It is clear to me that the government of Israel well understood for weeks, months what Biden’s real, privately communicated red lines were. and decided to keep pressing them, again and again. in part because that is easier for them than making other hard decisions

Since this piece was published ~14 hours ago, Trinity College in Ireland agreed to divest from companies involved in WB occupation & Biden announced he'll stop weapons if #Israel expands Rafah op. Expect more. haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

If this is true, why does Israel consistently second guess the US?

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Two high school seniors solved a mathematical puzzle that was thought to be impossible for 2,000 years.

When did you last read a full-throated defense of Israel's war in an establishment US publication? Maybe I've missed those pieces but I wonder if the campus protests have become a useful diversion for hawks who have lost confidence in this war

Yep, likely early next week. Note deadline was based on analysis/anticipation, not legally binding.

Key question: will Biden's report be honest about Israeli violations? My preview of concerns + tough independent assessments lawmakers will compare it to: huffpost.com/entry/joe-bide…

My cousins…The exceptional dentists Samah and her baby Lara, Shaima and her son Tito , Batoul & Liya were killed by the Israeli army, along with my beloved grandmother four months ago !

Until this moment, I can’t believe it, as if they are traveled and will return any moment ‼️

A letter by 20 presidents at Palestinian universities addressed students in Gaza solidarity encampments: 'Your protests give hope to humanity… Your solidarity stands as a beacon of hope.'

'We welcome you at our universities in a liberated Palestine'
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He hoped that the youth of the future would be autonomous, not slaves, with all their behaviors, rights, and beliefs not blindly submissive to others, but freely forming their own personalities.

I've translated long sections of my grandfather Kuo Ting-yee's (郭廷以's) 'Outline History of Modern China'《近代中国史纲》about the May Fourth/New Culture Movement for this week's essay. Find a link in my bio, and please support my work.

It’s shameful how the administration has left a great public servant like Malley hanging out in limbo, allowing opponents of Iran diplomacy to grind their axes against his reputation. He’s owed a quick resolution of the investigation.

When we say from the river to the sea, it is because Palestinians across this space are not free.

The Biden administration confirms reports that it held up a shipment last week of 2,000 and 500-pound bombs that it feared Israel might use in a major ground operation in Rafah. (1/11)

This isn't Gaza or the West Bank. This is within Israel proper.

CCNY and Columbia student protestors reported inhumane conditions in NYC jails. Some were denied food and water for 16 hours or placed in solitary confinement.

Others were beaten by NYPD and taken to the hospital before being returned to central booking.
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Tell me again that the protests don’t matter.

An elderly Palestinian man recites adhan (the Muslim call to prayer) as Israeli occupation forces knock down his home in the village of Al-Jawaya in the Masafer Yatta area, south of the occupied West Bank, today.

100 years ago they said this about Jews and Italians (and Bolshevism and anarchism, respectively) . And we look back on it and say oh that was terrible how could they.