The Israeli military has struck Lebanon about 4.5 times as much as Hezbollah and Lebanese armed factions have struck Israel since the Gaza war began, per this count:

Gaza’s hospitals received 183 casualties over the last 24 hours: 71 Palestinians killed and 112 injured in Israeli attacks.

In a nod to the versatility of Chicago's parks, Union Park was home to huge DNC protests all last week and a few days later is getting ready for a house music festival

The fear and horror of missing your (multiple) alarms on the first day of school hits the same whether you're a kid or a professional education reporter. Anyway, totally unrelated, happy first day of school, Chicago!

As Palestinian Muslims are prevented from reaching the mosque, Israeli occupation forces have allowed hundreds of Israeli settlers to set up a music festival on the grounds of Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied old city of Hebron. As loud music played and alcoholic drinks were

Wow, NYT calls Al Aqsa Mosque in *occupied* East Jerusalem a “disputed holy site.” The world’s highest court just said Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem is illegal, but NYT continues to play stenographer for Israel.

"I think colonialism gets a bad rap" Wild exchange with an Israeli far right settler activist, hoping to move into Gaza, and for all Palestinians to be pushed out We met Arielle at a tent camp close to the Erez border crossing

UPDATE: From WFP >>> The World Food Programme (WFP) announced today it is pausing the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice after a WFP team came under fire (see photo) on the evening of 27 August, a few metres from an Israeli check point at the Wadi Gaza bridge.

Notice the difference in NYT’s language. Palestinians have symbols of “militancy,” Ukrainians have symbols of “resistance” to “occupation.” Palestinians have lived under Israel’s military occupation for decades, yet, in the Western world, they’ve never had the right to resist.

NEW: The DNC quietly added language to their 2024 platform hinting at US escalation against Hezbollah in Lebanon. It’s similar to language the US has used to describe Hamas while it has unconditionally supported Israel’s war on Gaza that’s killed 40,000+ zeteo.com/p/hezbollah-is…

DNC platform now vs. 4 years ago:

As Kamala Harris said she would *not* change policy on withholding even some US weapons to Israel, Israeli forces attacked a US aid convoy, killing five people. The convoy was taking medical supplies & fuel to a Rafah hospital. The route was pre-coordinated with Israel.

An American teacher was shot in the West Bank three weeks ago by Israeli forces. He was there to help defend Palestinians and demonstrate against illegal settler activity. He says virtually no US officials — including his own reps — have even reached out.zeteo.com/p/american-sho…

🚨 Scoop from jeremy scahill: Internal ceasefire documents show the talks ought to have effectively revolved on July 2, when Hamas accepted the ceasefire-hostage framework put forward by Israel and the US on June 24. The US has since allowed Netanyahu to undermine the deal,

No, Armed Venezuelan Migrants Did Not Take Over A Chicago Apartment Building blockclubchicago.org/2024/09/03/no-…

Talked with some residents today about the Venezuelans living in the their community where the call originated. The people we talked to seemed to really welcome migrants living in building and stressed the migrants living there had not taken over the building. Story coming soon.

Again, read credible, local journalists. I beg yall. Please stop believing everything you read on social without doing a fact check with a credible source. Armando is doing the work. Follow Armando. Unfortunately, lies spread faster and wider than the truth.

“According to the Jenin municipality, more than 70% of Jenin’s streets have been bulldozed; 20 kilometers of water and sewage networks, communication and electric cables have been destroyed; and water has been cut off from 80% of the city.” dropsitenews.com/p/israel-lays-…

Tenants at an Aurora apartment complex thrust into the national spotlight by claims of a gang takeover are holding a press conference disputing much of the narrative that has been spread by the far right, placing blame for longstanding issues on an absentee landlord.

When the migrant group was the Irish, they were blamed for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. When the Italians came, the Chicago press blamed crime on them. In the early 20th century, Black migrants were blamed for lowering Chicago property values. thetriibe.com/2023/11/opinio…