As an author and mother of a literacy teacher, I strongly oppose the Federal Book Ban (HR 7661) and encourage you to take these actions. seattleindivisible.com/daily-actions/2026/7/20/stop-the-federal-book-ban-h-r-7661/

Israel is expanding walls in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, planning a 500 kilometer (apartheid?) barrier, cutting Palestinians off from some of their most fertile land. The march towards Israeli annexation continues. dropsitenews.com/p/crimson-thread-israeli-military-barrier-west-bank-tubas-land

The campaign to contain criticism of Israel, to invoke the false charge of antisemitism, and to intimidate and punish protestors on campuses continues, unabated by public outrage. bit.ly/4foEJwM

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, has been held without charge since his abduction in 2024. In prison, this innocent man has experienced extreme medical neglect & torture. "Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal filed by Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya..." bit.ly/4fiQFQG

The ongoing assaults by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank, I suspect a prelude to total annexation, are rarely reported in the mainstream press. The particular assaults on children is appalling & a violation of International Human Rights Law & the Rights of the Child. bit.ly/3TjpAnP

The NDAA is a must-pass defense bill considered each year by Congress. "The proposed bill for fiscal year 2027 includes an enormous $1.5 trillion defense budget that would dramatically expand state militarization, surveillance, & corporate war profiteering." bit.ly/4vIcM93

Israel's military is repeating tactics used in Gaza, in Lebanon, again committing war crimes. The repeated use of mass “evacuation” orders in Lebanon violated int'l law, w/ no-return orders in parts of the south = unlawful transfer—a war crime (Amnesty Int'l 6/17). bit.ly/4eFyNiP

Dr. Mads Gilbert is a colleague, a Norwegian anesthesiologist, humanitarian, activist, & politician who has worked for 40 years in Gaza. He is outspoken on the importance of boycotting the Israeli Medical Association due to its silence on the devastation in Gaza. youtube.com/watch?v=TkaqWCUEQ9A

The National Defense Authorization Act is very dangerous, melding US & Israeli military operations. Interestingly, my Rep., Adam Smith, appears to have withdrawn his support (after he wasn't endorsed by the 37th legis. district in Washington...hmm). responsiblestatecraft.org/us-intelligence-israel/

Are you a health worker or work in a related field? There is growing opposition to the Israeli Medical Association remaining as a member of the World Medical Association. Let your voice be heard and contact your professional organizations: phmovement.org/end-medical-complicity.

Palantir in Our Hospitals: How the company powering the Gaza genocide & ICE surveillance is rapidly expanding into healthcare - Sunday, July 12, 10am PST / 1pm EST - Speakers from American Friends Service Committee, No Palantir in the NHS, & National Nurses United - RSVP: jvphealth.org/events

Important report from Amnesty International accusing Israel of a state-driven campaign of ethnic cleansing targeting Palestinian Bedouins in the occupied West Bank & committing the crime against humanity of forcible transfer. amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2026/06/israel-west-bank-ethnic-cleansing/

Maryland Break the Bonds Campaign, a local coalition of organizations and activists, announced that the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System has divested roughly 85% of its Israeli bond holdings. newsletters.mondoweiss.net/emails/webview/59730/189191321701844356 ‍

To bring home the realities of the health & sanitation disaster in Gaza, an epidemic of rats & skin diseases, worsened by the collapse of sanitation capacity, the presence of raw sewage, & chronic malnutrition, are ravaging Gaza residents, particularly children.

5/27: Members of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn voted to boycott about a dozen products from Israel and Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine, capping years of contentious debate. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/park-slope-food-coop-israel-boycott

Illy Pe’ery for 972+ Mag: A leaked Defense Ministry tender lays out the army’s training program for manipulating public opinion in Israel and abroad using psychological operations designed to “influence public consciousness” in Israel and abroad.

JVP Rochester: “New York State’s Common Retirement Fund holds more than $367 million in Israel Bonds, which provide financial support for Israel’s ongoing brutality against the Palestinian people. The state of New York must end its complicity in genocide.” bit.ly/3Q0fIOR

Was Zionism the Only Answer to European Anti-Semitism? Powerful convo on the Bund & its opposition to Zionism. Highly recommend Crabapple's book. Bundists stated they had no interest in moving to Palestine as they'd be oppressors & oppression should be fought where they lived—Europe. bit.ly/4okbY7n

Dr. Mansoor Malik: “When the APA invited me to deliver the Chester Pierce Human Rights Lecture at its annual meeting this month, I believed the organization was affirming a foundational principle of medicine & psychiatry: that human suffering deserves recognition regardless of politics..."

"High Court Upholds Rules Requiring Gaza, West Bank Aid Groups to Hand Over Employee Lists", Nir Hasson: Israel’s High Court upheld regulations requiring international aid organizations to provide employee information in order to continue operating in Gaza & the West Bank. bit.ly/4eafZXx

"‘As doctors, we are effectively blinded’: Inside Gaza’s MRI crisis", Jinin Rummaneh: "With all machines destroyed or rendered useless by Israel’s siege, [physicians and other healthcare workers] cannot diagnose their patients, forced instead to practice a desperate form of triage." bit.ly/43luFxT

"Humanitarian Conditions in Gaza Deteriorating Again, Aid Groups Warn", Nir Hasson & Linda Dayan: "Humanitarian orgs. report worsening conditions in Gaza, including rising child malnutrition, shortages of medical supplies, inadequate sanitation, & limited reconstruction efforts." bit.ly/4ugeRY4

"Eid al-Adha in Gaza Is Shrouded in Despair Amid Hamas' Faltering Ceasefire With Israel", Jack Khoury: "Gazans observed Eid al-Adha amid widespread poverty, displacement, damaged infrastructure, and uncertainty despite the so-called 'ceasefire'." Full article: bit.ly/3S8DxVb.

"The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive"—Jason Burke: "Millions of documents chronicling generations of trauma were saved from Gaza and East Jerusalem in a 10-month UNRWA operation that was difficult and sometimes dangerous." Read in full: bit.ly/4emsujR.

Tell them to end all collaboration with Israeli genocide: bit.ly/4nZNQXH. And if you’re in the Bay Area, protest at Microsoft Build, 6/2-3, at Fort Mason, SF: bit.ly/4ubvaWl.

Powerful and moving book reading, We Are Not Numbers: Voiced of Gaza’s Youth, at Elliott Bay Bookstore in Seattle. These stories need to be heard!

Elliott Bay Books: Great book talk with Carolyn McConnell and her new book, Motherhood Discounted-smart analysis, personal, a needed conversation for these times. So excited that she and I are working together on a book exploring the history of the Seattle homebirth movement. Stay tuned!

Three Spokane, WA community members face federal trial, seeking to criminalize nonviolent protest.

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We invite you to join us for our next Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council webinar: Sunday, May 17, 2026 ‍ ‍ Fragile Crossings: The Pathways, Barriers, and Cost of Pediatric Medical Evacuations From Gaza With Dr. Zeena Salman Pediatric Oncologist Cofounder HEAL Palestine