For today, links to reports from Reuters and National Public Radio, followed by a link to a conversation from ScheerPost; other offerings are accessible by clicking on the sources’ names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

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Israel broadens Gaza assault ahead of Security Council aid vote, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams | Reuters CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Israeli forces signalled they were widening their ground offensive with a new push into central Gaza today, as the U.N. Security Council was expected to vote on a resolution to increase humanitarian aid to stave off the threat of famine. As hopes . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.N. Security Council proposals for Gaza weakened to win U.S. support. Reported by Michele Kelemen and A Martínez | NPR  U.N. Security Council proposals to call for a Gaza ceasefire or put the U.N. in charge of aid inspections were weakened to try to win support from the U.S., which backs Israel’s fight against Hamas. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Journalist Masha Gessen discusses the backlash for criticizing Israel. Reported by Leila Fadel | NPR  Journalist Masha Gessen talks about their recent New Yorker essay on why there seem to be limits on criticizing Israel and the ensuing backlash the piece triggered. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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NEWER  Netanyahu’s Palestinian genocide is also a betrayal of the Jews. A discussion by Robert Scheer and Larry Gross on ScheerPost. Apart from the death, destruction and suffering bestowed upon the Palestinian people in Gaza by the hands of the Israeli government, an ideological battle is taking place around the world, especially in the United States, where Jewish . . . Click HERE to read introduction and transcript and to listen to and view video.