According to analysis, Israeli forces and settlers killed over 300 people in the occupied territories and left nearly 900 homeless.
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2021 in review: A year of struggle and victories for the Palestinian cause
2021 was a watershed year for Palestinians. The struggle for Palestinian freedom and liberation saw unprecedented levels of global solidarity and unity amongst Palestinians despite their forced fragmentation. The year did not come without its challenges, however.
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No such thing as a ceasefire under occupation
International outcry over Israel’s latest military attacks on occupied Palestinians has died down with the announcement of a ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas, but the violence of occupation continues.
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Justice denied in The Hague
In 2014, six members of Ismail Ziada’s family were killed during Israeli’s 51-day assault on Gaza. On Tuesday, a judge in The Hague told him he has no right to seek justice from the Israeli military officers most directly responsible.
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The Real News of the Day – May 6, 2016
Speaker Ryan doesn’t endorse Trump; anti-Muslim violence is up; N. Carolina to defy Justice Dept.; Verizon strike enters 4th week; job growth slows; Labour party wins London; Greece general strike; plans for coal are disastrous; N. Korea party congress; Israel strikes Gaza; Philippines votes on Monday
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Wrongful Rhetoric and Trump’s Strategy on Iran
By Kathy Kelly Mordechai Vanunu was imprisoned in Israel for eighteen years because he blew the whistle on Israel’s secret nuclear weapons program. He felt he had “an obligation to tell the people of Israel what was going on behind their backs” at a supposed nuclear research facility which was actually producing plutonium for nuclear […]
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Signs of hope in the Middle East? Don’t hold your breath
By James M. Dorsey / Middle East Soccer. Optimists see hopeful signs that the Middle East may be exiting from a dark tunnel of violence, civil war, sectarian strife, and debilitating regional rivalries. The Islamic State (IS) is on the cusp of territorial defeat in Syria and Iraq. Saudi Arabia may be groping for an […]
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Why Israel and Hezbollah are heading for a new, devastating war in the Middle East
By Nicholas Noe. This article was first published on Independent. In 13 years of watching these two bitter opponents, I have never seen such a high degree of anxiety that war is coming Lebanon’s Hezbollah is backed by Iran and has greater support among ordinary citizens than Israel suggests AFP/Getty This past Sunday, with great […]
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Yet Another Video Shows U.S.-Funded White Helmets Assisting Public Executions in Rebel-Held Syria
By Ben Norton, Max Blumenthal / AlterNet The shocking regime change scandal mainstream media refuses to touch. Photo Credit: Facebook screencapture Syria Civil Defense, popularly known as the White Helmets, can be seen in a new video assisting in a public execution in a rebel-held town in Syria. It is at least the second such execution […]
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The Qatar Crisis
By Adam Hanieh / Socialist Project The June 5 decision by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt to suspend diplomatic ties with Qatar has sent shockwaves through the Middle East. The ensuing blockade shut down much of the Gulf’s maritime and land trade with Qatar, provoking fears that the tiny state […]
