Urgent Health Update: Health Consequences of war on Gaza-March 17, 2024
The Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council is sharing information on the health implications of the attacks. We will update in a week. Please use this information to organize & educate. As the Israeli government threatens an all out assault on Rafah, increasing the risk of further massacres & genocide, starvation is rising & multiple countries move to defund & destroy UNRWA, this is a time to make your voices heard. The month of Ramadan has become a much more dangerous time for Palestinians in terms of Israeli aggression.
Israeli bombings and killings continue as well as widespread Palestinian resistance and flailing cease-fire talks.
The accusation of sexual violence by Hamas is a serious charge that must be meticulously investigated, but the propaganda wars persist. This is important review: Here’s what Pramila Patten’s UN report on Oct 7 sexual violence actually said
One-Third of Children Under 2 in Northern Gaza Now Acutely Malnourished
More reasons for an immediate ceasefire and massive humanitarian aid delivered through currently closed checkpoints.
"Malnutrition among children is spreading fast and reaching devastating and unprecedented levels in the Gaza Strip due to the wide-reaching impacts of the war and ongoing restrictions on aid delivery," UNICEF said.
March 14: Healthcare Crisis in Gaza Teach In
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Class of 2025
Student National Medical Association
Not in Our Name CUNY demands that Hunter administration apologize for antisemitism smear
another example of the ongoing censorship in academic settings.
On February 28, 2024, Not in Our Name CUNY organized a rally at Hunter College with other anti-Zionist Jewish and Palestinian student groups to protest the role of campus Hillel chapters in building support for Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza — and to announce their desire to create non-Zionist Jewish spaces on campuses. The rally was smeared by Hillel and right-wing media as violent and antisemitic. In response, NION CUNY and the Hunter Palestinian Student Alliance have issued a statement to set the record straight on the events of February 28.
WAR, CENSORSHIP AND PERSECUTION: PEN INTERNATIONAL CASE LIST 2023/2024
To kill the truth, the writers who tell the truth are on the front lines for persecution and death. This report is chilling.
PEN International launches War, Censorship and Persecution, its 2023-2024 Case List which documents 122 cases of writers facing harassment, arrest, violence and even death, worldwide.
Israel government continues to block aid response despite ICJ genocide court ruling, says Oxfam
Largest Dermatology Conference Voted on Right-Wing Proposal to End DEI Programs
Dermatology conference struggled with right wing proposal to end DEI commitments, linking them to antisemitism and them to criticism of Zionism. I mean why would bigotry towards people with different skin colors possibly concern dermatologists!
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 165: Israeli attacks escalate on Rafah, al-Shifa Hospital invasion enters second day
The real reasons Israeli troops stormed Al Shifa hospital and assassinated the head of the civil police who organized the orderly transfer of food aid to the north.
The Zone of Interest Is About the Danger of Ignoring Atrocities – Including in Gaza
Naomi Klein's powerful essay on the Zone of Interest/Oscar moment.
Israel is "given a pass" by the international community | Centre Stage, powerful interview with international lawyer, Diana Buttu
Doctors justify genocide in a prestigious journal
A viewpoint article in a prestigious medical journal about the violation of international humanitarian law receives pushback from other docs, exposing the racism and anti-Palestinian bias in health care....
Aljazeera analysis of the Oct 7 Hamas attack and its repercussions
Prominent Jewish Americans Sign Statement Denouncing AIPAC’s Electoral Influence
The statement by prominent Jewish Americans expressed opposition to “the unprecedented and damaging role of AIPAC.”
Toolkit to Defend K-12 Educators and Librarians Against False Accusations of Antisemitism
It took nearly two years for Nora Lester Murad and I to finish this toolkit. It is written for K-12 teachers and librarians and the people tasked with supporting them, like administrators and unions. It is based on many interviews with experts about the weaponization of antisemitism and with a range of educators who have experienced these attacks.
Please let us know how you use it. And keep teaching about Palestine.
IN SUPPORT OF PROFESSOR NADERA SHALHOUB KEVORKIAN
Update on the suspension of Professor Nadera Shalhoub Kevorkian who was recently arrested and then released.
Thanks for being able to pen this summary of horrendous recent events