Since October 2023, Israeli attacks on Lebanon have evoked the horror of the 1982 Israeli invasion and siege of Beirut, as well as the 2006 War which killed an estimated 1,200 Lebanese civilians (a third of them children). 🧵 The current attacks also resemble the Dahiya Doctrine Israel used in 2006 to level civilian infrastructure. Scroll to read a brief selection of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese territory from Oct, 7, 2023 to Mar. 28, 2024, gathered from the #PalestineChronology.🧵

We have compiled and made accessible a reading list of 15 articles from the Journal of Palestine Studies providing historical context and analysis on nearly two decades of Israeli incursions, siege, and blockade on Gaza. Read 🧶⬇️: tandfonline.com/journals/rpal2… This paper by Sara Roy describes the reasons for the lack of development inside Gaza's economic sector, despite increased levels economic output achieved since 1967. (Article published in 1987)
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.230…

We have made public documents from the secret appendix to the report of the Commission of Inquiry, headed by former Israeli Supreme Court president Yitzhak Kahan, which was created to investigate the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre. [All downloadable]
palestine-studies.org/en/node/232060 This includes transcripts of meetings between senior Israeli officials and LF leaders in January 1982 that include discussions about “cleaning out the [Palestinian] refugee camps,” and the need for “several D[e]ir Yassins.”

Are U.S. Newspapers Biased Against Palestinians? Analysis of A Hundred Thousand Headlines Says Yes: based on a sentiment analysis of headlines spanning 50 years in 5 newspapers dating back to '67: bit.ly/2C7TJeK
@nytimes @washingtonpost @WJS @chicagotribune @LATimes Headlines were divided into two groups: one of #Palestinian-centric headlines, and another of #Israeli-centric headlines:
Since 1967, use of the word “occupation” has declined by 85% in the Israeli group of headlines, and by 65% in the Palestinian one;