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Israel/Gaza links for November 13

French President Macron calls on Israel to stop bombing babies, women, elderly in Gaza.  The pressure is starting to mount on Israel to stop the slaughter.

A Palestinian in the West Bank describes threats and terror from Israeli settlers.

Civil and political liberties within Israel under attack during the war.

The horrifying situation in Gaza's hospitals.

A fanatic West Bank settler makes clear her "morality": "I go by a very basic human law of nature. My children are prior to the children of the enemy [i.e., Palestinians], period. They are first. My children are first."  To quote the Revolutaionry Association of Women of Afghanistan:  "Fundamentalism is the mortal enemy of all civilized humanity."

A long interview with Professor Omer Bartov at Democracy Now.  (Thanks to Jeff Roland for the pointer.)

Graphic videos and images from the Hamas massacre on October 7.   I do not recommend you look at this, but it is a resource that one might share with benighted colleagues who need a reminder of what a massacre of civilians looks like.

In order to appese rich donors, some Ivy league universities will violate the free speech rights of pro-Palestinian students and groups.

 

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