Tents of displaced Palestinian families who returned to the ruins of Jalabia this week. (Still from a video posted to X.)

Blow It Up, Clean It Out, Sell It Off

The Scourging of Gaza: Diary of a Genocidal War

Jeffrey St. Clair February 8, 2025

+ Your neighbor burns down the house that your family has lived in since the previous family home, a hundred miles to the north, was demolished 75 years ago by your neighbor’s grandfather. The fire kills your wife, two of your five children, and your mother. The claims adjuster, who is also the principle investor […]

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Jeffrey St. Clair is co-editor of CounterPunch. His most recent book is An Orgy of Thieves: Neoliberalism and Its Discontents (with Alexander Cockburn). He can be reached at: sitka@comcast.net or on Twitter @JeffreyStClair3.

Tents of displaced Palestinian families who returned to the ruins of Jalabia this week. (Still from a video posted to X.)