Week in Review
8/31/24
Urgent health update: Consequences of war on Gaza and West Bank/East Jerusalem-August 25, 2024
Israeli air, land, & sea bombardment continues across Gaza, causing further civilian casualties, displacement, & destruction of houses & other civilian infrastructure. Ground incursions, heavy fighting & impossible to keep up with evacuation orders continue, especially in Khan Younis & Deir al Balah. Food shortages, crumbling infrastructure, a failing medical system, flowing sewage, waste buildup, & summer heat have turned the humanitarian crisis in Gaza into a serious epidemiological threat. While all eyes in Israel are on a potential new regional war, there's another crisis going on – a pan-Palestinian water & sewage situation with dire health, social & political consequences. Israel, the main instigator of the crisis, seems to believe it won't be affected.
Powerful webinar 8/24, 100 participants, with Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council, Institute for the Understanding of anti-Palestinian racism, and cosponsored by USA Palestine Mental Health Network.
https://www.instagram.com/andaleebcartonera/
publishing initiative in the city of Madison WI to support Palestine and help keep the spirit of the Gaza solidarity encampments alive.
The publishing project follows the Latin American model of independent cardboard presses ("cartoneras"), small and alternative publishers that produce low-cost, handcrafted books using recycled cardboard.
Understanding Netanyahu’s endgame in the war on Gaza
While it is clear that Netanyahu has a short-term political interest in continuing the Gaza genocide, it is the combination of these short-term interests with the long-term goals of the Zionist movement — the ethnic cleansing of Palestine — that have led to a unique historical confluence: Netanyahu’s political interests have now lined up with Zionism’s colonial imperative.
Israeli army invades ‘most crowded displacement camp in history,’ bombs Palestinians in shelters
Let us not take our eyes off of what is happening in Gaza. Israeli army invades ‘most crowded displacement camp in history,’ bombs Palestinians in shelters. Over the past week, the Israeli army has ordered a million civilians to evacuate central Gaza, and has bombed two schools sheltering displaced people in Gaza City mere minutes after issuing warnings.
Israel plans colony on UNESCO heritage site as land theft surges
The Israeli government is advancing plans to construct Jewish-only settlements on land belonging to the Palestinian village of Battir, designated in 2014 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I have been to Battir a number of times, a gorgeous old village dating back to Roman times, with an amazing ancient irrigation system and a welcoming and warm population.
https://alicerothchild.com/2013/06/june-21-2013-battir-the-colonization-of-the-conifers-part-one/
Palestine Won at the Democratic Convention
Another view on Palestine and the DNC....
Israeli evacuations orders prompt the U.N. to pause humanitarian operations in Gaza.
Catastrophic! UN paused aid in Gaza as Israeli military ordered to evacuate hub of operations.
Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council Calls for a 7-Day Pause (Ceasefire) in Gaza
The JVP Health Advisory Council has issued this petition--we hope to get widespread signatures.
While we state that our continued demand is for a permanent ceasefire, AT THIS MOMENT, IT IS URGENT that there be a 7-day cessation of all military action starting on Sept 1 to allow for health workers and families to safely have a mass polio vaccine campaign across Gaza.
Please sign and share widely this petition which will be sent to the White House and the State Dept at the end of this week.
IF you are a health worker, please indicate your credentials on the last name line. ALL are encouraged to sign on.
Israel Agrees to Staggered Pauses in Fighting to Allow for Polio Vaccination, U.N. Says
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A powerful video of the destruction of the Gaza coastline
How Blinken’s Disinformation Perpetuates the Suffering in Gaza
US complicity with Israel explained.