5LL #272 - Targets, Olives, Weapons, Solidarity, Fear

‘A Mass Assassination Factory’: Inside Israel’s Calculated Bombing of Gaza
Yuval Abraham, +972

Permissive airstrikes on non-military targets and the use of an artificial intelligence system have enabled the Israeli army to carry out its deadliest war on Gaza, a +972 and Local Call investigation reveals.

Palestinian Olive Farmers Hold Tight to Their Roots Amid Surge in Settler Attacks
Latoya Abulu, Mongabay

Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank face economic devastation as a surge in violence by illegal Israeli settlers and the Israeli military prevents them from harvesting their olives.

Israel Arms the World’s Autocrats—With Weapons Tested on Palestinians
Sam Russek, The New Republic

“The Palestine Laboratory” outlines how Israel sells its “battle-tested,” “field-proven” weapons and spyware to practically anyone, no matter how malevolent.

“A Blow To the Snake Here”
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Indigenous Solidarity With Palestine

There is a long history of Indigenous peoples and Palestinians making the links between our two struggles.

We Must Refuse the Currency of Fear
Katrina Forrester, The New Statesman

Mourning is always political. The space for a form of grief that is not used to justify violence is shrinking.

Donate to an abortion fund

Connect with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee

Split a donation between 70+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers

Subscribe to 5 Lefty Links

Check out the 5 Lefty Links Archives