As Biden Warns Against Rafah Invasion, AIPAC Pushes Congress to Support Israel’s Operation interc.pt/3WxSHTZ by Prem Thakker interc.pt/3WxSHTZ

As President Biden announces that Israel has used US bombs to kill civilians & that if Israel invades Rafah, the US will not supply weapons, AIPAC has been busy countering Biden behind the scenes — pushing members of Congress to support Israel's invasion. theintercept.com/2024/05/08/raf…

On the new Intercepted, my colleague Prem Thakker, who has been doing some of the best reporting on the campus uprisings, and Gillian Goodman take listeners inside the student movement for Gaza interc.pt/4bjUb8K

Biden Takes Swipe at Campus Protesters, Snubbing Youth Support

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Some Universities Chose Violence. Others Responded to Protests by Considering Student Demands. interc.pt/3UTIdgN by Prem Thakker interc.pt/3UTIdgN

New Intercepted Podcast: Prem Thakker and Gillian Goodman take listeners inside the student movement for Gaza interc.pt/4bjUb8K interc.pt/4bjUb8K

New: Meir Kahane founded violent extremist group Jewish Defense League. He wanted to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Israel/Gaza/West Bank.

On Tues the NYPD arrested his cousin for driving a car into pro-Palestinian protesters. Story w/ Matt Shuham huffpost.com/entry/reuven-k…

NEW: Amid Gaza protests, one of the largest schools in the California State University system will now pursue a portfolio divested from “corporations & funds that profit from genocide, ethnic cleansing, and activities that violate fundamental human rights.'theintercept.com/2024/05/08/uni…

State Department spox Matt Miller when asked by Ryan Grim to respond to Israeli Member of the Knesset threatening the United States with greater war crimes: 'Those comments are deplorable ... Senior members of the Israeli government should refrain from making them'

You'd imagine Israeli officials being this entitled towards a country that just gave them $17 billion could insult members of Congress. If you're a genuine pro-human rights Democrat or even an America First Republican, you'd probably be disgusted by such rhetoric...and yet

NEW: Doral, FL — which has had a Republican mayor since becoming a city within Miami-Dade County in 2002 — passes ceasefire & hostage release resolution.
Condemns suffering in Israel & Palestine, antisemitism, Islamophobia, doxxing.
Calls for peaceful, lasting political solution.

Sacramento State is among the largest of 23 schools in the California State system. Largest U.S. university in recent weeks to announce such an investment strategy amid the Gaza solidarity protests sweeping the nation.

NEW—Amid Gaza & divestment protests, Sacramento State University announces investment strategy to exclude “corporations & funds that profit from genocide, ethnic cleansing, and activities that violate fundamental human rights.”

Affirms protest rights, condemns hate in all forms.

Sen. Bernie Sanders: “I find it extraordinarily interesting that this body is so quick to bring forth bills and resolutions condemning student protestors.  But there has been minimal discussion about what these young people are actually protesting.

That is rather extraordinary.”