Israel’s War Expands

The hope that many had that the recent ceasefire would continue, allowing humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, has been crushed as Israeli Defense Forces have purposely broadened the war. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has lately been talking about implementing US President Trump's idea of removing all Palestinians from Gaza.

Joint Task Force October 7

Quakers have a long history of agitating for justice. Especially now, with the collapse of free speech and the other civil liberties, with the criminalization of dissent, with growing fears of retaliation, our support is even more important. Support for Palestinians, and those of us advocating for them.

Israel-Hamas ceasefire phase 2

Hamas has said it won’t release the remaining captives without a lasting ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Netanyahu, with the full backing of the Trump administration, says he’s committed to destroying Hamas’ military and governing capacities and returning all hostages, goals widely seen as mutually exclusive.

Operation “Wrath of Zion”

This week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cancel the visas of college students who protest in support of Palestine, opening the path to their deportation. A small company called Stellar Defense & Cyber Intelligence is ready to help by deploying AI technology to identify anonymous, masked pro-Palestinian protestors, through a campaign it refers to as “Operation Wrath of Zion.”