Kushner, Key Trump Negotiator on Gaza, Owns Firm With Major Stake in Israeli Military

Jared Kushner’s private equity company reportedly has major stakes in companies that provide weapons to the Israeli military, as new reporting reveals the latest conflict of interest concerns with regard to Kushner’s role as a top Middle East negotiator for President Donald Trump, including on the Gaza genocide. A CNN investigation published Thursday finds that Kushner’s company…
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Gazans Feel Despair as Israeli Officials Cement Plans for Permanent Occupation

Nearly a year after Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Board of Peace,” which was ostensibly charged with ending Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza and overseeing reconstruction, one of the figures most centrally involved in the body has warned that a complete collapse of the so-called ceasefire in Gaza could lead to a “point of no return.” Nickolay Mladenov…
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Israel Rejects Board of Peace Plan Linking Hamas Disarmament to Troop Withdrawal

Among many buzzwords in diplo-speak around Palestine is the support for “a demilitarized Palestinian state living side by side in peace next to Israel.” This condition is repeated so often that it goes unnoticed most of the time. That premise, and its inherent injustice, dysfunctionality, and lack of pragmatism, was highlighted this week by no less an entity than Donald Trump’s Orwellian…
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Poll: Most Democrats Say Israel Committing Genocide, US Should Downgrade Support

The majority of Democratic voters now agree with international experts’ findings that Israel’s assault of Gaza constitutes a genocide, new polling finds as Israel’s slaughter surpasses 1,000 days. AP-NORC finds that 52 percent of Democrats now say that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians. Among all adults, the polling found, 31 percent say the same, with 13 percent of…
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The “Board of Peace” Is Planning to Concentrate Gazans in “Hamas-Free” Enclaves

President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” met in Cyprus this week to revive the board after months of inaction. The board’s main decision out of the meetings has been to separate Palestinians into “humanitarian corridors” that enable Israel to continue its takeover of Gaza. Over two days of talks on Tuesday and Wednesday, representatives of the poorly-named “Board of Peace” created…
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Trump’s “Board of Peace” Has No Funds for Gaza Reconstruction

President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” fund has no money for the reconstruction of Gaza, despite raising billions of dollars since January. On Wednesday, the Financial Times reported that “Zero dollars have been deposited” into the board’s financial fund — but that the body has received donations directly into its JP Morgan bank account, which allows it to override transparency…
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