Top U.S. & World Headlines — June 21, 2024
Summary
TLDRDemocracy Now reports on the ongoing crisis in Gaza, where children face malnutrition and disease amid Israel's assault, with schools destroyed and an environmental crisis looming. The UN Environment Program warns of irreversible damage to Gaza's ecosystems. Meanwhile, political news includes a Super PAC's efforts to defeat a progressive Congress member and a legal victory for climate activists in Hawaii. The Supreme Court upholds a tax on overseas investments, and global heating increases the likelihood of extreme heatwaves.
Takeaways
- 📢 Israel's assault on Gaza has entered its ninth month, with a significant impact on children, who make up 16,000 of the over 37,000 Palestinians killed since October 7th.
- 👶 Children in Gaza are particularly vulnerable to disease and a worsening hunger crisis, with thousands malnourished and at risk of death.
- 🏚️ Over 600,000 Palestinian students have been out of school for more than eight months, with schools often destroyed by Israeli attacks.
- 🏅 The first Palestinian Olympian, Majid Abu maril, died in Gaza due to lack of medical care for kidney failure.
- 🌿 The United Nations Environment Program warns of an unprecedented environmental crisis in Gaza due to the war, with severe soil, water, and air pollution.
- 💧 Contaminated water in Gaza is causing health issues such as hepatitis and intestinal infections among displaced Palestinians.
- 🏆 The International Women's Media Foundation's 'Under Fire' program awarded the courage and journalism award to Gaza-based Palestinian journalist Maha husi.
- 💡 Wikipedia has labeled the Anti-Defamation League as an unreliable source on the Israel-Palestine conflict, citing bias against Palestinian rights.
- 💰 A Super PAC affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is spending heavily to defeat progressive Congress member Jamal Bowman, who has spoken against Israel's actions in Gaza.
- ♨️ Global heating from human activity has made recent heat waves in the US, Mexico, and Central America 35 times more likely, according to a new study.
- 🔥 The heat is exacerbating the suffering of asylum seekers at the US Southern border, with at least 13 deaths recorded in the desert near El Paso, Texas.
Q & A
How long has Israel's assault on Gaza been ongoing?
-Israel's assault on Gaza has been ongoing for nine months at the time of the report.
What is the impact of the war on children in Gaza according to the report?
-Children represent approximately 16,000 of the more than 37,000 Palestinians killed since October 7th, making them some of the most vulnerable to disease and the worsening hunger crisis, with thousands malnourished and facing death.
How many Palestinian children have lost one or both parents due to the conflict?
-177,000 Palestinian children have lost one or both parents as a result of the conflict.
What is the situation regarding Palestinian students and schools in Gaza?
-Over 600,000 Palestinian students have been out of school for more than eight months, with schools often being turned into shelters for displaced Gazans and regularly destroyed by Israel.
What happened to the first Palestinian athlete to participate in the Olympics?
-The first Palestinian athlete to participate in the Olympics, Majid Abu maril, a long-distance runner, died in Gaza's narat refugee camp after being unable to receive medical care for kidney failure.
What environmental crisis has the United Nations' Environment Program warned about in Gaza?
-The United Nations' Environment Program warns that Israel's war on the Gaza Strip has spawned an unprecedented environmental crisis with worsening soil, water, and air pollution, and risks of irreversible damage to Gaza's natural ecosystems.
What has the UN report found regarding the debris generated by Israeli attacks in Gaza?
-The UN report finds that Israeli attacks have generated 39 million tons of debris, causing severe damage to Gaza's water sanitation and hygiene systems.
What is the situation regarding clean water in Gaza as described by Fatima Al shanur?
-Fatima Al shanur, a displaced Palestinian, describes a dire situation with no clean water, causing health issues such as hepatitis and intestinal infections among the people in the shelter.
Why did the International Women's Media Foundation rescind its courage and journalism award to Palestinian journalist Maha husi?
-The International Women's Media Foundation rescinded the award following a smear campaign by pro-Israel groups and false accusations of anti-Semitism against Maha husi.
Outlines
📰 Ongoing Israeli Assault on Gaza and Its Impact on Children
The Israeli military operation in Gaza continues, now in its ninth month, with children bearing the brunt of the conflict. Over 16,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7th, with children being particularly vulnerable to disease and a worsening hunger crisis. The education sector is also severely affected, with more than 600,000 students out of school for over eight months. Schools have been converted into shelters for displaced individuals, only to be destroyed by Israeli attacks. The environmental crisis is escalating, with soil, water, and air pollution worsening due to the war. The UN reports 39 million tons of debris created by Israeli attacks, severely damaging Gaza's water sanitation and hygiene systems. The situation is further complicated by the lack of clean water and the spread of diseases like hepatitis and intestinal infections among the displaced. The international community is also recognizing the bravery of Palestinian journalists like Maha Husi, who was awarded for her courage despite facing smear campaigns and false accusations of anti-Semitism.
🌍 Global Heating and Its Consequences on Climate and Policy
Human-induced global heating has made extreme weather events, such as the recent late spring heat wave in the US, Mexico, and Central America, 35 times more likely. The heat is exacerbating the suffering of asylum seekers at the US Southern border, with at least 13 deaths recorded in the desert near El Paso, Texas. In response, the Sunland Park fire department has had to use rapid cooling techniques like 'ICE baths' to treat heat stroke victims. Meanwhile, Hawaii has reached a legal agreement to decarbonize its transportation systems by 2045, marking a significant step towards zero emissions. In the UK, the highest court has ruled that government planners did not consider the harmful effects of global heating when approving a new oil well, a victory for environmentalists. The US Supreme Court has upheld a tax on overseas investments, a move welcomed by Senator Elizabeth Warren. International relations are also affected by global heating, with Russia considering supplying arms to North Korea and lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. The death of actor and activist Donald Sutherland, known for his roles in films like 'JFK' and 'The Hunger Games,' is also noted, highlighting his contributions to anti-war activism during the Vietnam War.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Assault on Gaza
💡Malnutrition
💡Displaced Palestinians
💡Environmental Crisis
💡Debris
💡Courage and Journalism Award
💡Anti-Semitism
💡Global Heating
💡Decarbonization
💡Tipping Point
💡Nuclear Weapons
Highlights
Israel's assault on Gaza continues into its ninth month, with devastating effects on children and the general population.
Children represent 16,000 of the over 37,000 Palestinians killed by Israel since October 7th.
A worsening hunger crisis is affecting thousands of malnourished children in Gaza.
177,000 children in Gaza have lost one or both parents due to the conflict.
Over 600,000 Palestinian students have been out of school for more than eight months.
Schools in Gaza have been turned into shelters and are regularly destroyed by Israeli forces.
The First Palestinian athlete to participate in the Olympics, Majid Abu maril, died due to lack of medical care.
Israel's war on Gaza has led to an unprecedented environmental crisis with severe pollution.
UN report finds Israeli attacks have generated 39 million tons of debris, damaging Gaza's water systems.
Pollution and lack of clean water are causing health issues among displaced Palestinians.
The international Women's Media Foundation awarded the courage and journalism award to Gaza-based journalist Maha husi.
Wikipedia editors consider the Anti-Defamation League an unreliable source on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
A Super PAC affiliated with AIPAC is spending heavily to defeat progressive Congress member Jamal Bowman.
Donald Trump proposes granting green cards to foreign nationals who graduate from US colleges.
Global heating made this year's late spring heat wave 35 times more likely.
Asylum seekers at the US Southern border are suffering from extreme heat and conditions.
Hawaii agrees to decarbonize its transportation systems to achieve zero emissions by 2045.
Britain's highest court rules government planners failed to consider the harmful effects of global heating on a new oil well.
US Supreme Court upholds a tax on overseas investments, a win for Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Vladimir Putin meets with Vietnamese prime minister, pledging closer cooperation on energy and security.
Acclaimed actor and activist Donald Sutherland passes away at the age of 88.
Transcripts
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welcome to democracy Now
democracynow.org the Warren peace report
I'm Amy Goodman as Israel's unrelenting
assault on Gaza stretches into its ninth
month experts are warning of the
compounding effects of the war on
children children represent some 16,000
of the more than 37,000 Palestinians
killed by Israel since October 7th
they're also some of the most vulnerable
to disease and the worsening hunger
crisis with thousands malnourished and
facing death another 177,000 children
have lost one or both parents meanwhile
over 600,000 Palestinian students have
been out of school for more than eight
months schools that have been turned
into shelters for displaced gazin have
been regularly destroyed by Israel
including an Ina building in Kan yunes
which was hit by an Israeli air strike
on
Thursday there was a house next to us
they wanted to strike and as you can see
the classroom where we shelter is
damaged I don't know where we will sleep
we are 25 people in this classroom look
how it's damaged in our sleeping area
where will we sleep we don't know we
will have to sleep in the yard in
related news the First Palestinian
athlete to ever participate in the
Olympics died last week in gaza's narat
refugee camp after he was unable to
receive medical care for kidney failure
Majid Abu maril a longdistance runner
repres presented Palestine in the 1996
Olympics in Atlanta Georgia where he was
the
flagbearer the United nations's
environment program warns Israel's war
on the Gaza Strip has spawned an
unprecedented environmental crisis with
worsening soil water and air pollution
and risks of irreversible damage to
gaza's Natural ecosystems in a new
report the UN finds Israeli attacks have
generated 39 million tons of debris with
severe damage to gaza's Water Sanitation
and hygiene systems the destruction of
solar panels and the dispersal of heavy
metals and explosive chemicals this is
Fatima Al shanur a displaced Palestinian
whose family Sheltering in
jabalia every week my son stands crying
because of the pollution of water here
we have hepatitis which causes yellowing
of the eyes we also have intestinal
infections not just me but the whole
shelter everybody suffers from this
condition there's no clean water the
water is not suitable for drinking we
are forced to drink it even though it is
not clean at all I swear to God we do
not accept it even filtered water isn't
really filtered we fool ourselves and
pretend it's filtered the international
women's media foundation's Under Fire
for resending its courage and journalism
award to the Gaza based Palestinian
journalist Maha husi following a smear
campaign by pro-israel groups and false
accusations of anti-Semitism mahos
responded ined published in the Middle
East eye quote winning a prize for
courage means being subjected to attacks
and choosing to continue your work
regardless regrettably the very
organization that recognized these
perilous conditions and awarded me the
prize chose to be UNC courageous she
said Wikipedia has declared the
Anti-Defamation League a generally
unreliable source on the Israel
Palestine conflict and a major PR blow
for the pro-israel group The majority of
Wikipedia editors found the ADL to be
heavily biased against Palestinian
rights the label puts the ADL in the
same category as Fox News and Amazon
reviews among other unreliable sources
editors are also considering applying
the unreliable designation to the ADL in
relation to
anti-Semitism with New York's primary
election just for 4 days away a Super
PAC affiliated with the American Israel
public affairs committee APAC is
spending roughly
$177,000 an hour to defeat Progressive
Congress member Jamal Bowman who spoken
out against Israel's war on Gaza that
amounts to $4.5 million dollar spent by
APAC in around a month making it by far
the most money ever poured in to a house
primary race by any interest group
in other election news Donald Trump has
proposed granting green cards to foreign
Nationals who graduate from us colleges
in a major departure from his usual
anti-immigrant rhetoric Trump made the
remarks after being asked in a podcast
about Staffing us companies following
the comments Trump's team issued a
statement reassuring his supporters that
he still plans to impose the most
aggressive immigration policies in US
history quote to exclude all Communists
radical islamists Hamas supporters
America haters and public charges he
said a new study finds Global heating
from human activity made this year's
late spring heat wave in the US Mexico
and Central America 35 times more likely
to happen meanwhile scorching summer
heat is compounding the suffering of
Asylum Seekers at the US Southern border
the Sunland Park fire department near El
Paso Texas has recorded the deaths of at
least 13 people in the desert so far
this year this is fire chief riro
ruos recently we've been having a lot of
temperatures that have gone over
100° and we are starting to see that we
are getting a lot of Migrant that are
going into heat stroke and so now we're
having to deal with having to use uh
what we call ICE baths so it's a uh
rapid cooling technique that we're using
by putting them in the body bag and then
filling them up with ice water and ice
so that they can we can bring their
temperature down Hawaii has reached a
legal settlement with a group of youth
climate activists who sued the state
over its greenhouse gas emissions under
the legally binding agreement announced
by Governor Josh Green Hawaii agrees to
fully decarbonize its Transportation
Systems to achieve zero emissions no
later than
2045 meanwhile Britain's highest court
is ruled government planners failed to
consider the harmful effects of global
heating when they approved a new oil
well near London's Gatwick airport it's
a major victory for environmentalists
and a setback for prime minister Rishi
sunak who's pledge to Max out the UK's
oil and gas reserves climate campaigner
Sarah Finch led the legal fight against
the Oil
Well in climate uh science we hear a lot
about tipping points Amazon
deforestation melting permafrost things
that accelerate global warming in an
unpredictable and frightening way I
think today we've just seen a Tipping
Point in the other direction no longer
will any plan Authority be allowed to
wave through fossil fuel production
without fully considering the climate
the US Supreme Court upheld a trump ear
a tax on overseas Investments the case
stem from a challenge to the mandatory
repatriation tax by a couple who sought
to avoid paying a one-time $15,000 tax
levy related to an investment in an
india-based company Senator Elizabeth
Warren welcomed the decision saying
quote right-wing billionaires hoped an
obscure legal case would blow up the tax
code to avoid paying what they owe but
this effort failed she said analysts
warn the ruling however does not resolve
the constitutionality of wealth taxes
and billionaires could challenge future
laws requiring them to pay their
taxes Vladimir Putin met with Vietnamese
prime minister famin chin in Hanoi
Thursday with the two Nations pledging
closer cooperation on energy and
security meanwhile South Korea summoned
Russia's Ambassador and said it'll
consider supplying weapons to Ukraine
after Putin and North Korean leader Kim
jung-un signed a mutual defense pack
this week speaking from Hanoi Putin said
Moscow is considering lowering the
threshold for use of nuclear weapons and
supplying arms to
pyang we reserve the right to supply
weapons to other regions of the world
bearing in mind our agreements with the
Korean people's Democratic Republic I
don't exclude that either and the
acclaimed actor and lifelong activist
Donald Southerland has died at the age
of 88 during the Vietnam war
southernland Jane Fonda and s formed an
anti-war Road show called The FTA or
free the Army modeled after Bob Hope's
USO tour the group traveled to perform
for soldiers who came out against the
war in 2017 Declassified documents
showed southernland was on the National
Security agency's watch list between 71
and
1973 on the big screen southernland was
known for his scen stealing roles in JFK
The Hunger Games don't look now Invasion
of the Body Snatchers and pride and
Prejudice among others Donald
southernland has five children including
the actor kefir southernland kefir
Sutherland's maternal grandfather Tommy
Douglas is considered the father of
Canada's single-payer Health Care
system and those are some of the
headlines this is democracy Now
democracynow.org the Warren peace report
I'm Amy Goodman
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