Jewish Voice for Peace - Boston
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Boston Jews for Palestinian liberation & Judaism beyond Zionism. JVP Action is now doing business as JVP, a 501c4. 501c3 work continues in JVP Lab.
Ali Bani Odeh, 37, his wife and two of their children, 5 and 7, were killed in the West Bank's Tammun when Israeli forces fired on their car. Two of the children, Mustafa and Khaled, survived the attack to tell the story in full.
The Pentagon fired nearly $6 billion worth of munitions during the first two days of the war on Iran, according to the Washington Post. The estimate was shared with Congress on Monday. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday it had struck over 5,000 targets in Iran in the first 10 days of the war. The Post reports the Trump administration is expected to send Congress a supplemental defense budget request as soon as this week to sustain the war.
The expansion of the conflict in the Middle East is increasingly impacting health services throughout the region. I am saddened by the developments in #Lebanon today where 3 paramedics were killed and another 6 injured while recovering people injured by explosions in the *southern Tyre district.* The risk that more health workers will count among the casualties is high. This must be avoided at all costs, so paramedics, doctors and nurses can be allowed to carry out their life-saving work, which is especially needed in times of crisis. Warring parties must abide by international humanitarian law and protect health workers, facilities and patients. I call for the utmost restraint and for voices of wisdom and peace to rise above sound of bombings. Peace is the best medicine. x.com/WHOLebanon/sta…
