Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich bragged about the possibility of a “real estate bonanza” on the ruins of Israel’s genocide in Gaza on Wednesday, saying that Israel is already in talks with the U.S. to divide up the land. “The Gaza Strip is becoming a real estate bonanza,” Smotrich said in Hebrew at a real estate conference in Israel, per Israeli media. Israel has “already…
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A top PR firm with close ties to the Biden administration has reportedly prematurely cut a contract to run a pro-Israel propaganda program on social media after a report on the agreement caused backlash this week. On Monday, Sludge reported that the SKDKnickerbocker LLC, or SKDK, signed a contract with Israel in April to “floo[d] the zone” with pro-Israel content. The strategy involves a “bot…
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In a rare admission on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is facing isolation on the world stage after nearly two years of its genocide in Gaza — but didn’t acknowledge his own government’s role in the situation. At the “Fifty States — One Israel” economic conference hosted by Israel’s Finance Ministry, Netanyahu blamed foreign countries and Muslims for Israel’…
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After four days of backlash, Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade has apologized for saying that authorities should “just kill” people experiencing homelessness and mental health crises with “involuntary lethal injection” — but it appears that he will remain in his role at “Fox & Friends.” Kilmeade made his original comment during a “Fox & Friends” discussion on a woman who was stabbed and killed…
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Israeli forces raided the home of Oscar-winning director Basel Adra on Saturday after settlers attacked his village and family in the occupied West Bank, sending one of his brothers to the hospital. On Saturday afternoon, Israeli settlers attacked Adra’s village, al-Tuwani, in Masafer Yatta. The settlers injured two of Adra’s brothers and one of his cousins, he said, when the group tried to…
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The Trump administration is seeking sweeping changes to the rights of asylum seekers that experts say would “decimate” the global refugee system established after World War II, a new report finds. Reuters, citing internal documents from the State Department and an agency spokesperson, finds the administration is proposing a framework in which asylum seekers would be forced to apply for…
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The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee has said that the Pentagon has provided Congress with “no evidence” to back its claims on the legitimacy of the boat strike in the Caribbean that killed 11 people who experts say were civilians. The Defense Department briefed congressional staff on the strike on Tuesday, CNN reports. The officials did not present any evidence backing the…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has commemorated the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. by vowing more aggression against Qatar as condemnation of Israeli forces’ strike on Doha grows this week. In a filmed statement in English, Netanyahu likened the Doha attack to the U.S.’s 2011 assassination of Osama bin Laden — even though the Hamas political officials…
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Democratic senators have concluded that Israel is carrying out an ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza in which the U.S. “is complicit” in a report released after their recent visit to Israel and Palestine. In their 19-page report, Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) say that their visit made clear that Israel is carrying out collective punishment against…
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died at 31, after being shot in the neck at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. President Donald Trump announced Kirk’s death in a post on Truth Social. Kirk’s spokesperson Andrew Kolvet also confirmed that he had died, per The New York Times. University officials said a suspect was taken into custody shortly after the shooting. However…
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Numerous members of a hateful anti-Islam biker gang that promotes violence against Muslims are serving as military contractors at the deadly U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) sites, with many of them in leadership positions, a new investigation finds. At least 10 members of the Infidels Motorcycle Club are working in Gaza for contractor UG Solutions, BBC revealed.
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A second boat in the activist flotilla setting sail to Gaza has been attacked in as many days, with activists blaming Israel and vowing to continue their journey to break Israel’s near-total humanitarian aid blockade. On Tuesday night, a flaming object fell on the Global Sumud Flotilla’s (GSF) “Alma” boat, docked in Tunisian waters and sailing under the British flag.
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The speaker of Israel’s parliament has suggested that the country is ready to attack its neighbors across the entire region following Israel’s unprovoked strike on Qatar on Tuesday. “This is a message for the entire Middle East,” Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said in Arabic in a post on X. Accompanying the text was a video of the strike, showing a large explosion which resulted in a plume…
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One of the main ships in a flotilla seeking to break Israel’s near-total humanitarian blockade on Gaza was bombed in Tunisian waters on Monday, causing a fire to break out. Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said that their “Family Boat,” carrying the mission’s steering committee and sailing under the Portuguese flag, was struck by a drone. The flotilla, slated to set sail from Tunisia to Gaza…
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Israel struck the capital of Qatar on Tuesday, targeting senior Hamas political officials as they gathered in Doha to discuss the latest ceasefire proposal put forth by the U.S. Loud explosions were heard in the capital city, with pictures of smoke plumes rising. Israel took responsibility for the strikes, saying that they were targeting Hamas leaders. “The [Israel Defense Forces] and…
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has denounced a plan by Tesla’s board to grant its CEO, Elon Musk, a compensation package worth $975 billion, which would make him the world’s first trillionaire. On Friday, Tesla’s board submitted a filing proposing a plan that would grant Musk over 423 million shares if Tesla hits $8.5 trillion in total value by 2035 — up from the company’s current value of…
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Israeli forces bombed and leveled the building housing the headquarters of a top Palestinian human rights group on Monday, just days after the organization was sanctioned by the Trump administration for its participation in an International Criminal Court (ICC) case against Israeli officials. On Monday, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued a warning that Israeli forces would be…
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Major Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems has reportedly shut down a U.K. facility after it was repeatedly targeted by Palestine Action activists, in a major victory for the group that was recently banned by the U.K. government. The Guardian reported on Saturday that one of the company’s Bristol facilities, in Aztec West, appears abandoned, with no staff other than a security guard…
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The U.S. is reportedly weighing banning Iranian diplomats from visiting wholesale stores like Costco when they’re in New York this month for the UN General Assembly meeting, a newly leaked memo shows. According to The Associated Press, one State Department proposal for limiting the Iranian delegation’s movement would include barring them from member clubs like Costco and Sam’s Club unless…
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The U.S. State Department is facing heavy criticism after it announced on Thursday it is imposing sanctions on three major Palestinian human rights groups over their participation in the International Criminal Court’s case (ICC) against top Israeli officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he’s adding Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human…
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vowed that Israel will illegally annex the occupied West Bank in a press conference on Wednesday, touting a chilling principle of “maximum land” with “minimum population.” In a press conference, Smotrich presented a plan for Israel to take control of roughly 82 percent of the occupied West Bank. “Enemies should be fought against…
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Israel’s apartheid across the occupied Palestinian territories is “far worse” than the apartheid perpetrated by white nationalists for decades in South Africa, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, said in remarks on Wednesday. “Many of us that have visited the occupied territories in Palestine have only come back with one conclusion: that the Palestinians are experiencing a far worse…
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Israel only identifies roughly a quarter of the thousands of Palestinians from Gaza it’s imprisoning under its combatant law as combatants, a new report of internal military documentation reveals. According to an investigation released Thursday, Israel only identified 1,450 of 6,000 Palestinians in detention under its combatant law as combatants. This means that, even under Israel’s…
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The U.S. State Department announced on Friday that it is “denying and revoking visas” for Palestinian officials ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York City next month, where several states are expected to recognize a Palestinian state. In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s office said that it is denying visas to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)…
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Israel announced on Friday that it has begun the “initial stages” of its siege on Gaza City, declaring the capital city a “dangerous combat zone” and ending its daytime pauses for the supposed purpose of allowing the passage of humanitarian aid, despite a famine declaration across the area last week. “We have begun the preliminary operations and the first stages of the attack on Gaza City…
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An advocacy group is calling on Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-New York) to donate to humanitarian efforts in Gaza after newly released disclosures revealed the staunchly pro-Israel politician’s investments in weapons contractors as he’s campaigned for the U.S.’s backing of Israel’s genocide. Sludge reported on Monday that Torres recently filed a financial disclosure revealing investments in Lockheed…
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Top Biden administration officials have begun rewriting their ironclad support of Israel throughout the end of President Joe Biden’s term, now claiming to oppose Israel’s starvation policy in Gaza as it’s officially tipped into famine — a famine that they fully laid the groundwork for over the first 16 months of the genocide. In an interview with “The Bulwark” published Wednesday…
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New polling finds that opposition to sending more military aid to Israel has hit another record high among U.S. voters, further widening the gap between U.S. policy and American opinion as Israel’s genocide continues without an end in sight. In a poll released Wednesday, Quinnipiac found that 60 percent of voters now say they oppose sending more military assistance to Israel to aid in its…
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Palestinians are calling out the Israeli military’s obvious lie that it was trying to “dismantle” a camera when it targeted a hospital in Gaza this week in a double tap strike that killed 21 people, including five journalists and the rescue team sent to save them. In a statement on the results of its “initial inquiry” into the attack, the Israeli military claimed that troops operating in the…
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