World paid little attention to Sudan's war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger apnews.com/article/sudan-…

NEW STATEMENT: CIP Calls for Israel-Iran De-escalation; Reiterates Need for Ceasefire in Gaza internationalpolicy.org/publications/c…

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We need to be v clear - the third crucial element of why attack 'failed' was Iran giving ridiculously detailed notice. Not bc it wouldn't love to hurt Israel. But bc it is very keen to avoid all out war. Last night was a trailer. IRL Israeli air defenses *will* be overwhelmed.

“President Joe Biden has privately expressed concern that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to drag the U.S. more deeply into a broader conflict” — NBC News

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This would be a death sentence for hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of civilians in the region — as well as large numbers of American men and women in uniform.

UN security council is expected to convene tomorrow at Israel's request to discuss the Iranian attack, Israeli officials say

I strongly condemn the serious escalation represented by the large-scale attack launched on Israel by Iran.

I call for an immediate cessation of these hostilities.

Neither the region nor the world can afford another war. un.org/sg/en/content/…

BREAKING: Iran launches attack against Israel using dozens of drones, four U.S. and Israeli officials told me

Netanyahu is hiding in a rich rightwing friend’s fortified bunker while leaving the Israeli people (along with Palestinians, Iranians and US personnel in the region) to suffer the consequences of his reckless escalatory attacks that blew up an embassy complex and young children.

USAID chief Samantha Power 'emphasized that the flow of aid into and through Gaza had become so restricted that 'kids are dying, when there’s food on the shelves in supermarkets just a few kilometers away.'” Yet US arms keep flowing to Israel.
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Basically everyone is hoping that the Iranian government acts with more rationality and restraint than the Israeli government, is where we’re at right now.

The New York Times: “Military Aid to Israel Cannot be Unconditional”

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⭕️Crucial points from Eran Etzion, former deputy head of the National Security Council in the Israeli Prime Minister's office:

🛑The elimination of the Iranian general in Damascus was one of two things - either severe strategic negligence that needs to be investigated, or a…

Netanyahu’s extreme recklessness risks massively escalating conflict across the region, jeopardizing countless more lives — Israeli, Palestinian, Iranian and American.

“On October 7, Israelis were reminded that there is no way to separate the occupation from democracy—or from security.”

Rebutting the claim that creating a Palestinian state would “reward” Hamas, Ami Ayalon rightly argues it’s the only way to defeat them. foreignaffairs.com/israel/way-isr…

Three years ago, after an explosion at Natanz, intel officials predicted that the attack would deliver 'a severe blow to #Iran 's ability to enrich uranium' and 'significantly compromise' Iran's leverage in nuclear talks.

The next day, IRI raised enrichment to 60%.

A truly impressive document. Hope Jewish faculty at other universities follow suit.

Today, Administrator Samantha Power publicly said that famine is likely already underway in parts of Gaza.

CIP's Dylan Williams tells Mother Jones that Biden “is not complying with the law at this point” given extensive evidence that Israel is obstructing aid. motherjones.com/politics/2024/…