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The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid https://theintercept.com/2025/07/30/new-york-times-hamas-aid-israel-gaza-famine/
Subject: Speaking Out Against Genocide Hi Vicki, It is time for you to speak out against the genocide. Will you finally find the courage to voice your stance, despite the pressure from those around you who insist you remain silent? Next year, you will be Palo Alto’s mayor. What kind of exam...
Hernandez said the county is working to open a 135-bed shelter in Palo Alto and another shelter in Santa Clara that will house up to 30 familie Santa Clara County has 1 shelter bed for every 3 homeless people - San José Spotlight https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-has-1-shelter-bed-for-every-3-homeless-people/
Thanks Marty, You responded very well to his selective choice of "facts". CheersBob On Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 08:58:03 AM PDT, Martin Wasserman wrote: Aram, I dont think too many Gazans would agree with your characterization of Hamas as "freedom fighte...
UN member states147 of the 193 United Nations (UN) member states have recognized the State of Palestine. https://en.wikipedia.org International recognition of Palestine - Wikipedia <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Palestine%23:~:text%3DDipl...
I mean, James Baldwin writes about this quite eloquently, and he talks about the confusion of ignorance with innocence. *That somehow Americans are innocent. Well, they’re innocent in their own eyes because they’re willfully ignorant. They willfully blind themselves to who they are, what they’ve...
*In it, you talk about the use of myth to justify or perpetuate war. In one context, you talk about the creation myth of Israel and how Israelis are unwilling to question what they’re conditioned to believe about the state of Israel.* Source: The Intercept Starvation as a Weapon: Chris Hedges on Gaza https://share.google/QmqqFEiuHOTTQStYX
Man who murdered Palestinian American 6-year-old boy dies in custody, officials say Source: USA TODAY https://share.newsbreak.com/e8y7043n?s=i0
*Folks: please read the Intercept interview of the brilliant and acclaimed journalist, author, and speaker Chris Hedges ( Starvation as a weapon).* *You can also listen to it ( 38 mins)* *Published July 25, 2025 * * Israel’s Creation Myth* *In it, you talk about the use of m...
Mark, I place no blame on Hamas for the current situation. For decades, the U.S. and Israel have kept the people of Gaza in what can only be described as the largest outdoor prison and concentration camp in world history. This reality is well-documented by Jewish scholars like Norman Finkelste...
