Said’s legacy reads today as a scathing condemnation of the hypocrisy of U.S. liberal institutions, their moral corruption, and the hollowness of the very values that they profess to teach.
Historic Number of Democratic Reps Vote Against Unconditional Aid to #Israel -
"Most Americans do not want our government to write a blank check to further #Netanyahu 's war in #Gaza," a group of nearly 20 of the 37 no-voting lawmakers said.
"While the world’s gaze has been turned, the death toll of 50 to 100 Gazans a day since the Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria only underscores the ongoing severity of the situation," writes Rawan Abhari. #Gaza#Israelhttps://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-gaza-war/
More great analysis from Olga Rodríguez in el cambio.es.
"Con su veto, la Administración de Joe Biden contribuye de nuevo a reforzar la impunidad de Israel, obstaculiza otro camino diplomático y compra tiempo para que Tel Aviv despliegue su política de hechos consumados."
"UN experts have expressed grave concern over a pattern of attacks that have severely damaged or destroyed more than 80% of schools and universities in besieged Gaza, terming the widespread destruction a potential act of 'scholasticide.'
For many, the school was more than a place of learning; it was a haven from the harsh realities outside its walls."
Writers withdraw from #PENAmerica literary awards in support of #Gaza -
Authors and translators say PEN America has ‘had no criticism of American complicity in the bombardment of Gaza’, in stark contrast to other national centres of the organisation
from #TheNewYorkTimes [gift article link below]
A witness describes losing four nieces and nephews in an attack that killed several children playing in the street.
"UNRWA staff members were among the released detainees and the report said they were forced to confess to actions they were innocent of."
"I saw people [in detention] 70 years old, very old. There were people with Alzheimer’s, old people who were blind, people with disabilities who couldn’t walk, people who had shrapnel in their backs and couldn’t stand up, people with epilepsy… and torture was for everyone,"
House Dems Voice 'Deep Concern' Over Biden Claim That Israel Is Legally Using US Arms -
"A letter from 26 lawmakers notes the "stark differences and gaps" between what #Biden administration officials say and the opinions of "prominent experts and global institutions" accusing #Israel of genocide."