The news reads like a dark joke—but it isn’t. “Rescued little Donkeys from Gaza Find a Home in Oppenheim,” reports Allgemeine Zeitung, a regional newspaper in western Germany. On Instagram, the comment section on the post was quickly disabled due to “numerous inappropriate and hateful comments”– likely criticism of Germany’s decision to take in four donkeys. But what’s the broader context?
Israel’s killing of at least 225 Palestinian journalists since 7 October 2023 briefly attracted international attention after it was calculated that more journalists have died in Gaza than in the US Civil War, World Wars I….
Tens of Thousands of Palestinians Forcibly Displaced in Early 2025 Denied Return
More than 50,000 fans cheered on Ihab Abu Jazar’s team with the coach and players ‘shocked’ by the outpouring of support during their visit
The report is based on 94 documented cases between October 7, 2023, and August 2025. This unprecedented toll, together with extensive findings and evidence of deaths caused by torture and medical neglect, points to a deliberate Israeli policy of killing Palestinians in custody.
Loay Abu Saif, one of 153 Palestinians who left Gaza without knowing final destination, says Israel helped facilitate his group’s transfer.
Richard Falk, who is in Canada for a Palestine Tribunal on Canadian Responsibility, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel’s war on Gaza.
The most influential plans for rebuilding Gaza start from the premise that Palestinians have no right to determine their future.
From left to right: Siraj Ismail Fayeq Abdel Aal, 16, Mahmoud Jihad Hasan Abu Warda, 14, Saadi Mohammad Saadi Hasanain, 16, Jamal Nihad Jamil Ayyad, 13, Haitham Mohammad Jamil Al-Masri, 17, and Saifan-Allah Fahd Awni Ayash, 16. Photos each courtesy of the child’s family.
Despite the announcements made by the Minister of Education and Research and the Administrator of the Collège de France, we look forward to welcoming many of you.
