I told Middle East Eye that Trump’s Gaza plan is the same old US play “to cook up a plan with Israel and then present it to the Palestinians as a fait accompli… counterproposals by a Palestinian party are immediately characterised as rejection, obstructionism.” www.middleeasteye.net/news/colonia...

“The deal now before Hamas is significantly different than the one the US and a group of Arab and Muslim countries had previously agreed on, due to Netanyahu's intervention.” “Israeli forces will still remain within a security perimeter inside Gaza” possibly “indefinitely.” So endless occupation.

Trump keeps saying “all of the Arab nations, Muslim nations have agreed” to his Gaza plan, but they have not. The statement by key Muslim countries welcomes his “efforts” but avoids accepting the plan as written, while—rightly in my view—reiterating positions incompatible with some of its terms.

As a country, we may never overcome the reputational damage of allowing a plainly insane person to occupy the position of Commander in Chief.

So, purges.

These remarks follow the U.S. military’s lawless premeditated killing of people aboard boats in the Caribbean.

And now Turkey — three NATO forces so far.

Ahead of today’s Trump-Netanyahu White House meeting: • 50% of US voters now say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza • Only 47% see backing Israel as a US interest, down from 69% in 2023 • 60% oppose more military aid to Israel • 58% favor recognizing Palestine www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...

The dumbest timeline. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

🚨NEW STATEMENT by @nancyokail.bsky.social in response to President Trump’s issuance of a Presidential Memorandum targeting U.S. civil society organizations under the guise of countering domestic terrorism and political violence: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

NEW Quinnipiac poll of registered U.S. voters: • Half now say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza • Only 47% see backing Israel as a U.S. interest, down from 69% in 2023 • 60% oppose more military aid to Israel • 58% favor UN recognition of a Palestinian state www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...

Italy and Spain are in NATO. NATO Article 6 says an armed attack in the Mediterranean Sea on the vessels of a NATO party shall be deemed an armed attack on one or more of the parties for purposes of Article 5 & thus shall be considered an attack on all NATO parties. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

“…the dust-covered arm of a child sticking out from under a slab of concrete.” @apnews.com: Israel struck houses and tents in central and southern Gaza Thursday, crushing families inside and killing at least 17 Palestinians, including 10 children and three women. apnews.com/article/isra...

Great to see the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Netanyahu having an impact. All parties to the Rome Statute should commit to fully enforcing the warrant. This also comes as Slovenia bans Netanyahu from its territory, declaring him persona non grata. edition.cnn.com/2025/09/25/m...

NEW: Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders have introduced a War Powers Resolution led by @repilhan.bsky.social to end unauthorized hostilities in the Caribbean & prohibit unauthorized use of military force against Venezuela Press release & resolution text: progressives.house.gov/2025/9/cpc-l...

These ICE agents should be arrested and tried for kidnapping, with enhanced penalties for intent to extort. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

NEW statement by Executive Vice President @mattduss.bsky.social in response to key U.S. allies, including the UK, France, Canada, Australia, and Portugal, recognizing Palestinian statehood on September 21 and 22 🚨 internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Recognition of Palestine by US allies is a necessary and historic affirmation of Palestinian rights. It must urgently be accompanied by concrete steps to stop Israel’s campaigns of forced displacement, starvation and slaughter in Gaza and annexation in the West Bank. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

“Estimates by experts suggest that the child death toll may be in the hundreds of thousands this year alone—and likely an even higher number next year…[one] study estimated that some 3.1 million children under age 5 would die during Trump’s second term” from aid cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

It’s great to see the Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus taking such a clear position on Gaza — one that represents the views of three-quarters of Democratic voters and a majority of Independents.

With UN experts concluding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, it is important to remember that genocide is also a crime under U.S. law (18 U.S.C. § 1091). It covers acts of genocide committed anywhere in the world by U.S nationals — or anyone present in the U.S. apnews.com/article/isra...

Love the Free Palestine Emmys!

“‘War’ reflects how the Democratic Party establishment desperately wants to see itself…More than any other recent president, Biden embodied the foreign policy establishment, and that establishment cannot admit failure” @mattduss.bsky.social on Bob Woodward’s “War” www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Israel says it needs US taxpayers to subsidize its defense, despite having a per capita GDP higher than France, Japan and the UK. It then turns around and spends millions blocking humanitarian aid and starving kids in Gaza—as well as a propaganda campaign to cover it up. www.dw.com/en/israel-pr...

Armed Israeli settlers injured at least 14 Palestinians, including an infant, in another nighttime raid in the occupied West Bank. No arrests have been made. On the very first day of his second term, Trump revoked Biden’s sanctions on violent settlers. www.timesofisrael.com/armed-settle...

NEW: Israel’s own intelligence data reveals it took thousands of civilians from Gaza hostage. Militants account for only 1 in 4 Gaza detainees. The vast majority of the 6,000 Palestinians arrested in Gaza and detained by Israel in appalling conditions are civilians. www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...

Israel’s decision to expel Palestinians near E1 in the West Bank and build settlements in it to “bury the idea of a Palestinian state” is a major war crime. Countries can uphold international law via an arms embargo, sanctions, and recognition of Palestinian statehood. www.npr.org/2025/09/04/n...

It's always a busy news day, but the military attack on an alleged drug smuggling vessel is a very big deal. @bcfinucane.bsky.social breaks down domestic and international law questions here: www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...

Israel has a higher per capita GDP than each of Finland, France, Japan and the UK. American voters overwhelmingly believe our tax dollars should be used to help U.S. workers and families prosper rather than to subsidize Israeli war crimes. This is good policy and good politics.

NEW: Retiring dean of the House Jewish Caucus Jerry Nadler says that Israel is “committing mass murder and war crimes in Gaza ‘without question.’” He plans to join the growing group of Democratic lawmakers trying to block the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/n...

NEW: The world’s largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide just voted overwhelmingly in support of a resolution declaring that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. apnews.com/article/geno...

What is happening in Gaza is genocide. Those enabling it—lawmakers sending arms to Israel, officials giving it cover at the UN and international courts, the lobby groups demanding such support—aren’t just accomplices, but full participants in a crime against humanity. They must be held to account.

An Israeli plan “envisions at least a temporary relocation of all of Gaza’s more than 2 million population, either through what it calls ‘voluntary’ departures to another country or into restricted, secured zones inside the enclave during reconstruction” So ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.

Watch as this trend becomes the norm among Democratic lawmakers finally aligning with their voters on Israel-Palestine issues.

Fair question

Trump is again undermining a Palestinian government that rejects violence and lawfully seeks recognition of statehood alongside Israel, securing the rights of both peoples. Lawmakers should welcome U.S. allies recognizing Palestine and can join Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social’s letter in support of it.

NEW: 50% of Americans think Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, including 77% of Democrats and 51% of Independents. 60% of Americans oppose sending Israel more military aid for use in the Gaza war, including 75% of Democrats and 66% of Independents. Quinnipiac poll: poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

From rationalizing the slaughter of children to sabotaging the enforcement of U.S. law prohibiting the supply of arms to countries restricting humanitarian aid, Jacob Lew’s role in enabling Israeli atrocities in Gaza should exclude him from any future position of trust—and, frankly, polite company.

There is no conceivable interpretation of the law of war in which a camera set up nearby legitimizes a mass casualty double tap strike on a protected civilian site like a hospital. The fact that Israel is citing it as if it meets some standard should, by itself, trigger a halt in weapons to Israel.

Trump’s America: Official host of the world’s most wanted war criminals

Biden issued an Executive Order to sanction violent Israeli settlers, but failed to adequately apply it, especially against relevant Israeli officials. Trump quickly rescinded the order upon returning to office, giving settlers and complicit Israeli forces a bright green light for these rampages.

The political dam on Israel-Palestine is breaking among Democratic politicians. Most Democratic Senators voted to halt key arms sales to Israel, and presidential contenders like Pritzker and Buttigieg are saying they would do the same—or maybe even more. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Israel has imposed new restrictions on aid groups that will worsen the famine it caused in Gaza. Countries have a responsibility to protect civilians like those Israel is starving. It is past time for mere statements. An arms embargo and sanctions are needed. www.timesofisrael.com/eu-and-24-na...

A sign from a Democratic presidential contender that most of party’s elected officials are finally catching up with its base on Israel-Palestine. Voters see one’s views on the conflict not just as a key test of policy and values alignment, but authenticity and strength. forward.com/fast-forward...

Australia will join Canada, France and the UK in recognizing Palestinian statehood. It’s an overdue step in the right direction, but not a substitute for urgently needed concrete action—like an arms embargo and sanctions—to pressure Israel to stop its atrocities in Gaza. apnews.com/article/aust...

“The Trump administration has gone from removing a targeted group from government service to stealing what they earned,” @dylanwilliams.bsky.social reacted to the denial of earned early retirement benefits for transgender troops. www.alternet.org/trump-troops...

The Trump administration has gone from removing a targeted group from government service to stealing what they’ve earned. It’s textbook fascism and a further step on the path of state repression, dispossession, dehumanization and violence that the world has seen the horrific consequences of before.

This news breaks just as a group of US Democratic lawmakers lands in Israel for an all expenses paid trip by AIPAC’s “education foundation.” No doubt Netanyahu is eager for a photo of them standing with him, as he stands against the survival of Palestinians and Israeli hostages.

NEW Security Assistance Monitor Special Report: Arming Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza @cipolicy.bsky.social’s Ari Tolany and Allie Hansen analyze the exports of US-origin and -subsidized weapons that have enabled Israel’s war crimes and crimes against humanity. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

AIPAC is now promoting and amplifying praise of the Trump Administration’s effort to revoke the @apnews.com’s White House press credentials, because the AP published a story on the hardships faced by civilian victims—including gravely injured children—of Israel’s pager attack in Lebanon.