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.

Kathryn ShihadahMay 11, 2021collective punishment, erez crossing, gaza, israeli airstrike, gaza war 2021, kerem shalom crossing, war crimeComment

Even with ICC investigation looming, Israel refuses to behave itself

Even though Israel is about to go under the microscope of the International Criminal Court, it continues to defy international law by abusing the human rights of Palestinians. Why? It’s a mystery.

Kathryn ShihadahMarch 28, 2021human rights, idf, impunity, international criminal court, icc, international law, israeli settler, police brutality, war crimeComment

Establishment Jewish groups’ faux support for anti-racism

Many Jewish groups in America are sending mixed signals: YES, we want equality for Black Americans; NO, we do not want the same for Palestinians… and we’re using our power to procure U.S. policies that support Israel despite its systemic discrimination and violence.

Kathryn ShihadahJune 21, 2020anti-racism, george floyd, jcpa, adl, jcrc, apartheid, jfna, b'nai b'rith, great march of return, war crime, international criminal court, rabbinical assembly, ajws, rra, ncjw, nifComment

Ahmaud Arbery’s kindred spirit: Palestinian Abdel Fattah Al-Sharif

Ahmaud Arbery’s death at the hands of gun-toting white men in Georgia is reminiscent of another death – this one a Palestinian named Abdel Fattah A-Sharif, killed by an armed Israeli. Elor Azaria. The similarities are striking.