Applauding Arundhati Roy for standing fiercely by her convictions against genocide in Gaza, and withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival in outrage over Wim Wenders' comments "that filmmakers "have to stay out of politics." Roy called it “jaw-dropping” and "a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity even as it unfolds before us in real time.”
Shame on Wim Wenders!
Solidarity with Arundhati Roy!
(See other coverage in comments.)
photo of Arundhati Roy
link to article from HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM
"Indian Writer Arundhati Roy Pulls Out of Berlinale Over Wim Wenders’
Comments on Gaza"
Israeli Security Cabinet approves PM Netanyahu's plan to occupy Gaza City
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to occupy Gaza City was approved by the Security Cabinet on Friday morning.
ByJAMES GENN
Updated: AUGUST 8, 2025 05:47
The statement did not use the term "occupation," rather using the term "takeover," due to legal ramifications for the civilian population, Ynet reported.
The Security Cabinet also adopted five principles for ending the war, namely disarming #Hamas, returning all hostages, both living and murdered, demilitarizing the #Gaza Strip, #Israel maintaining security control over the Gaza Strip, and the existence of civilian government that is not controlled by either Hamas or the #PalestinianAuthority
The Israeli military uses AI to sift through vast troves of intelligence, intercepted communications and surveillance to find suspicious speech or behavior and learn the movements of its enemies.
After Oct. 7, its use of Microsoft and OpenAI technology skyrocketed, an AP investigation found.
The investigation also revealed new details of how AI systems select targets and ways they can go wrong, including faulty data or flawed algorithms.
The Israeli occupation forces have forcibly displaced more than 90 per cent of the residents of Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, or more than 20,000 citizens, a Palestinian official has said.
According to the local official, the Israeli occupation has either completely or partially destroyed 470 homes in the refugee camp.
Israel forcibly displaced more than 90% of Jenin refugee camp residents.
Picture: A view of the massive destruction of the infrastructure and buildings caused by the heavy vehicles of the Israeli army in Jenin, West Bank on February 17, 2025.
'You’re bombing our families with our money and just one good speech is going to win us over again? I don’t think so,' said one woman from Dearborn ...
a very disturbing but useful article, with many links to other sources. This should be boostedl/liked as much as possible. No one can say that CBS News is a [#Hamas propaganda outlet.]
""You're saying that children in Gaza are being shot by snipers?" asked Smith.
"Definitively," said Dr. Perlmutter. "I have two children that I have photographs of that were shot so perfectly in the chest, I couldn't put my stethoscope over their heart more accurately, and directly on the side of the head, in the same child. No toddler gets shot twice by mistake by the 'world's best sniper.' And they're dead-center shots."
"One American doctor told us he even reviewed CT scans to confirm what he saw because he "didn't believe that this many children could be admitted to a single hospital with gunshot wounds to the head." Some shootings have been captured on video."
[Discussion] Original and Powerful 2-minute Video on Gaza Genocide ( expressional.social )
[news] Palestinian Baby in Gaza Paralyzed by Polio, as Israel Rejects UN Ceasefire Call to allow Vaccinations ( www.juancole.com )
from #InformedComment ...
[News] Tlaib Says She Is 'Ashamed of Our Country Looking Away' as Gaza Faces Polio Crisis ( www.commondreams.org )
"We don't want your thoughts and prayers. We need action," said Rep. #RashidaTlaib. ...
[News] 'Uncommitted' Michigan voters unmoved by Gaza portion of Harris’ DNC speech: 'Going to put Trump in office' ( www.foxnews.com )
'You’re bombing our families with our money and just one good speech is going to win us over again? I don’t think so,' said one woman from Dearborn ...
[News] At DNC, the Squad Warns Democrats to Wake Up to the Threat of AIPAC ( theintercept.com )
by #AkelaLacy ...
[News] “Stop Sending Bombs”: Rep. #IlhanOmar Visits #Uncommitted Sit-In & Demands #Israeli Arms Embargo ( www.democracynow.org )
#NotAnotherBomb ...