Weekly Palestine Solidarity Information, Analysis, Local Actions and Events for December 14

It has become clear that the Israeli government will continue their assault on Gaza and the West Bank. The retaliation for the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel, has escalated, therefore, GRIID will be providing weekly links to information and analysis that we think can better inform us of what is happening, along with the role that the US government is playing. We will also provide information on local events and actions that people can get involved in. 

Information 

‘Moral Insanity’: Biden Admin Bypasses Congress to Rush Tank Shells to Israel

https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-2666509472 

This Is Not a War Against Hamas

https://theintercept.com/2023/12/11/israel-hamas-war-civilians-biden/ 

‘Israel-Hamas War’ Label Obscures Israel’s War on Palestinians

https://fair.org/home/israel-hamas-war-label-obscures-israels-war-on-palestinians/ 

Gaza Is A Weapons Lab For The Arms Industry

https://znetwork.org/zvideo/gaza-is-a-weapons-lab-for-the-arms-industry/ 

Pro-Israel PACs poised to spend big to unseat progressive members of Congress in 2024 election cycle https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/12/pro-israel-pacs-poised-to-spend-big-to-unseat-progressive-members-of-congress-in-2024-election-cycle 

Israel committing “horrific crimes” against starving civilians in Gaza

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/israel-committing-horrific-crimes-against-starving-civilians-gaza 

Israeli Apartheid Free Zones Toolkit https://bdsmovement.net/sites/default/files/TOOLKIT_BDS_PRINT.pdf 

The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-forcible-transfer-of-85-of-palestinians-in-gaza-is-a-crime-against-humanity/ 

Analysis & History

HOW ISRAEL COMMODIFIES MASS KILLING THROUGH ITS “PALESTINE LABORATORY” https://theintercept.com/2023/12/13/intercepted-podcast-israel-palestine-military-equipment/ 

History of Gaza: On Conquerors, Resurgence and Rebirth https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/history-of-gaza-on-conquerors-resurgence-and-rebirth/ 

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges addressed the Middle East crisis with a talk titled “The Genocide in Gaza” on December 6, 2023 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chris-hedges-the-genocide-in-gaza/ 

Shane Burley On The Weaponization Of Anti-Semitism, Resistance To War Heats Up https://itsgoingdown.org/this-is-america-191/ 

Israel’s new far-right government: Unprecedented challenges and opportunities https://bdsmovement.net/sites/default/files/BDS%20Analysis%20of%20New%20Israeli%20government-Unprecedened%20challenges%20and%20opportunities-5%20Mar%202023-Corrections.pdf 

Local Events and Actions

Tell Rep. Scholten to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to End US military aid to Israel. Wednesday, December 20 from 5:30 – 6:30pm, Rep. Scholten is hosting a telephone town hall. Lets get everyone to call in pressure Hillary Scholten to stop being complicit in Israeli war crimes! (855) 286-0280.

Check the FB page for Palestine Solidarity Grand Rapids for updates on actions/events. https://www.facebook.com/PalestineSolidarityGR