Since pausing operations Anera has been advocating with US & Israeli authorities for the safety of humanitarian staff in Gaza. With the full support of our Gaza team, we have determined that the circumstances have changed sufficiently to resume our vital humanitarian work.

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I recounted this in Jewish Currents last year.

jewishcurrents.org/herzogs-lullaby

It doesn’t necessarily have to be a “bruising and divisive battle” if Biden is willing to support platform language that actually reflects the views of most Democrats, which he unfortunately wasn’t in 2020, despite our efforts.

humiliating. looks like shit. yet another massive W for earth, the best planet in the universe

Everybody knows that the American campaign finance system is just legalized corruption. We’re not going to fix our democracy until we honestly confront that and change it.

'But while the most politically beneficial path may be obscure, the commitment to human rights & international law that Biden has expressed in other contexts might provide a surer map.'

Read EVP @MattDuss's comments in Francis Wilkinson's new Bloomberg Opinion column ↘️bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

It’s too late for President Biden to escape political damage from Gaza. But it’s not too late for him to admit that he made a mistake, Francis Wilkinson says. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

As the United Democracy Project threatens to spend $100M in Democratic primaries this cycle, let's pull back the curtain on AIPAC.

What you'll find is a web of Trump megadonors, GOP billionaires, insurrectionists, & anti-abortion extremists.

Time for Democrats to #RejectAIPAC .

The US-Saudi-Israel megadeal is a mirage, it's never going to happen, the administration's obsession with it is bizarre, and they should stop wasting precious time and energy on it.

SCOOP: A group of House Democrats is urging the Biden admin to help secure the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton University researcher believed to have been kidnapped in Iraq by Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah.
al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

'According to an audio recording exclusively obtained' I was in the room, it was from a public conference!
Good sleuthing, Woodward and Bernstein
politico.com/playbook

🚨BREAKING:

-Iran has reportedly halted all air traffic to and from Tehran.

-Flight radar shows significant reduction in passenger aircraft over western Iran & Israel.

Potential Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel in the coming hours?

Neither Israelis nor Palestinians are going anywhere and if your proposed solution is for one of those two to leave, you’re part of the problem.

This is a super important observation from Crisis Group. Israeli govt efforts to supplant the role fo professional humanitarian agencies is not just flopping, it's doing active damage.