Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service being used at Gaza hospital
Rachel Hagan
The Independent / July 24, 2024
The high-speed internet will enable potentially life-saving medical consultations via real-time video calling.
Elon Musk has said his Starlink satellite internet service is now active in a hospital in Gaza.
The billionaire announced the news on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, saying it had been made...
Despite protests, Netanyahu solidifies support from the Right during US trip
Mike Ludwig
Truthout / July 24, 2024
Democrats are frustrated with Netanyahu, and support for Israel’s war on Gaza is an increasingly partisan cause.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands accused of war crimes, and the popular political consensus within the U.S. and Israel suggests he is thwarting an attempted ceasefire...
Butcher of Gaza Netanyahu repeatedly lied to Congress about Iraqi ‘nukes’, and now wants...
Juan Cole
Informed Comment / July 24, 2024
Ann Arbor – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a master of misdirection, the technique master illusionists use to divert the viewer’s attention from the trick and to pull the wool over their eyes. He uses his slick American accent, his...
Displacement gets harder and harder
Abdallah al-Naami
The Electronic Intifada / July 24, 2024
Simple words have lost their meaning amid the current genocidal war.
“Safe” is one such word. In Gaza, a zone designated as “safe” by Israel is not safe from bombs, disease, summer heat or even sea waves.
Rana Khaled is a mother...
Pro-Palestinian protesters block entrances to Foreign Office in London
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / July 24, 2024
Demonstration organized by Workers for a Free Palestine demands government shifts policy on Israel’s war in Gaza.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have blocked entrances to the Foreign Office in London in protest at the perceived failure of the new Labour government to do more...
How the Palestinian Authority abets Israel’s colonial project
Tamara Nassar
The Electronic Intifada / July 24, 2024
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority held a secret meeting with American and Israeli officials in Tel Aviv earlier this month to conspire on “day after” plans in Gaza that would involve the collaborative body in reopening the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
“Egypt...
Leaked UN report: Israeli war has killed 366 UN staff and family members as...
Ryan Grim
Drop Side News / July 24, 2024
The confidential report is the first to detail the toll faced by the families of UN workers in Gaza.
Israel’s assault on Gaza had killed at least 172 dependents of United Nations staff by the end of June, according to a...
Netanyahu to address a Congress deeply divided over his leadership
Annie Karni
The New York Times / July 24, 2024
A boycott by some Democrats of the Israeli prime minister’s speech will highlight the deep anger within the party’s base about his conduct of the war against Hamas.
Vice President Kamala Harris will be absent from the rostrum.
The rows of...
Von der Leyen eyes Iron Dome for Europe
David Cronin
The Electronic Intifada / July 24, 2024
Has Ursula von der Leyen taken a break from rhapsodizing about Israel?
Back in April 2023, the European Commission president published a video praising that state for 75 years of “dynamism, ingenuity and groundbreaking innovations.”
As she sought reappointment over recent weeks and months,...
UN relief agency worker accuses Israel of attack on vehicle at Gaza checkpoint
Barney Davis
The Independent / July 24, 2024
The alleged shooting came as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency could be officially declared a terrorist organization by Israel.
A United Nations humanitarian relief worker has spoken of the moment her aid vehicle came under fire as she queued to enter Gaza City.
Louise Wateridge,...
