

Israeli restrictions leave Palestinians facing digital divide

For years Palestinians have had to rely on slower networks than those in Israel, affecting the flow of information.

#palestine #IsraeliOccupation #IsraeliBombings #gaza #GazaGenocide #DigitalDivide #DigitalRights #IsraelPalestineConflict #HumanRights

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/30/israeli-restrictions-leave-palestinians-facing-digital-divide

Israeli restrictions leave Palestinians facing digital divide

For years Palestinians have had to rely on slower networks than those in Israel, affecting the flow of information

The Guardian

Brazilian President Lula says war in the Middle East is genocide

“It’s not a war, it’s a genocide that has killed nearly 2 thousand children who have nothing to do with this war, they are victims of this war. And frankly, I don’t know how a human being is capable of war knowing that the result of that war is the death of innocent children,” he declared.

#brazil #lula #GazaGenocide #gaza #IDF #israel #palestine #IsraelPalestineConflict #IsraeliBombings #IsraeliOccupation

https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/politica/noticia/2023-10/president-lula-says-war-middle-east-genocide

President Lula says war in the Middle East is genocide

The president spoke briefly at the Planalto presidential palace, as he had an appointment with Qatar’s Emir Tamin bin al Thani to discuss the conflict in the Middle East.

Agência Brasil

“I Am Done Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils. I Will Not Vote for Joe Biden in 2024.”

Unless Biden drastically reverses course on Palestine, Muslims will not turn out for him on Election Day—critical voters in key swing states—and Democrats only have themselves to blame. Saqib Bhatti writes.

#JoeBiden #USPresidentialElection #AmericanMuslims #GazaGenocide #democrats #israel #palestine #IsraeliBombings #IsraeliOccupation #WhiteHouse #UnitedStates

https://inthesetimes.com/article/muslims-palestinians-vote-biden-2024-election-bhatti

“I Am Done Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils. I Will Not Vote for Joe Biden in 2024.”

Unless Biden drastically reverses course on Palestine, Muslims will not turn out for him on Election Day—critical voters in key swing states—and Democrats only have themselves to blame.

In These Times

Wearing Bracelets to Avoid a Mass Grave: A Palestinian Icon Bears Witness

Of 6,546 Palestinians who have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza so far, 2,704 are said to be children. Forsaken by western powers, they have one steadfast witness to their suffering – Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali’s iconic symbol of resistance – witness-child Handala.

#IsraeliBombings #GazaGenocide #gaza #IsraeliBombings #palestine #israel #IDF #IsraelPalestineConflict #IsraeliOccupation #NajiAlAli #handala

https://thewire.in/rights/wearing-bracelets-to-avoid-a-mass-grave-a-palestinian-icon-bears-witness

Wearing Bracelets to Avoid a Mass Grave: A Palestinian Icon Bears Witness

Of 6,546 Palestinians who have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza so far, 2,704 are said to be children. Forsaken by western powers, they have one steadfast witness to their suffering – Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali’s iconic symbol of resistance – witness-child Handala.

The Wire

Israeli analyst: The family of the Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza was a target of the army

The Palestinian affairs editor of the Israeli Channel 13, Zvi Yehezkeli, said that the family of Al Jazeera correspondent in the Gaza Strip, Wael Al-Dahdouh, was the target of army bombing, stressing that they know exactly what they are hitting.

#WaelAlDahdouh #AlJazeera #GazaGenocide #gaza #IsraeliBombings #palestine #IDF #media #channel13 #ZviYehezkeli #israel #IsraelPalestineConflict #IsraeliOccupation

https://alquds.com/en/posts/98093

جريدة القدس || Israeli analyst: The family of the Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza was a target of the army

Israeli analyst: The family of the Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza was a target of the army

Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief loses 4 family members in Israeli airstrike

Wael Al-Dahdouh, the 53-year-old Al Jazeera journalist, is well-known as the face of Palestinians during many wars.

#WaelAlDahdouh #AlJazeera #GazaGenocide #gaza #IsraeliBombings #palestine #media #israel #IDF #IsraelPalestineConflict #IsraeliOccupation

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/al-jazeera-gaza-bureau-chief-loses-4-family-members-in-israeli-airstrike/article67460542.ece

Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief loses 4 family members in Israeli airstrike

Wael Dahdouh, Al Jazeera's chief correspondent in Gaza, was devastated to learn his wife, son, and daughter were killed in an Israeli airstrike. He is revered in Gaza for telling stories of suffering to the world. The strike hit Nuseirat Refugee Camp, displacing 1 million people. The Israeli strikes have killed 6,500 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis. Qatar has emerged as a key intermediary in the release of hostages captured by Hamas militants. Dahdouh's family's death is sure to reverberate across the Arab world.

The Hindu

Cable News Keeps Inviting Defense Industry Shills to Explain the War on Gaza

As Israel mercilessly bombs Gaza, cable news channels are inviting defense officials turned industry consultants onto their shows to explain the war — and usually to justify the unjustifiable. Andrew Perez and Lucy Dean Stockton write.

#gaza #GazaGenocide #media #MSNBC #NBC #CNN #FoxNews #JoeBiden #raytheon #NSOGroup #IsraeliBombings #palestine #israel #IsraelPalestineConflict #IsraeliOccupation #hamas #UnitedStates #DefenseContractors

https://jacobin.com/2023/10/cable-news-gaza-war-us-defense-industry-revolving-door/

Cable News Keeps Inviting Defense Industry Shills to Explain the War on Gaza

As Israel mercilessly bombs Gaza, cable news channels are inviting defense officials turned industry consultants onto their shows to explain the war — and usually to justify the unjustifiable.

Why news outlets and the U.N. rely on Gaza’s Health Ministry for death tolls

Many experts consider figures provided by the ministry reliable, given its access, sources and accuracy in past statements.

#gaza #GazaGenocide #IsraeliBombings #palestine #israel #IsraelPalestineConflict #IsraeliOccupation #GazaDeathTolls #hamas #GazaHealthMinistry #media #UN

https://archive.ph/m1Mlt

Blinken says he asked Qatari PM to rein in Al Jazeera war coverage, per sources

U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken told a group of American Jewish community leaders on Monday that he asked the Qatari prime minister less than two weeks ago to tone down Al Jazeera's rhetoric about the war in Gaza, according to three people who attended the meeting.

#TonyBlinken #SheikhMohammedBinAbdulrahmanAlThani #AlJazeera #PressFreedom #media #censorship #gaza #GazaGenocide #IsraeliBombings #palestine #israel #IsraelPalestineConflict #IsraeliOccupation #UnitedStates #qatar

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/25/tony-blinken-qatar-israel-hamas

Scoop: Blinken says he asked Qatari PM to rein in Al Jazeera war coverage, per sources

Al Jazeera is funded by the Qatari government.

Axios