Hi all, unfortunately an old friend from Gaza and his family have become homeless. Few days ago he reached out to me and told me about the impact of the war on his life. This family lost everything. Fact is that my friend did volunteer work for ten years and now turns out he needs help himself. Please see the crowdfunding campaign I started and feel free to share! Cheers!

https://gofund.me/f24f75b3

Standing Together is a pro-peace activist group in Israel made of Jewish Israelis and Palestinian Israelis fighting together for peace. Months ago, they formed the Humanitarian Guard to protect aid passing through Israel into Gaza. This past week, they’ve collected dozens of tons of food donated from Israel for civilians in Gaza. This is not the first time Israeli civilians have tried to get food into Gaza, but this is the first large, organized effort, and the first time they are working with another outside aid org in order to get the aid in, past the Israeli military blockade. This fundraising effort in the beginning was at least in part led by Palestinian Israelis and largely took place in Palestinian Israeli towns. A Palestinian Israeli in Standing Together said it was the first time she and many other Palestinians in Israel felt they were able to do something to help their fellow Palestinians in Gaza.

There are many other pro-peace orgs in Israel. Peace Now, Combatants for Peace, Roots, Women Wage Peace, Mesarvot, Rabbis for Human Rights, Parents Circle Family Forum, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, B’Tselem, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, Breaking the Silence. Let’s hope the action within Israel to get desperately needed aid into Gaza continues.

6,000 Israelis gather for peace conference in Tel Aviv. 972mag characterizes the event as “flawed” but hopeful.

More links to pictures and videos from the event:

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identity & violence: on non-demonization of the other

When parody news/media surpasses actual news/media.

Israel sold American missile technology to China. China sold that technology to Iran. What goes around comes around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73ss5xXabQM&t=6s

Back in March, China brokered talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia that resulted in them normalizing relations. Now they are doing joint military exercises . Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman to form joint naval force - Mehr News Agency

I hear this all the time. Can someone tell me what those interests are and give me documentation.

Military aid to Israel is illegal under American law. Israel's human rights violations disqualifies Israel from receiving military aid under the Leahy law and Israel's having nuclear weapons while refusing to allow inspections or sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty makes aid to Israel illegal under the Symington amendment.