This is why humanitarian aid is stuck outside Gaza

Kathryn ShihadahOctober 18, 2023humanitarian aid, antony blinken, hamas, gaza, racismComment

AP ignores Israel’s brutality in its Morning Wire

As Israel – recipient of billions in US taxpayer dollars a year – continues killing, wounding, and imprisoning Palestinians of all ages, and demolishing their homes, AP’s Morning Wire failed to report any of it.

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 27, 2021apartheid, associated press, gaza, censorship, media bias, occupationComment

Israel makes childhood in Gaza a living hell

Childhood in the Gaza Strip is unlike anywhere else in the world. Here, every ten-year-old has already experienced the violence of three wars and has spent his entire life under brutal blockade.

Kathryn ShihadahJuly 16, 2021child poverty, childhood trauma, children rights, gaza, gaza blockade, israeli military, whitewashingComment

Death toll from Gaza (65, including 16 children), Israel (7), and continuing updates

As Israel continues its attacks on Gaza, and Gazan resistance fighters retaliate, the death toll continues to rise; Israeli rhetoric grows more hawkish; the US stands solidly by Israel’s side.

Kathryn ShihadahMay 13, 2021gaza, hamas, israeli airstrikeComment

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue, hundreds now homeless

Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza on are the worst the enclave has seen since 2014, when Israeli forces killed 2,200 Palestinians, and Palestinian resistance fighters killed 72 Israelis. One recent Israeli strike alone made about 80 families homeless. As the deaths, injuries, and damage climb, Palestinian resistance groups launch rockets into Israel.

Congresswoman Manning: let’s put your Sderot experience in context

Freshman Congresswoman Kathy Manning (D-NC) needs an accurate frame of reference before she talks about her Israeli bomb shelter moment. Here is a synopsis of the issue for her perusal.

Kathryn ShihadahFebruary 7, 2021capitol riott, gaza, gaza border, kathy manning, najd, occupation, rocket, sderotComment

Israel says, "next war, we're going to kill 300 Palestinians a day" - in context

There’s no getting around the facts: Gaza vs. Israel is David vs. Goliath. Israel’s claims of “self-defense” just don’t stand up to scrutiny.

Kathryn ShihadahJanuary 9, 2021gaza, hamas, resistance, humanitarian crisis, human rights Comments

Fishing in Gaza: sometimes illegal, sometimes deadly

As is the reality with most elements of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation, the greatest challenge in Gaza’s fishing industry is not the whether, or fluctuations in the market – it’s simply living to fish another day.

Kathryn ShihadahSeptember 20, 2020gaza, gaza fishingComment

Associated Press bungles again – this time it’s balloons

As has too often been the case, Associated Press once again fails the test of good journalism on the subject of Palestine, earning poor marks on accuracy, balance, and context.

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 16, 2020media bias, associated press, ap, gaza, terror balloon, terror kite, incendiary balloonsComment

On Christmas Eve, Israel quietly reported on "irregular event" in Gaza

Israel committed a massacre, killing nine Gazans as they slept. In its arrogance, it can’t even muster an apology.

Kathryn ShihadahJanuary 7, 2020gaza, idf, deir al balah massacre, assassination, rasmi abu malhousComment

First Person: attack on Gaza

For us, it was surreal. For Gazans it was very real.

Kathryn ShihadahNovember 18, 2019gaza, airstrike, idf, deir al balah, most moral army, bahaa abu al ataComment

First-hand account: an American in Gaza

Don’t support any candidate who doesn’t stand for justice.

Kathryn ShihadahSeptember 19, 2019occupation, ethnic cleansing, gaza, blockade, progressive, justice, apartheidComment

Gaza: A Cruel Testing Ground for Israel’s Weapons-Marketing Campaign

Israeli weapons technology: the label “combat proven” (i.e. “used in Gaza”) translates directly into lucrative sales of firearms, drones and rockets.

PH Quickie: Starving Gazans into submission?

Blockade, snipers, starvation: all against international law, all implemented by Israel against Gaza.

Israel demolished 830 residential units, killed 27 in May 4-6 attack on Gaza

4 sentences that sum up a weekend of devastation. An unanswered (unasked) question: WHY?

Kathryn ShihadahMay 14, 2019collective punishment, excessive use of force, gazaComment

PH Quickie: Gazans shall not live by bread alone

When you know what’s best for you, and try to disguise it as what’s best for those you’re oppressing.

Kathryn ShihadahApril 24, 2019gaza, great march of return, jared kushner, deal of the centuryComment

Israel Cannot Use Violent Self-Defense While Occupying Gaza

When innocent Palestinians die, and Israel supporters excuse the actions because of “self-defense against indiscriminate attacks coming from Gaza,” they are WRONG. (We already knew this in our gut,)