Dispatch #121 White Lesbian Age 71 Considers Netanyahu Promise to Rid Gaza of Palestinians in the New Year
- Kathleen A. Maloy
- Dec 31, 2023
- 3 min read
Dec. 31st 2023
1075 Days Since Inauguration of First Woman Vice-President
23 Days Until the 2024 Presidential Primaries Begin
555 Days Since Supreme Court Ruled Women Don’t Have Human Rights
On the cusp of 2024, the world stands on the brink of a brutal public genocide and the accompanying evisceration of international laws protecting human rights. The suffering of the Palestinians is catastrophic beyond words; the outlook for citizens of the world is very dark indeed.
Netanyahu Vows ‘Absolute Victory’ Over Hamas. Rebuffing pressure to stop the war in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel pledged to keep fighting “for many more months.” www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/31/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news
Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza as war enters a new year. Heavy bombing continues, while Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has shown unparalleled ‘morality’ in its conduct in Gaza.
New estimates suggest that a quarter of Gaza’s population could die within a year from preventable diseases owing to a lack of sanitation, the collapse of the health system and hunger as desperate families weather the winter conditions in tents and makeshift shelters. www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/31/israeli-airstrikes-kill-dozens-in-gaza-netanyahu-hamas
The Ruined Landscape of Gaza After Nearly Three Months of Bombing
The war in the Gaza Strip is generating destruction comparable in scale to the most devastating urban warfare in the modern record. By mid-December, Israel had dropped 29,000 bombs, munitions and shells on the strip. Nearly 70% of Gaza’s 439,000 homes and about half of its buildings have been damaged or destroyed. The bombing has damaged Byzantine churches and ancient mosques, factories and apartment buildings, shopping malls and luxury hotels, theaters and schools. Much of the water, electrical, communications, and healthcare infrastructure that made Gaza function is beyond repair. www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/gaza-destruction-bombing-israel-aa528542 (The Wall Street Journal has a paywall. If you don’t have a subscription, then check out the following links.)
WSJ Report Says War in Gaza is Most Destructive in Modern History
“The word ‘Gaza’ is going to go down in history along with Dresden and other famous cities that have been bombed,” the outlet quoted political scientist Robert Pape as saying. “What you’re seeing in Gaza is in the top 25% of the most intense punishment campaigns in history.”
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza is among the most destructive in history, experts say
Destruction in Gaza outpaces other recent conflicts, evidence shows www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2023/israel-war-destruction-gaza-record-pace/
Gaza’s health crisis ‘catastrophic,’ say Palestinian experts. www.972mag.com/gaza-health-crisis-disease/
UN agency says 40 percent of Gaza’s population ‘at risk of famine.’ UNRWA warned the besieged enclave is ‘grappling with catastrophic hunger’ as Israel continues to bomb from north to the south.
According to the report, published by 23 UN and non-governmental agencies, the proportion of households in Gaza affected by high levels of acute food insecurity is the largest ever recorded globally, eclipsing even the near-famines in Afghanistan and Yemen of recent years. www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/28/un-agency-says-40-percent-of-gazas-population-at-risk-of-famine
3 More Months of Israel's Gaza Attack will push Deaths to 50K from Airstrikes www.juancole.com/2023/12/netanyahu-vengeance-airstrikes.html
Netanyahu’s clear purpose, supported/demanded by his extremist governing partners, is to once and for all achieve Israel’s original/founding principle – that all Arabs/Palestinians must be removed [aka driven] from Palestine.
Turkey’s Erdogan says Netanyahu no different than Hitler as Gaza is bombed
The Turkish president asks if what the Israeli leader is doing in the besieged enclave is ‘any less than what Hitler did’. www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/27/turkeys-erdogan-says-netanyahu-no-different-than-hitler-as-gaza-is-bombed
Netanyahu Advocates Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians of Gaza: Believe him the First Time www.juancole.com/2023/12/netanyahu-ethnically-palestinians.html
South Africa launches International Court of Justice case accusing Israel of genocide www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-south-africa-launches-international-court-justice-case-accusing-israel-genocide
Meanwhile, the Biden administration continues to work hand-in-hand with Israel to carry out this brutal and savage Palestinian genocide.
Biden administration again bypasses Congress for weapons sale to Israel
UN Security Council resolution on Gaza crisis fails to address urgent needs
Once again, US stalls UN Security Council action for a week and then forces a useless resolution calling for more aid to Gaza – aid that cannot be delivered without a ceasefire. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/un-security-council-resolution-gaza-crisis-fails-address-urgent-needs
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