11/02/23 11/02/23 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! a palestinian child screams out, "we did nothing wrong! we did nothing wrong!" as israel bombs the jabalia refugee camp for a

third day in a row, this time hitting a school run by unrwa. over 195 palestinians have been killed in the refugee camp in a series of devastating israeli airstrike that the u.n. says could amount to war crimes. we will get the latest as the overall death toll from israel's 27-day bombardment has topped 9000. then in exclusive radio/tv broadcast interview with the acclaimed writer ta-nehisi coates on how a recent trip to the occupied west bank opened up his eyes. >> what i felt was a tremendous weight. that our tax dollars are subsidizing, apartheid subsidizing, segregationist order, a jim crow regime. but i also felt as an

african-american who was reared on the fight against jim crow, against apartheid, i felt tremendous shame. how could i not know? amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. officials in gaza say israeli air strikes have killed at least 195 palestinians in the jabalia refugee camp since tuesday. 120 palestinians are reported missing and feared to be buried under the rubble from three days of strikes, which leveled entire blocks of residential buildings inside gaza's largest refugee camp. earlier today, israel bombed a school at the refugee camp run by unrwa, the u.n. human rights office said in a statement, "we have serious concerns that these are disproportionate attacks that could amount to war crimes." one resident of jabalia, abdel

kareem rayan, said the israeli air strikes killed 15 members of his family. >> i lost my whole family. they were innocent. what wrong do they do? my sister's house and her children, all my siblings -- no one left but me and my younger brother. 15 people. they are innocent and kind. it is literally a massacre. amy: on wednesday, gaza's only cancer treatment center, the turkish-palestinian friendship hospital, was forced to close due to a lack of fuel. the indonesian hospital reports it's running on a backup generator with limited power. egyptian ambulances have taken about 80 critically ill patients from gaza through the rafah border crossing. hundreds of foreigners and dual

nationals are also hoping to leave gaza at rafah. it is expected thousands will be able to go out in the crossing the next few days. meanwhile, israeli troops and tanks are pushing deeper into gaza. usual says 18 of its soldiers have died since it launched a ground invasion of gaza friday. health officials say over 9000 palestinians have been killed during israel's 27-to bombardment. president biden has publicly voiced support for a humanitarian pause to israel's assault in gaza for the first time. biden's comment came during a campaign fundraiser in minneapolis after a local rabbi named jessica rosenberg of jewish voice for peace interrupted his speech to donors. >> mr. president, as a rabbi, i need you to call for a right now. amy: moments after she call for cease-fire, moments after that exchange with the rabbi, president biden said he

supported a pause to the fighting. >> a pause? what is a pause? pres. biden: give time -- amy: president biden not meet with any muslim leaders during his visit to minneapolis. instead, the minnesota chapter of cair held peaceful protests demanding an immediate cease-fire. this week a poll by the biden arab american institute show support for biden a month arab-americans has cratered down from 59% three years ago to just 17% in october. meanwhile in rhode island, peace activists held a die-in inside a local office of democratic senator jack reed. the protesters were urging reed to vote against sending an additional $14 billion to israel. >> is a senior member of congress, key position of power, senator reid has played an

influential role in upholding our government support for the systematic and decade-long oppression of palestinians by the israeli state. we are here to say, no more. in no uncertain terms, senator reid's complicity in the billions of dollars of u.s. aid and arms to israel's -- amy: jordan has recalled its ambassador to israel. in a statement, jordan's foreign ministry condemned the "ongoing israeli war that is killing innocent people in gaza and causing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe." jordan's move came ahead of secretary of state antony blinken's departure for the middle east today. blinken will meet in tel aviv with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other israeli officials on friday before heading to jordan, where the state department says he will discuss ways to reduce regional tensions. lebanese media is reporting two shepherds who had been shot at by israeli forces have been found dead of gunshot wounds near lebanon's southern border.

the reporting killings came as israeli forces continue to trade cross-border fire with the lebanese armed group hezbollah, which claimed thursday it shot down an israeli drone. meanwhile, iran's foreign minister warned wednesday that israel's assault on the gaza strip could spark a wider regional war. he spoke during an official visit to the turkish capital ankara. >> if this war is not stopped immediately and the joint attacks by america and israel against civilians, the women and children of gaza, are not halted, the consequences for those waging this war will be grave. amy: ukraine's commander-in-chief acknowledged thursday that a five-month-long counteroffensive has largely failed to recapture territory lost to russia's invasion. general valery zaluzhny compared the impasse to battles during world war i in which vast numbers of troops were killed retaking small patches of territory in brutal trench warfare. his comments came as ukraine's military reported russian shells

have fallen in nearly 120 settlements over the past day in some of the heaviest bombardment of the war. the u.n.'s humanitarian affairs office reports more than 9900 civilians have been killed since the start of russia's invasion, an average of nearly 16 civilians killed every day. ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world. its government estimates a third of its territory is covered in mines and unexploded ordnance. on capitol hill, republican senators have launched an effort to end a months-long blockade by their colleague republican alabama senator tommy tuberville on hundreds of military nominations and promotions. since july, he has blocked more than 370 confirmation votes to protest a defense department policy that covers the travel costs of employees forced to cross state lines to obtain an abortion. on wednesday night, republican senators repeatedly rose to sharply criticize tuberville. this is south carolina senator lindsey graham.

>> matter whether you believe it or not, this is doing great damage to our military. i do not say that lightly. i have been trying to work with you for nine months. amy: house lawmakers have rejected a resolution to expel new york republican congressmember george santos over his litany of lies and alleged criminal behavior. santos, if that is his real name, has admitted to fabricating his educational background, employment history, and religion. he faces nearly two dozen federal charges, including wire fraud, money laundering, and theft of public funds. this is new york republican congressmember anthony d'esposito. >> we have learned about countless lies, deceptions, and 23 charges against mr. santos. it is in the best interest of the constituents of new york 3 and all americans that he is expelled from the house of representatives. amy: newly elected house speaker mike johnson joined 181 other republicans and 31 democrats

voting against expelling santos. maryland democrat jamie raskin wrote after the vote -- "this would be a terrible precedent to set, expelling people who have not been convicted of a crime and without internal due process." meanwhile, lawmakers have dropped a bid to censure the house's only palestinian-american congressmember after she joined a nonviolent protest calling for a ceasefire in gaza and accused israel of carrying out a genocide. the resolution to censure michigan democrat rashida tlaib was brought by far-right georgia congressmember marjorie taylor greene who accused tlaib of anti-semitic activity and insurrection. congressmember tlaib rejected the accusations, writing in a statement -- "i will not be bullied, i will not be dehumanized, and i will not be silenced." congressmember marjorie taylor greene herself has repeatedly made racist, islamophobic, and anti-semitic remarks. in 2018, she advanced a conspiracy theory about the rothschild banking firm, a popular target of anti-semitic

tropes, suggesting it was connected to a plot to start wildfires in california using a space laser. in oregon, more than 4500 teachers and other employees at more than 80 portland-area schools walked on strike wednesday after failing to reach an agreement on a new union contract. the union is seeking higher wages, more time to plan lessons and a limit to class sizes. it's the first-ever strike of portland teachers. in other labor news, thousands of non-union pharmacists and technicians at cvs and walgreens stores have launched a three-day walkout to demand the pharmacy chains hire more staff and improve working conditions. organizers of the wildcat strike, which has been dubbed "pharmageddon" on social media, say the covid-19 pandemic exacerbated workplace stress and high turnover, with employees forced to work faster and with less help. and healthcare activist ady barkan has died at the age of 39

of the neuro-degenerative disease als. after his diagnosis in 2016, ady barkan dedicated his life to the fight for single-payer healthcare. he continued to speak out even after als left him physically unable to talk, communicating with a computerized system that translated his eye movements into spoken words. in 2019, ady used the device to deliver powerful opening remarks at the first-ever congressional hearing on medicare-for-all. his story is told in the documentary "not going quietly." in 2021, i spoke with ady barkan just ahead of the film's premiere. >> only a truly radical departure from our exploitative for-profit model to one that guarantees health care as a right for all to ensure we no longer live in a nation where people go bankrupt on account of their medical bills, a system that profits off death and people, medical care is a system

beyond care. -- repair. amy: to see our full interview with ady barkan, visit our website democracynow.org. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. when we come back, we go to gaza where the death toll from israel's 27 day bombardment has topped 9000. stay with us. ♪ [music break]

amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. we turn now to gaza.

a palestinian child screams out "we did nothing wrong! we did nothing wrong!" as israel bombs the jabalia refugee camp for a third day in a row, this time hitting a school run by unrwa. at least 100 195 palestinians have been killed in the camp in a series of devastating israeli airstrikes in recent days. the u.n. said in a statement, we have serious concerns these are disproportionate attacks that could amount to war crimes must of the overall death toll from israel's 27-day bombardment has topped 9000, including 3700 children. unicef is warning children are paying the heaviest price in gaza.

amy: we go now to khan younis where we're joined by fadi abu shammalah, just vision's outreach associate in gaza and the executive director of gaza's general union of cultural centers. his recent op-ed for "the new york times" is headlined "what more must the children of gaza suffer?" if you can talk to us about the last few weeks through the eyes of your three children, 13 years old, 10 years old, and five years old? >> thank you so much for having me. [indiscernible]

the heavy air strike -- the numbers about 10,000 rockets have been launched over the gaza strip and more than 12,000 civilian people have been killed. hundreds of civilians are still under rubble. not able to pull them out from under the rubble. or should i talk about the entire neighborhoods that are flattened? there is a severe shortage of water and food, fuel. we have not had it for more than

20 days now or more. i don't know to talk about -- [indiscernible] they assassinated, targeted -- while they were traveling and evacuating to the south of the gaza strip. they talked about live video recorded by a journalist. it bombed civilian car while they were evacuating to the south. what should i talk about, that we don't have water? we don't have fuel? nothing. we have only one thing, that we are being killed.

but they greenlight from the international community, the u.s. administration. this is the situation. people are scared. from what? from being killed. we are having now is second nakba. the first one happened in 1948. the most horrible thing for us, the israeli officers say we are human animals. i don't remember exactly. we are treated like animals. you know what happens to animals? they are slaughtered. so we are slaughtered now by the israeli genocidal government. this is what is happening now. [indiscernible]

this is what is going on here. a genocide. a real genocide and massacre is happening. like in previous wars, we would have 10 members of the family killed. now commit flattened. [indiscernible] this is what is happening here. i am a father of three kids. they think i am a hero. i am not. i am scared exactly like them. i'm scared of the bombing. [indiscernible] we have been without drinking water for a day. we don't have electricity. we are lucky we have two solar panels on the roof of my family.

i am evacuated -- i'm lucky that my parents -- [indiscernible] evacuated their homes. nermeen: you are speaking now, as you said, the international community led by the united states, has been supporting israel absolutely in its operation in gaza. if you could say what is your message to americans as gaza is under this systemic -- systematic military assault that is ongoing? you're describing the conditions which you and all the children, your own of course re-children,

but we just said 3700 children have been killed in gaza. what is your message to americans? >> i would say i'm so proud of the thousands of americans who would to demonstrate for us. we are in the gaza strip. we are following the news. we watch tv like thousands and hundreds of thousands of american people who would to the street in order to support us, to express solidarity with the palestinian people here in gaza strip. that makes us more relaxed that we are not alone. but there are a lot of people who still have a life hard. that is my message to you, keep going. we are following new. i am sure no one can top our voices for justice.

keep doing what you're doing now. at the end, i am sure the u.s. administration will listen to you and stop the greenlight that it is giving to the israeli government of killing us. please, this is your money, the taxes you are paying to the american administration. it is used by buying bombs and rockets and provide -- we are being killed by your taxes. please say no to your administration. [indiscernible] unlimited and ongoing support. the israeli provisions -- can you at least double check

this support by the american administration where it goes, what it is used for? it would be like a main priority for you guys in the u.s. i will say it again and have mentioned before, i was in the u.s. in march and met americans. i some people who have a live heart, conscience, believe in justice. we are depending on these kind of people. they can tell the truth and are brave enough to say to their administration, stop standing

with the massacres. it is doubt about gaza. it is not a war between israel and hamas anymore, it is a war between the israelis and the most strong forces in the middle east against civilian people. look at -- they don't have hamas . how may have been killed since october 7? as palestinians, we are part of the double standards of the international community. i am talking about the politicians, the government. we also follow the great demonstration in the street in the european union, thousands of people. also in london, like half a million people in the streets. , on, people all over the world

no -- a lot of media were hiding the truth. we social media, zoom, whatsapp. [indiscernible] know will stop us. -- no one will stop us. we will keep speaking up. stop the horrific genocide that is happening now. the numbers of the killed people is not the truth. it is not the real number because we have a lot of missing people, a lot of killed people who are still under rubble.

the number of injured people -- it is horrible. they meant to kill the people, bombing the civilian people here. you can see millions of people on tv can watch and judge what is going on here. you can see but, come on, entire neighborhoods were bombed. it is crazy. knowing to tell them they have to stop, then they will keep -- if no one is to tell them to stop, they'll keep killing us. nermeen: these attacks are taking place in response to the hamas attack october 7, obviously, as you have said, genocide that is taking place. i want to ask you about the

response that israel has had to nonviolent resistance by palestinians. you wrote in 2018, "why i march in gaza." explain what the response was of israel to this nonviolent resistance, the great march of return. >> in fact, [indiscernible] even if they are struggling with nonviolence, stay in their homes in the west bank. inventing the west bank and cities and towns. -- invading the west bank and cities and towns. they have been detained -- 67-year-old man, what has he

done? [indiscernible] the first intifada -- what happened there? [indiscernible] bombing the homes. i am so surprised sometimes when i watch on tv -- we did it in 2018. we were marching. i participated. i was one of the witnesses.

what happened? snipers. they would shoot the knee of the kids. many legs were mp tainted by the snipers. -- amputated by the snipers. [indiscernible] so whatever the palestinians will do, we will --israel will keep killing us. it started in 1948 and it will keep until they have the support from the european and u.s. administration. one day the entire world will