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Bathing in the river of blood

So much focus in the Israel-Hamas war has been on casualties. That doesn’t help.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 9, 2023

Demonstrators brawl outside LA's Museum of Tolerance after screening of Hamas attack video

Police are investigating fights that erupted among pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators on streets outside Los Angeles’ Museum of Tolerance after a private screening of video showing the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Albanese speaks with Palestinian Authority leader

Anthony Albanese has called Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to condemn the Hamas attack on Israel and express concern over civilian casualties.

AAP · Nov 9, 2023

Israel to begin daily four-hour ‘tactical pauses’ in northern Gaza – but no ceasefire

US President Joe Biden says agreement has ‘taken a little longer than I hoped’ as intense fighting in – and bombardment of – the strip continues

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Israel-Hamas war: How to get to a ceasefire?

How to get to a ceasefire in Gaza? For Israelis, the answer is clear: Hamas has to release its hostages. For the Palestinian militant group, Israel has to let fuel and basic necessities in. It is up to the belligerents in a war where an estimated one third of buildings…

France 24 · Nov 9, 2023

US says Israel to begin ‘humanitarian pauses’ to let people leave Gaza’s north

Thousands move south as Israeli forces inch closer to two big hospitals in north where many have sought refuge

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

Satellite photos analyzed by AP show an axis of Israeli push earlier this week into the Gaza Strip

Israeli troops have pushed into the Gaza Strip’s largest city along a key coastal road on the Mediterranean Sea as part of their war on Hamas

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

May Judges Consider Law Clerks' Political Speech in Hiring or Firing Decisions?

As Keith Whittington noted, some judges are refusing to hire students who they see as endorsing murder of civilians (or threatening to withdraw offers to such students): Judges are looking at student actions in the wake of October 7th and drawing a line in the sand for those who would…

Reason · Nov 9, 2023

Ukraine recap: with winter closing in Zelensky resists calls to negotiate – but Gaza war adds to pressure

For the past month, the world’s attention has reeled at the violence in Israel and Gaza. Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine has ground on, day by day, metre by metre. Fierce fighting has continued in the north-eastern Donetsk region as a Russian offensive has attempted – thus far unsuccessfully –…

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2023

The two-state solution is not the only viable option for Israel and Palestine

Letters: A three-state solution, whereby Gaza reverts to Egyptian control and the West Bank becomes part of Jordan, has been tried before and worked, argues Dr Martin A Smith. Plus letters from Janet Dubé and Mike Reed

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023