.Reuters:

“Scores of lawmakers from U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic Party told him on Friday that they believe there is sufficient evidence to show that Israel has violated U.S. law by restricting humanitarian aid flows into war-stricken Gaza.”

.The Telegraph :

“Top secret German military meetings about Taurus missiles were easily accessible online, reflecting a serious lapse in security….An investigation by Die Zeit…found that details of over 6,000 past and future meetings were accessible on the internet.”

.The New York Times :

“After weeks of student protests, Columbia University announced Monday that it would be canceling its main commencement ceremony, and holding smaller ceremonies for each of its 19 colleges, mostly at its athletic complex some 100 blocks north.”

This has been going on for many, many years. But yes. Absolutely. It is an unbelievable tragedy.

.Reuters:

“Scores of lawmakers from U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic Party told him on Friday that they believe there is sufficient evidence to show that Israel has violated U.S. law by restricting humanitarian aid flows into war-stricken Gaza.”

The UN World Food Program’s Executive Director Cindy McCain says that there’s “a full-blown famine” in northern Gaza because of the destruction caused by Israel’s war and the obstacles to delivering food. She added that the famine is making its way southward.

Gut-wrenching to see Bakhmut destroyed like this. I’ve seen countless such videos and photos now and it hits hard every time. This is what Russia has wrought on Ukraine. This video shows the central blocks of what used to be a vibrant city of 80,000 residents. It’s filmed heading…

As Israeli politics drifts ever further to the Right, the prospect of a negotiated, two-state peace is vanishing.

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.BBC News (UK)

“UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has said it is up to Ukraine to decide how to use British weapons and insisted it has the right to strike targets on Russian territory.”

.The New York Times :

“Rebuilding all the homes destroyed by Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip could take until the next century if the pace of reconstruction were to match what it was after wars there in 2014 and 2021, according to a United Nations report…”

U.S. officials preach values every waking moment of the day. But the rhetoric often doesn’t match the reality. In truth, the U.S. is highly selective on the issue even if official Washington likes to pretend otherwise by basking itself in the cloak of moral superiority.

.Financial Times :

“Italy’s deputy premier Matteo Salvini is facing an open revolt against his leadership of the far-right League party after he picked a homophobic, pro-Russia firebrand as top candidate for the upcoming European elections.”

What's troubling is that the most prominent political alternatives to Netanyahu are so fixated on replacing him, they barely question the deep, long-term drivers behind his worst policies / Dahlia Scheindlin
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