‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets – Guardian
‘It’s much easier to bomb a family’s home’
Topic for wine-and-cheese Washington think tanks and world courts: Exactly what were the AI codes, who authored and OK’d them, and who is responsible for the consequences of their use?
Biden admin = blah blah blah + more arms shipments
–or–
Trump = it looks bad + get the killing over quick
Will the US and other world powers allow Israel to remain in charge of Gaza and the West Bank when it treats Palestinians like this?:
Our northern Gaza family will feed our neighbors — until we can’t – Mahmoud Almadhoun/WaPost
“Our reality remains dark. Israel has reduced our once lush and beautiful town, famous for its apples and strawberries and citrus, to piles of rubble. There are no mosques to worship at, no schools for our children to learn in, no shops to speak of but rather a makeshift black market for those lucky enough to have gotten their hands on small amounts of aid to barter with…
“Our kitchen is now operating daily during Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. This week, we ran out of mallow and squash, and with the few lambs remaining being sold at a whopping $2,500, we decided to offer lemon juice and wild purslane stew instead. Ours is a necessary but temporary solution to a horrific situation. I dream of a future in which we are not dependent on foreign aid and in which our natural resourcefulness and bountiful land are put to rightful use. In which there is no suffocating blockade — now in its 17th year — controlling the movement of everything that leaves and enters Gaza.
“Until then, we will keep serving our community, remembering that when all else has failed the Palestinians, the land did not.”
Northern Virginia man raising money for family’s soup kitchen in north Gaza – DC
Meanwhile, business as usual in the occupied West Bank:
Settlement Security Head Joined Brutal Raid of Palestinian Village Near Ramallah – Haaretz
“On Saturday, several dozen Israelis invaded lands belonging to Mukhmas village southeast of Ramallah. Eyewitnesses say the invaders – some armed with rifles, other with their faces masked, and one in an Israeli army uniform – chased local residents away at gunpoint and subsequently assaulted them with a crowbar, clubs and gunfire. The witnesses say three villagers were wounded, and two more were injured by rocks thrown by the attackers.”
Empire Files: Israeli Army Vet’s Exposé – “I Was the Terrorist”
Zvi Sukkot: ‘After the war – we will promote settlement in the Gaza Strip’ – Jerusalem Post