In the past, Israeli leaders masked their true intentions with the language of a “light unto the nations,” projecting a beacon of morality while practicing violence, ethnic cleansing, and military occupation on the ground. The genocide in Gaza, however, has stripped away these pretenses. For the first time, Israeli rhetoric fully reflects a state of exception where the law is not just ignored, but structurally suspended.
"The Eastern Borders of Jabalia Camp These streets and homes were among the most beautiful vibrant popular areas, and most of its residents were refugees.."
Israeli fire kills one and wounds several in Gaza. Palestinian paramedic dies in Israeli detention. Whistleblowers say CPJ held back its index to protect Israel. Western governments move to oust UN rapporteur over remarks on Gaza, UN refuses to support her. Trump to launch Gaza reconstruction fund and Stabilization Force at first “Board of Peace” meeting. Palestinian citizens of Israel suffer disproportionately from crime wave. Widespread Israeli military assaults and settler attacks in the occupied West Bank. Trump administration dismantles the federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases. New York Fed says Americans bear most of the cost of Trump tariffs. New DOJ files reveal hidden-camera footage from Epstein’s Palm Beach office and references to secret recording equipment. Trump administration announces end to ICE operation in Minnesota. Attorney says detained 13-year-old attempted suicide at Texas ICE facility before her family’s deportation. Raskin calls conditions at Baltimore ICE facility “disgraceful” after surprise oversight visit. U.S. to deploy second aircraft carrier to the Middle East. UK High Court rules Palestine Action ban unlawful in landmark victory. Israeli attacks hit southern Lebanon villages. Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in first post-uprising election. Dubai’s DP World replaces chief amid scrutiny over Epstein ties. Mexican aid ships arrive in Havana as U.S. tightens fuel pressure on Cuba. Cuba says no dialogue underway with United States. Russia launches major missile and drone barrage into Ukraine. Turkey says United States and Iran show flexibility on reviving nuclear deal. Turkey and Armenia move toward direct land trade via Georgia in normalization push. Syrian forces take control of former U.S. al-Tanf base as American troops withdraw.
Israeli academic Nurit Peled Peled-Elhanan gives some background on why Israelis can do what they do.instagram.com/reels/DPf0zm_kwZ@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com #Israel #CrimesAgainstHumanity #genocide #WarCrimes
President Donald Trump urges Iran negotiations and praises Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for conduct in Gaza. VP JD Vance says Trump wants a deal that blocks Iran’s nuclear program. Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, signs onto Trump’s “Board of Peace.” Hamas leadership meets with an Iranian representative. U.S. draft proposes gradual disarmament of Hamas. Prominent Palestinian leader assaulted and starved in prison. Israel revokes citizenship of two Palestinians. GHF “security provider” in talks with Trump’s Board of Peace about a future role in Gaza. Attorney General Pam Bondi heads to the Hill, where she is confronted by Epstein survivors and Rep. Becca Balint. Bondi’s “Burn Book.” The House passed the Save America Act, which guts mail-in voting and aims to make casting a ballot harder: The IRS improperly shared taxpayer data with DHS in immigration crackdown. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright meets with Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez. The government lost hard drives and withholds surveillance footage in an ICE abuse lawsuit. U.S. sanctions Lebanese gold firm accused of financing Hezbollah. After El Paso airspace closure, Mexico denies evidence of cartel drone activity. Israeli forces escalate attacks across south Lebanon. China offers support to Cuba amid U.S.-driven fuel shortage. Deadly clashes erupt in Ataq, Yemen as an STC-linked crowd storms a government building. Five police officers are killed in an ambush in northwest Pakistan. Rebel attacks kill pilots and a soldier in Indonesia’s Papua region. Russia says it will observe expired nuclear treaty if the U.S. does the same. Russian drone strike kills three children and their father in Kharkiv. Russia moves to block WhatsApp. Thousands of UK passport holders served in Israeli military during Gaza genocide, records show.
President Donald Trump urges Iran negotiations and praises Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for conduct in Gaza. VP JD Vance says Trump wants a deal that blocks Iran’s nuclear program. Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, signs onto Trump’s “Board of Peace.” Hamas leadership meets with an Iranian representative. U.S. draft proposes gradual disarmament of Hamas. Prominent Palestinian leader assaulted and starved in prison. Israel revokes citizenship of two Palestinians. GHF “security provider” in talks with Trump’s Board of Peace about a future role in Gaza. Attorney General Pam Bondi heads to the Hill, where she is confronted by Epstein survivors and Rep. Becca Balint. Bondi’s “Burn Book.” The House passed the Save America Act, which guts mail-in voting and aims to make casting a ballot harder: The IRS improperly shared taxpayer data with DHS in immigration crackdown. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright meets with Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez. The government lost hard drives and withholds surveillance footage in an ICE abuse lawsuit. U.S. sanctions Lebanese gold firm accused of financing Hezbollah. After El Paso airspace closure, Mexico denies evidence of cartel drone activity. Israeli forces escalate attacks across south Lebanon. China offers support to Cuba amid U.S.-driven fuel shortage. Deadly clashes erupt in Ataq, Yemen as an STC-linked crowd storms a government building. Five police officers are killed in an ambush in northwest Pakistan. Rebel attacks kill pilots and a soldier in Indonesia’s Papua region. Russia says it will observe expired nuclear treaty if the U.S. does the same. Russian drone strike kills three children and their father in Kharkiv. Russia moves to block WhatsApp. Thousands of UK passport holders served in Israeli military during Gaza genocide, records show.
Israel bombs areas east of Khan Younis. Israel continues to harass Palestinians returning to Gaza. Far-right Israeli bill would mandate death penalty for Palestinians. FAA closes, then reopens, airspace around El Paso. Justice Department unmasks alleged Epstein co-conspirators. President Donald Trump to meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House to discuss Iran. Grand jury rejects Trump-backed effort to indict Democratic lawmakers over military dissent video. Trump weighs second U.S. aircraft carrier deployment to Middle East. Progressive challenger Analilia Mejia wins Democratic primary in New Jersey special House race. Instagram suspends AIPAC tracker. Children in Texas ICE family detention experience fear, illness, and months without school. Footage from Nancy Guthrie’s Nest camera raises privacy concerns. Children zip-tied during militarized immigration raid at Idaho horse racing venue, lawsuit claims. VP JD Vance’s office deletes post referencing Armenian genocide during Armenia visit. U.S. to deploy 200 troops to train Nigerian forces against Islamist militants. Israeli strikes hit multiple towns in southern Lebanon. Iranian security chief holds Oman talks. Erik Prince deployed private forces in Congo in December to help retake a border city from M23 rebels, according to Reuters. Hungary’s opposition leader says he learned his sex tape will be released against his will, accusing the ruling party of blackmail. PKK fighters withdraw from Syria as part of a U.S.-brokered deal reshaping Kurdish forces. Colombia’s president says helicopter attack was narrowly avoided amid rising political violence. Nine are killed in a mass shooting at a rural British Columbia high school.
“We have a master plan … There is no Plan B,” remarked Jared Kushner last month, during a Board of Peace (BoP) presentation about Gaza reconstruction at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos. What has become apparent is that no coherent Plan A exists either.
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Compliant aid: Who are the Israel-approved NGOs scaling up in Gaza [after nearly all established aid organisations expelled] ? (The New Humanitarian, 2026-02-11)
Israeli attacks kill at least six Palestinians across Gaza. Red Crescent evacuates patients from Gaza under Israeli restrictions. Israel detains at least 30 Palestinians, including children, in West Bank raids. Indonesia prepares possible troop deployment to Gaza. U.S. military kills two in 38th vessel strike. The U.S. military boards a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after a long pursuit. Former police chief says U.S. President Donald Trump knew of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse in 2006. Lawmakers who viewed unredacted Epstein files say DOJ blacked out the names of men who are “likely incriminated.” The White House pushes Republicans to restrict mail-in voting. NYC nurses reach a deal to end their strike at two major hospital systems. Hundreds are reported dead in RSF-run prison in western Sudan. Turkey says Iran–U.S. talks show no signs of imminent military conflict. Lebanese municipal worker killed by Israeli forces in border town. Leaked messages show U.K. health secretary privately accusing Israel of war crimes. Turkey has no plans to withdraw troops from northern Syria. Five abducted mine workers are confirmed dead in Mexico’s Sinaloa state. Somalia signs a military cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh secures lower U.S. tariffs in trade deal.
"A martyr arrived at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after being shot by the Israeli occupation forces outside their deployment areas in the Al-Zarqa area east of Gaza City."
'“I was ready to sleep on the street… the important thing is to return to my country.” Despite the tents and the destruction, those returning to Gaza tell a story of unbreakable belonging, and a decision not made for comfort but for dignity. Journalist Yusra Al-Aklouk meets the returnees and documents stories of dignity that cannot be defeated.'
#ECCHR : German Federal Constitutional Court dismisses constitutional complaint against arms exports to Israel (European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, 2026-02-12)
"The citizen Ahmed Abu Dan from the town of Al-Zawaida in the middle of the Gaza Strip represents the life of every Gazan in all its details. He left his home to buy some necessities, and on his way back, the occupation targeted a motorcycle next to him, and as a result he ascended as a martyr."
Today, in a symbolic act, Iranians set fire to the flags of Israel and the United States, as well as an obelisk and a statue of Baal—which they described as a symbol of Satan—in various cities across Iran in response to the release of the Epstein documents.
"*Arrival of injured children at Al-Ma'madani Hospital following the occupation's targeting of citizens in the Kashku area of Al-Zaytun neighborhood east of Gaza City*"
Birzeit University is no longer what it once was. The transformation has been gradual and, therefore, easily rationalized, but the result has been the hollowing out of a university that once led the Palestinian struggle.
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