Daniil Brodsky, Forward. (2024-12-11). Why I Resigned As Chairman Of Amnesty Israel. popularresistance.org After Amnesty International released a report last Thursday calling the war in Gaza a genocide, Amnesty's Israeli branch quickly issued a statement saying most of its members don't believe genocide has occurred. Some in Amnesty Israel alleged the report was biased, arguing for a forgone conclusion. Others went further, claiming that the international movement abandoned its commitment to equality in the first place. | But even before the report came out — one week before, to be exact — I resigned my position as chair of the board of Amnesty Israel. I didn't step down because of the imminent controversy…

Ali Salam (2024-12-11). Colonizers Run Over a Palestinian Child Near Nablus, Seize a Home in Occupied Jerusalem. imemc.org An illegal colonizer ran over a Palestinian child, on Tuesday afternoon, near the As-Sawiya-Al-Lubban Secondary School, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Samer Al-Jamal, the Director of Education south of Nablus, said that an Israeli settler rammed a child with his vehicle near the As-Sawiya-Al-Lubban Secondary School, south of Nablus. Media sources said …

Eyewitness Palestine (2024-12-11). Wednesday 12/18: Virtual Delegation Nazareth: All I want for Christmas. indybay.org Online | eyewitnesspalestine.org/upcoming-events…

Editor (2024-12-09). Israel's genocide in Gaza is fully intentional, and other takeaways from the Amnesty International report. mronline.org Amnesty International this week confirmed what many others have already said: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. But the report goes to many lengths to prove one critical element in the case against Israel: that the genocide is fully intentional.

Editor (2024-12-09). Friday essay: 'A future of dust' — Jeff Sparrow on Gaza and why, in evil times, writers have a responsibility to take sides. mronline.org "We must ask for no references to Gaza/Palestine/Israel as it's a very sensitive topic in our area. If these topics are included it drastically changes our risk management plans for events. Thus for safety and harmony we kindly ask the guest speakers avoid these topics and any questions about it that come up." — Sam Wallman and I received this message from our publicist, one day before an event at a suburban library about our coauthored book.

SKWAWKBOX (2024-12-09). Amnesty files complaint against German police union VP over Palestine comments. skwawkbox.org Manuel Ostermann's racism and calls for violence against anti-genocide protesters lead to formal complaint from human rights group Amnesty International's German office has filed a formal complaint against police union vice president Manuel Ostermann over his racism and incitement to violence against anti-genocide protesters. In a video, Ostermann has "called for the deportation of demonstrators …