Weekend Quotables
WH claims Biden doesn't know about Israel's plan to attack Rafah. Somebody should wake him up and tell him.
Where you going to run to, where you going to hide
When the people find out that you lied? — Steve Earl
Day 142 in the war on Gaza. The death toll in Gaza is likely to pass the grim milestone of 30,000 this week, as negotiators work on a ceasefire and hostage-release deal, and the Israeli government presses ahead with plans for an attack on Rafah.
As the IDF ends its deadly operation in the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, it begins raids in the Abasan neighborhoods east of Khan Yunis and plans for the all-out invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Hidin’ Biden —The White House claims President Biden has not seen or been briefed on Israel's operational plans for the southern Gaza city of Rafah, including the evacuation of the civilian population present, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told NBC News. — Reuters
Really?
But Netanyahu has made his plans for the coming assault on Rafah abundantly clear for anyone who cares to see them. He convened his war cabinet late on Saturday for a briefing with his negotiators who had been at talks in Paris. This week, they will meet again to discuss preparations for an assault on Rafah, the southern border town where an estimated 1.5 million displaced Palestinians have sought shelter. A deal might delay that operation, but would not prevent it, Netanyahu said in an interview with CBS. — Guardian
*Jake, please show this Guardian piece to Biden and brief him on the plans for slaughter in Rafah so at least he’ll know how the money is being spent.
At The Hague
“Israel has arrogated to itself the right to decide who owns land, who may live on it, how it is used,” Philippe Sands, a member of the Palestinian delegation’s legal team, argued last week. “It has confined Palestinians to enclaves,” he added, and broken up its territory with hundreds of settlements “regarded as a permanent part of Israel.” — NYT
More Quotables
Michelle Goldberg
"Biden is in danger of losing Michigan and, with it, the whole election." — NY Times
Michael Tomasky
The box to keep an eye on ]in Michigan] is the fourth: “Uncommitted.” This is the space that political insiders will be watching, and it will determine the narrative flowing out of Michigan. — TNR
Samer Badawi
Pushing as many Palestinians as possible out of Gaza has long been a fantasy of Israeli politicians. Now, with roughly half of the Strip’s population backed against the Egyptian border and much of the remaining half threatened with starvation, Israel appears closer than ever to making good on that fantasy. — +972
Michael Moore
Thousands in Michigan who are demanding an immediate ceasefire, including the statewide teachers union, the United Auto Workers, the National Nurses Union and the union of flight attendants(!) plus many others on Tuesday will vote “Uncommitted” to help save Biden from himself… and save the rest of us from a 2nd Term Trump. — Rumble
Basma, 42, fled from Khan Younis to Rafah in December
"My son asked me, 'Mom, can we leave Gaza? I want to live.' Just imagine that a six-year-old child says something like this." — Haaretz
Shawn Fain, President of the UAW
Fain was the first UAW president elected directly by membership, and within months he led shutdowns on assembly lines at Ford, GM, and Chrysler/Jeep parent company Stellantis.
He tells CBS that billionaires should not exist, their wealth hoarding is inhumane, and that they're engaged in class warfare on the working class. — CBS
At least by reading some of your posts/ comments I can say there are inspiring people here in the USA. Thank you for encouraging real thoughts...now what action?