In contrast to White House refusal to condemn Israel, the U.N. Human Rights Council denounced the massacre and slammed Israel for repeatedly violating international law. (Common Dreams, by Jake Johnson) After making the widely condemned and erroneous assertion that responsibility for Israel’s massacre of more than 50 Palestinians “rests squarely with Hamas,” the Trump administration … Continue reading As World Condemns ‘Appalling’ Crimes, US Defends Israeli Massacre in Gaza and Blocks Call for UN Probe