900,000 children in Gaza suffer from cold, hunger, and lack of drinking water – Day 84
If Americans Knew – IsraelPalestineNews: South Africa invokes the Genocide Convention against Israel; Wall Street Journal reports: Gaza “most devastating warfare in the modern record”; Abandon Biden campaign expands; schools…
“Horrifying testimonies” of Israeli forces executing Gazans
If Americans New – IsraelPalestinNews – Published December 24, 2023: The little town of Bethlehem is quiet this Christmas, as more and more deaths are reported in Gaza. An Israeli…
Gaza conflict is a “stain on our collective conscience” – Day 75
IsraelPalestineNews – If American Knew: US reportedly working to prevent conference on Geneva Convention violations; Israeli prison guards beat Palestinian prisoner to death; ongoing devastation, starvation in Gaza Number of Gazans…
Reports of mass disappearances & torture; death toll reaches 20,000 – Day 74
If Americans Knew – IsraelPalestineTimeline.org: Torture allegations; executions; possible pause in hostilities; new developments on the escape and killing by Israel of Israeli hostages; more evidence of Israeli culpability in…
WATCH: Israeli soldiers film themselves looting and vandalizing in Gaza
If Americans Knew – IsraelPalestineNews.Org: Warning: contains some graphic footage. While Israel is causing starvation in Gaza, Israeli soldiers are cheerfully filming themselves destroying food, looting, and vandalizing Palestinian property.…
“Doctors are stepping over bodies of dead children to treat other children who will die anyway” –Day 73
If Americans Knew – IsraelPalestineTimeline: Sanders resolution could begin the march toward accountability in Israel; devastating Gaza hospital news; another journalist killed; what really happened on October 7th – in…
12 Essential Facts for Understanding the Current Israel-Gaza Violence
12 essential facts for understanding the current Israel-Gaza violence If Americans Knew – IsraelPalestinetimeline.org: The links in the text give more information and sources; additional information and sources are in…
Palestinians ‘suffering like no other’ in modern times – Day 71
If Americans Knew – IsraelPalestineNews: Israel still targeting journalists, lying about it; Israel forces killed Israelis with white flags – then Israeli military chief claims “Israeli forces don’t kill people…
Death, destruction in Gaza “unprecedented and unbearable to witness” – Day 69
If Americans Knew – IsraelPalestineTimeline: Gaza hospitals in crisis amid devastation, journalists at risk; Jenin in shambles; Israeli forces brutally attack CNN photojournalist on camera; Israel says “intense phase” of…
“The international community is failing Gaza” – Day 68
If Americans Knew- IsraelPalestineTimeline.Org: Israeli soldiers cut off food from newborns, release video of “surrendering Hamas members”; Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens; 3-day siege on Jenin ends with 12 Palestinians dead;…
“Endless tragedy, hell on earth,” now over 18K dead – Day 66
IsraelPalestineNews: Six major humanitarian organizations: “We have seen nothing like the siege of Gaza.” Doctors Without Borders: “people in south Gaza are falling ill as they pack into crowded shelters…
“Half of Gaza is now starving” – Day 65
If Americans Knew – IsraelpalestineNews.org: https://israelpalestinenews.org/https://israelpalestinenews.org/Skyrocketing number of orphans in Gaza; Israel committing “horrific crimes”; calls for global strike; general strike in West Bank; UN 377 invoked in attempt to…
“All we do is count bodies” – Day 62
IsraelPalesineNews.org: Worsening humanitarian disaster, bombing of northern Gaza approaching scale of WWII, Israel bombs 800-year-old mosque, UN chief hits “panic button,” more guns in Israeli civilian hands, West Bank struggles,…
Israeli military killed 700+ Palestinians in 24 hours – Day 58
IsraelPalestineNews.org: Latest Israeli attacks in Gaza, Catholic Church bombed, humanitarian update, escalating Israeli violence in West Bank, Vermont shooting update, rhetoric from the White House, 250 US financial executives signed…
Gaza is “the most dangerous place in the world to be a child” – Day 57
IsraelPalestineNews: Humanitarian update, evacuation news, Israeli attacks, West Bank news, Biden, CNN under fire, latest statistics, and more Updates to be added throughout the day. Find latest statistics at the bottom…
Truce ends, Israeli bombing kills dozens – Day 56
IsraelPalestineNews.org: Israeli attacks on Gaza resume, hardship for healthcare workers, journalists; West Bank; CNN, Biden support for Israel continues, cheered on by Israel lobby, which is pushing for $50 million…
IsraelPalestineNews: November 24: Today’s news on Palestine & Israel – Day 49
IsraelPalestineNews.org: Updates on truce and hostages, hospital, humanitarian, evacuation news, West Bank news, Israel Find previous daily casualty figures and daily news updates here. For more news, go here and here. Live broadcast news from…
It’s not just Gaza – Israel is also killing scores in the West Bank
Gaza has been in the spotlight for two weeks; meanwhile the West Bank has seen more than its share of Israeli violence. Israelis have killed at least 84 people, including…
What We Know About the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital Blast
If Americans Knew – Israel Palestine News: In the midst of Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza that had killed over 3,000 people and injured over 12,000, a Gaza hospital experienced a…
Palestinian resistance launches surprise attack on Israel – Updates to come
Hamas, the ruling party in Gaza, has launched a major, multi-pronged, surprise attack on Israel – 200 Israelis dead, 900 injured; Israeli forces are now bombing Gaza – 232 Palestinians dead,…
What’s standing in the way of an Israel-Gaza ceasefire? Israel wants to keep breaking int’l law
Israel’s unprovoked attack on Gaza should never have started – and now it won’t end because Israel clings to its desire to violate international law indefinitely. by Kathryn Shihadah –…
Israeli police officer who killed autistic Palestinian gets promotion
In a culture of impunity for Israeli police and military (and Israel in general), it should come as no surprise that the killing of Eyad Hallaq, a disabled Palestinian man,…
As usual, defense bill gives millions of dollars to Israel, but no one tells Americans
By Alison Weir: Israeli media report that the 2023 defense spending bill just signed into law contains over $500 million for Israel (just the tip of the iceberg of billions of…
Palestinian Hunger Strikes: Growing Resistance Against Growing Israeli Crimes
By Kathryn Shihadah: Over 1 million Palestinians have been held in Israeli prisons over the years. Thousands have been held in “administrative detention,” which means imprisonment without a trial or…
Israel convicts World Vision official despite evidence he’s innocent
Israel found Mohammed El Halabi guilty of diverting $50 million from World Vision charity, ignoring compelling facts: the total budget for 10 years was under $23 million; El Halabi’s alleged…
Adelson Protegé David Brog Running For Congress In Nevada
Depending on which candidates win the Republican and Democratic primaries in Nevada on June 14th, there’s a possibility that Israel partisan David Brog could face off against grassroots Democrat Amy Vilela, who…
WATCH: 2-minute video on the 78 Palestinian children killed by Israel in 2021, and the 1 Israeli child killed by Palestinians
If Americans Knew: Our Senators and House members vote to give Israel billions of our tax dollars every year. Therefore, they have a moral obligation to learn what they are…
Congress: say No to $1B extra funding for Israel’s Iron Dome
Israel partisans want a $1 billion handout from Congress on top of the almost $4 billion it already gets – but Israel spends American money recklessly and ruthlessly. Stop funding…
Palestinian-American death underscores rampant Israeli violence
Early Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers detained, blindfolded, handcuffed & beat 80-year-old Palestinian-American Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad. They claim they left him alive in a building that was under construction. He died…
Why were these Palestinian prisoners willing to die of starvation?
As Americans plan holiday meals and bake Christmas cookies, let’s be aware of the Palestinians who have been on hunger strikes – some for well over 100 days – just…
Altercation between Israeli and Palestinian legislators offers a snapshot of the larger issue
An ultra-nationalist Israeli lawmaker’s behavior on Tuesday is a microcosm of the conduct and attitude of Israel as a whole: bullying, self-absorbed, faux-victimized, evasive. By Kathryn Shihadah On Tuesday, an…
Israeli Settlers and Soldiers Wound 105 Palestinian Civilians in Jerusalem
Israelpalestinenews.org: Jewish Israeli extremists arrived ready to rumble Thursday night, in a planned protest march to “restore Jewish dignity” by “breaking the faces of Arabs.” Israeli forces supported their efforts.…
The bizarre case of Mohammad El-Halabi displays Israeli “justice”
Mohammad El-Halabi’s experience as a Palestinian prisoner in Israel is unique only in its magnitude of injustice – its essence is common to thousands of Palestinians, including numerous practices that…
“Palestinian Gandhi” Issa Amro Convicted In Israel
The Israeli military court announced today its guilty verdict against Palestinian Issa Amro, in what human rights advocates have called a “campaign of persecution” against a nonviolent community organizer. by…
Remembering Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 6 years on
The story of Mohammad Abukhdeir is one of countless examples of Israeli oppression. His death, and the injustices that followed, are a reminder of what can happen when racism goes…
Israel may ask for double its usual $3.8 billion from the U.S this year
Breaking Defense magazine reports that Israel may ask to get its yearly aid ahead of time, and possibly twice as much as usual… But 26 million Americans out of jobs…
Israel kills 10,000th Palestinian since 2000, US media largely ignore it
If Americans Knew Blog: By Alison Weir: Israeli forces invading Palestinian Territory have just killed a 15-year-old unarmed Palestinian boy. A sniper shot him in the head with an expanding bullet. This…
Israeli prof: Israel tests weapons on Palestinian kids, tests drugs on prisoners
Israeli occupation authorities have permitted large pharmaceutical firms to experiment on Palestinian prisoners, and have been testing weapons on Palestinian children, a Hebrew University professor disclosed in a recent lecture series. …
Washington Post’s ‘Relative Quiet’ Ignores Israeli Violence Against Palestinians
The Post says there had been “weeks of relative quiet,” even though Israeli soldiers had shot over 100 Palestinian civilians, killing four of them; conducted 400+ invasions of the Palestinian…
Trump-Kushner “Peace” Plan ignores elephants in the room: Israel created this mess
The Trump-Kushner “Peace” Plan is slick and businesslike, with an aura of objectivity and balance – but it is exactly the opposite, and something about it stinks. by Kathryn Shihadah…
After original bill stalled in 2019, Rubio & Coons introduce new bill expected to give Israel at least $38 billion over the next 10 years – over $7,000 per minute
News analysis by Alison Weir – Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Chris Coons have introduced legislation expected to give Israel a minimum of $38 billion over the next 10 years. (The…
Report: Israeli snipers target Gaza protesters in the eyes
Eyes are a ‘common target’ of Israeli snipers at Gaza’s Great March of Return. To date, Gaza’s Ministry of Health reports that Israeli soldiers have shot 50 men, women, and…
Anti-Semitism Envoy Elan Carr Puts Israel (Not Jews) Front And Center
Trump’s anti-Semitism envoy inaccurately equates anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, and considers Israel “a central tenet” of Judaism – despite vocal opposition from within the global Jewish community… Carr demands: “Every law…
New Legislation in Congress Puts Palestinians in a Catch-22
New legislation introduced in Congress would potentially destroy the ability of the Palestinian leadership to engage in diplomatic and legal channels to support Palestinian national aspirations. The legislation would give…
Oppose Senate Bill S.1 – Would Give Israel $38 Billion, Combat BDS, & More
Senators Mark Rubio (R-FL) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Nov. 4, 2015. (Photo from Jewish Insider.) Phone and email your senators NOW to vote no on Senate bill S.1! The latest news…
51 Years Since Israeli Naval Attack on USS Liberty
If Americans Knew: While we mourn the latest unarmed demonstrators ruthlessly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, we also wish to remember others killed by the Israeli military 51 years ago…
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Boat Boarded & Searched by German Coast Guard
from Freedom Flotilla Coalition: Just before noon local time (May 23,2018), the Freedom Flotilla vessel Al Awda (The Return) was boarded by the German Coast Guard, at the orders of the German…
Join the “Tent Campaign” for Solidarity with Gaza and Truth-sharing
All hands on deck: the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine needs our help to educate Americans about the Great March of Return. They propose a “tent campaign,” a rich…
Who Wrote the Balfour Declaration and Why: The World War I Connection
CONTACT@IFAMERICANSKNEW.ORG OCTOBER 24, 2017 BALFOUR DECLARATION, FIRST WORLD WAR, LEOPOLD AMERY, LOUIS BRANDEIS, WWI (L-R) Chaim Weizmann, future president of Israel, with Louis Brandeis, US Supreme Court Justice, in Palestine, 1919. The two were instrumental in obtaining…