Israel has declared record amount of West Bank land as state-owned in 2024 haaretz.com/israel-news/20….

THREAD: The first photos of Mecca are taken in the 1880s. Prior to this there are only drawings. These drawing only begin to proliferate in the 1600s.

You can see their evolution below:

Janet Yellen is rejecting one of the most basic principles of economics to block China, says David Fickling. It’s a protectionist disaster that will impede the path to net zero bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

#NUJ warns against closure of Al Jazeera following passage of a new bill by Israel. The IFJ says “national security” must not be used to censor critical media.
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#Pakistan 🇵🇰: Senior journalist and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) Secretary General Dr Furqan Rao was attacked in his office by unknown perpetrators, following recent elections to the Associated Press of Pakistan union. IFJ ifj.org/media-centre/n…

Samantha Power cites ‘credible’ assessments that famine has begun in northern Gaza. via @NYTimes nytimes.com/live/2024/04/1…

9/ But no Israeli soldiers in Kfar Aza told us that Hamas had beheaded babies, or that 40 children had been killed there that day. I checked with Israeli officials I trusted and none could confirm the reports.

1/The Fog of War: Beheaded Babies.
Six months ago today, a series of reputable news outlets published reports that Hamas militants had beheaded babies at the Kfar Aza kibbutz on Oct. 7 in southern Israel. The The Wall Street Journal was not one of them.

Jon Stewart checks in on the war in Gaza and examines how America's 'values' stack up against its support of Israel

Thank you all for watching, posting & sharing YOUR stories of #Defiance . Please keep them coming. Will reply & share as many as possible. The team is feeling SO moved by your responses to the series. You lot are brilliant. Please follow, let’s get this stuff on the curriculum! ✊🏾

European Court Says Climate Protection Is a Human Right wsj.com/economy/global…

Shangla police saved 16 years old girl life being shifted to Kohistan for killing for honour. The girl father and two other relatives arrested, pistol recovered. DPO Imran Khan. #honourkilling #kohistan Farhat Javed Rabani Munizae Jahangir Sahar Baloch Ziauddin Yousafzai

Monday’s attack on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy in Gaza was no case of collateral damage. The marked cars were targeted with precise aerial weapons. The workers coordinated with the Israel Defense Forces. Yet, someone gave the order to destroy them. cbsn.ws/3VJGqvv

Parents of Michigan School Shooter Ethan Crumbley Sentenced to 10-15 Years in Prison wsj.com/us-news/michig…

NEW INVESTIGATION: We looked into the tragedy on February 29 when over a hundred died while awaiting aid in northern Gaza. We found evidence that casts doubt on the IDF’s version of events. 1/5

Zahid Mahmood Gianluca Mezzofiore Eliza Mackintosh Ibrahim Dahman

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Exclusive: 2 Google workers have recently resigned over the company's Project Nimbus deal with Israel.

And DeepMind employees are worried that a recent restructure has eroded the lab's ability to prevent its AI being used in violence.

My story: time.com/6964364/exclus…

Germany faces genocide case over Israel weapon sales bbc.in/4aP39e1

“Biden has the power to limit any foreign arms deliveries, even ones previously approved by Congress. Far from cutting off Israel, however, he is pushing a request he made shortly after the Oct. 7 attacks for $14bn in additional arms aid”
via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/04/06/us/…

Where does Israel get its weapons?

‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza.

An investigation by Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם, in partnership with שיחה מקומית.

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