Day 178… At least 32,845 Palestinians killed and 75,392 wounded since the start of the war.
"Suspicions are growing that Netanyahu wants perpetual war – a war that goes on and on, with no national soul-searching over the question of how we got dragged into it – more than he wants total victory, which in any case isn't visible on the horizon" — Haaretz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reviving a push to pass legislation allowing the government to shut down foreign news networks.
Demanding preparations to push the bill through the Knesset today, Netanyahu promised to “immediately act to close Al Jazeera” following the law’s adoption, according to a statement from his Likud party. — Al Jazeera
Amos Harel
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Michigan Republican Congressman Tim Walberg
The Congressman suggested dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza “like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’” in order to “get it over quick”. — UPI
I’m pretty sure Netanyahu liked Walberg’s suggestion. His problem is, he can’t nuke Gaza without nuking Israel and himself.
Israel’s SNL
When Israel's government is already packed with fanatics, racists, and nationalists, it's hardly a stretch to imagine them singing together, as they do in the sketch, "The whole world can go drop dead." — Haaretz
David Simon, creator of “The Wire”
Simon has hit out at individuals promoting baseless conspiracy theories regarding the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. Simon took specific aim at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she implied that the tragedy could have been a terrorist attack.
"There should be a serious investigation into the horrifying tragedy of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland," Greene tweeted "Is this an intentional attack or an accident?"
Using the Republican's own words against her, Simon asked, "Are you intentional or just an accident," adding, "You complete submoronic pratfall of a human being." — Salon
Sen. Bernie Sanders
The arts are not supplemental. They are essential. Art makes beauty seen and truth heard. It brings people together in even the most difficult of times. I look forward to a day when our nation no longer spends billions on wars, while school art programs struggle to stay open. — X
Kishore Mahbubani, former Singaporean diplomat and distinguished scholar
"12% of the world's population lives in the West, and 88% of the world's population lives outside the West. How the 12% views China is not how the 88% views China." — TikTok
Mohamad Bazzi
The Biden memo is an exercise in bureaucratic ass-covering and not any real change in US policy. How else can the administration explain its conclusion that Israel is abiding by international law and not obstructing humanitarian aid as the entire world can see the opposite playing out in Gaza? — Guardian
Dr. Mads Gilbert
Today, we witness the total Israeli destruction of the most important, 700-bed specialty hospital in Gaza, Al Shifa Medical Complex. It was established 78 years ago during the British Mandate, the name Shifa meaning 'The House of Healing'; now turned into a 'House of Death' by Israel and the US. — Dr. Mads
Thank you, Mike, for putting together opinions from various commentators that most of us do not read daily.