It started with the Balfour Declaration of 1917, then the UN Partition Plan in 1947, then the Nakba in 1948, then the Law of Return of 1950, then the 6-Day War of 1967, then the first Intifada of 1987, then the Hebron Massacre of 1994, then the 2nd Intofada of 2000, then “Pillar of Defense” in 2012, and “Protective Edge” in 2014, then the Unity Intifada in 2021, and the systemic, tactical, and unrelenting genocide of a people, nation, and culture every day in between. Not on October 7.
Napheesa Collier’s full statement today, where she challenged Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the WNBA with directness and stunning detail we rarely hear from active players. Worth listening to every word.
This is beyond horrifying.
New data shows Israel has killed over 680,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
Among them:
• 380,000 infants under 5
• 99,000 children over 5
That’s 479,000 children murdered by Israel.
Israel isn’t “defending itself.”
It is wiping out Palestinian life.
This is my niece Rima. She was born in the war. Today she is one year old, she spent her whole life in the war. She doesn't even know the taste of fruit.