Israel's conflict with its neighbours

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Citing ‘the Jewish imperative’ to act, UJA-Federation pledges $1M for Gaza aid

https://www.jta.org/2025/08/11/united-s ... r-gaza-aid

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Record starvation and malnutrition in Gaza; more West Bank displacement

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165636

Air-dropping food into Gaza is a ‘smokescreen’ – this is what must be done to prevent mass starvation

https://theconversation.com/air-droppin ... ion-262053

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Project Syndicate- Starvation in Gaza and Our Global Shame

https://archive.ph/5o95n

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Israeli Official Arrested in Nevada Child Sex Operation Is Released and Back in Israel

https://www.mediaite.com/crime/israeli- ... in-israel/

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Zamir says IDF approving plans for war’s next stage ahead of Gaza City offensive

https://www.timesofisrael.com/zamir-say ... offensive/

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Hundreds of thousands of protesters gather in Tel Aviv to demand end to Gaza war

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/ ... o-gaza-war

Israel says it’s in control of area in outskirts of Gaza City, ready to call up 60K more troops

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This is pretty big.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ ... 025-08-20/

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(they cappin')

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Top Biden Aide Backs Withholding Weapons from Israel after Opposing Policy Last Year
By Jacob Magid
August 18, 2025

Introduction:

(The Times of Israel) Former US national security adviser Jake Sullivan says he would back withholding weapons from Israel after opposing such calls during the Biden administration.

“The thing that we were grappling with throughout all of 2024, which is not the case today, is that Israel was under attack from multiple fronts. It was under attack from Hezbollah, from the Houthis, from Syria, from Iraq, obviously from Hamas and from Iran itself. So the idea of saying Israel we’re not going to give you a whole set of military tools in that context was challenging,” Sullivan says during an interview on the Bulwark podcast.

“The case for withholding weapons from Israel today is much stronger than it was one year ago. One, they don’t face the same regional threats. Two, there was a ceasefire hostage deal in place and the ability to have negotiations, and it was Israel who just walked away from it without negotiating seriously. Three, there is a full-blown famine in Gaza. And four, there are no more serious military objectives to achieve. It’s just bombing the rubble into rubble,” he says.

Sullivan then reveals that he has counseled Democratic lawmakers who were weighing how to vote on resolutions last month on withholding weapons to Israel that doing so was a “totally credible position that I would support.”

Chinese officials "were saying, it's very interesting to watch President Trump because we've had a long-term strategy to basically try to weaken and divide America's alliances….President Trump is just doing it for us."

Read more here: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog ... ast-year/

caltrek's comment: While it might have been nice for Sullivan to have come to his present position at an earlier date, I do think this shows that the Democrats are more willing to listen to those demanding a harder line against Israel. Now, we are stuck with Trump who shows little interest in reigning in Israeli policy in Gaza.

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U.S. denies Palestinian officials visas to attend UN General Assembly

https://www.axios.com/2025/08/29/us-den ... n-assembly

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Israel mulls West Bank annexation in response to moves to recognise Palestine

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/israel-mulls- ... 29508.html

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Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

https://apnews.com/article/genocide-sch ... a8ae911cd2

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Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

https://apnews.com/article/genocide-sch ... a8ae911cd2

To let it out: Hamas aside which I also believe has genocidal aims the government itself has said that they will expell (almost) all palestinians from the enclaves should they win which is literally ethnic cleansing.

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Sorry, I'm a little confused by the way you worded your comment. Are you saying that Israel intends to expel all the Palestinians from the enclaves, or that Hamas intends to expel all the Palestinians from the enclaves? Just to make sure I understand you correctly.

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Sorry, I'm a little confused by the way you worded your comment. Are you saying that Israel intends to expel all the Palestinians from the enclaves, or that Hamas intends to expel all the Palestinians from the enclaves? Just to make sure I understand you correctly.

Israel but I wouldn't trust Hamas to not do the same to the jews either long term.

Even more controversial but the unique to stop it is an foreign occupation(?) of Gaza as clearly activism is achieving nothing and much like India Israel is showing no signs of stopping.

/rant

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Sorry, I'm a little confused by the way you worded your comment. Are you saying that Israel intends to expel all the Palestinians from the enclaves, or that Hamas intends to expel all the Palestinians from the enclaves? Just to make sure I understand you correctly.

Israel but I wouldn't trust Hamas to not do the same to the jews either long term.

Even more controversial but the unique to stop it is an foreign occupation(?) of Gaza as clearly activism is achieving nothing and much like India Israel is showing no signs of stopping. The current situation is only prolonging the destruction.

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Israeli strike hits camp for displaced in central Gaza killing at least one and wounding four

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/is ... i-AA1LG63l