Water scarcity is more intractable. I often think of this beautiful piece from Ursula Lindsay on the rhythms of water in Amman, when neighborhoods spring to life during their weekly water deliveries - placesjournal.org/article/water-…

When I lived in Israel 15 years ago, these views of Jewish supremacy existed on the fringes - they have been normalized in the mainstream as this loud minority of ~25% is highly mobilized and politically engaged - worst of all make up 40% of new infantry recruits in the IDF

So much to unpack here. Including 'Palestinianism is an ideology'.

Iraqi Kurdistan parties condemn killing of two journalists in Turkish drone strike buff.ly/3T6mTDm

Report: At least 3 of the murdered hostages were on the list of hostages in the deal Hamas agreed to 2 months ago x.com/ynetalerts/sta…

🚨 Drop Site has reviewed internal documents from the Gaza ceasefire negotiations showing that on July 2 Hamas formally informed international mediators Hamas had accepted the framework as amended by the U.S. dropsitenews.com/p/netanyahu-sa…

thinking about Judith Butler on grievability. Palestinians cannot be mourned in death because they have never counted as lives to begin with. We know this, we see it elsewhere too, but sometimes the hierarchy of human life is so clear it takes your breath away.

NPR story by Anas Baba and jane arraf -A little boy's pacemaker will stop in days. He needs evacuation from Gaza, but his mom isn't approved to leave with him Gripping details on the kids waiting -or who've died waiting- for Israeli evacuation permits npr.org/sections/goats…

The wife of Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan and founder of the Jordan Media Institute speaks exclusively to us about her hopes for Middle Eastern media and her humble beginnings. Read more: zurl.co/QvPH

#BREAKING: British Defense Minister John Healey says suspending some arms exports to #Israel will have 'no tangible impact' on its security arab.news/gp3hc

Wow, watch til the end as Hümeyra Pamuk grills StateSpox on UK halting some arms to 🇮🇱 vs US. Pamuk: How are 2 countries with similar values looking at same battlefield and coming with different conclusions Miller: We have not reached conclusions Pamuk: Does US see same risk

Please watch/listen and share. Get your friends and families to watch and listen too. Most Americans, and certainly our political and media elites, have forgotten our war in Iraq, what we did and how they still suffer.

#WestBank: RSF condemns the Israeli army's escalating violence against journalists, preventing coverage of the ongoing military operation. Several reported direct targeting by gunfire, and one reporter was injured today. This repression must end.

This photo story from Tim Evans and Juliana 현혜 Kim "Along the way, we heard from a cross-section of Americans, including residents of shrinking farming towns, medical providers, assisted living facility staff, caregivers and Indigenous citizens." npr.org/sections/the-p…

every time a white person dies in the US should now be referred as “US citizen of European Origin dead by [***]” by the BBC

Ahead: jane arraf on efforts to protect sea turtles hatching on Lebanon’s coast, in the midst of fighting. Also, San Marino wins a soccer match—after 20 years! And Carrie Coon on the sharp, intense, funny and pointed film, HIS THREE DAUGHTERS.

Chilling words from the brave Francesca Albanese Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt

“Never in post-war history had a population been made to go hungry so quickly and so completely as was the case for the 2.3 million Palestinians living in Gaza.” apnews.com/article/israel…

Eyewitness says IDF shot American activist when there were no clashes haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

A kid, killed in her pink roller skates, wanted to be a dentist. "our kids are like any other kids," her father cried. Reporting by Aya Batrawi & Ahmad Abu Hamda for NPR npr.org/2024/09/06/nx-…