Human Rights Watch Condemns Israel s Collective Punishment on Gaza, Urges Biden to Help Restore Aid

Israeli soldiers and settlers have cracked down on the occupied West Bank since Hamas s shocking attack on Israel on October 7, killing at least 55 and arresting over 700 Palestinians, including several prominent lawmakers. People are worried. All of this is unprecedented, says Sari Bashi, program director at Human Rights Watch in Ramallah. Bashi is cofounder of Israeli human rights group Gisha, which works against apartheid policies that affect Palestinians, and urges U. S. lawmakers to address the human rights violations that led to this conflict. No U. S. policy toward IsraelPalestine will be successful if it doesn t address the abuses on the Transcript: Democracy Now is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1, 500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at Mondays to Fridays 89 a. m. ET. Support independent media: Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: