Breaking The Stories: November 2024
curated by the Rev. Loren McGrail and the Rev. Sara Ofner-Seals,
UCC PIN Steering Committee
Rachel Weeping Icon
Israeli parliament passes law to deport relatives of ‘terrorists’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the opening of a Knesset session, on October 28, 2024. The deportation law was championed by members of his Likud party and its far-right allies [Debbie Hill/Pool via Reuters]
The Israeli parliament has given its final approval to controversial legislation that allows the government to deport the family members of so-called “terrorists,” including its own citizens, to the Gaza Strip and other locations. Here
After Trump’s victory, Palestinians cannot afford to wait until the next US election, by Samar Badawi
A sign congratulating Former President Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election in central Jerusalem, November 7, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Not long after the first results began rolling in, it became clear that Harris had alienated a significant proportion of what had been the Democrats’ base. Among Arab and Muslim Americans, her repeated refusal to break with the Biden administration’s unquestioning support of Israel pushed tens of thousands of voters toward Green Party candidate Jill Stein or even Donald Trump.
Israeli army says it is staying in north Gaza and won’t let residents return, by Qussam Muaddi
Displaced Palestinians ordered by the Israeli military to evacuate the Northern part of Gaza flee amid an Israeli military operation in Jabalia, October 25, 2024. (Photo: © Mahmoud Issa/Quds Net News Via Zuma Press Wire/APA images)
Tuesday, a spokesperson of the Israeli army, Yitzhak Cohen, said in a press briefing that the army has come close to the complete “evacuation” of the population of north Gaza. The army spokesperson said that Palestinian residents of the north will not be allowed to return to their homes. This declaration marks the first official Israeli admission of the intent to permanently expel Palestinians from north Gaza. Here
On Extreme Actions Taken By Israel
Israel taps staunch supporter of illegal settlements as ambassador to US Here
The Israeli army admitted it’s staying in north Gaza. Here’s the next phase of its plan, by Tareq S. Hajjaj Here
On the Election
The Politics of Despair by Chris Hedges Here
Democrats Ignored Gaza and Brought Down Their Party, by Peter Beinart Here
‘Yesssss!’: Israel reacts to Donald Trump’s return to power in the US election Here
Democrats who warned Harris launch their rebukes: ‘These guys didn't get it at all’: Here
Fatima Bhutto: Kamala Harris’s Support for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Is a Betrayal of True Feminism Here
More Resources
The West buries a genocide – by making victims of Israel’s football thugs Here
The War on Terror Comes to Defund Left & Liberal Nonprofits Here
America & the War on Palestine: Palestinian Scholar Noura Erakat and Ta-Nehisi Coates at PalFest Here
Report of UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanesa Here
UAW members push their union to divest from Israeli genocide Here
Israel kills the journalists. Western media kills the truth of genocide Here
This excerpt is from the UCCPIN November 2024 E-Newsletter. To view the full newsletter, click here: UCCPIN November 2024 E-Newsletter.
