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Beirut
Jul 20, 2026
Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order
William Christou in Beirut and Andrew Roth in Washington, The Guardian, 5 Mar 2026
‘Not for you’: Israeli shelters can exclude Palestinian citizens
Aseel Mafarjeh, Al Jazeera, 17 Jun 2025
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Israel launches several attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs
Al Jazeera, 5 Jun 2025
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Lebanon: Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Civilians
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2025
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Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza after ceasefire deal announced
George Wright & Ruth Comerford, BBC News, Jan 16, 2025. Israeli air strikes are continuing…
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What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal
PREM THAKKER, ZETEO, JAN 15, 2025. Will it lead to a permanent end to the…
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ADC Statement on Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire
Washington, DC | www.adc.org | November 27, 2024 – The U.S.-led ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon showcases…
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Lebanon’s “Ceasefire” Deal With Israel, and What It Means for Gaza
A breaking news podcast discussion with Dr. Sami Al-Arian JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, NOV…
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Between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Me
‘The Message’ cuts to the human heart of the situation in Israel-Palestine, refusing to contort…
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2024.11.20-29: Never Again Is Now: Sanction Israel’s Genocidal and Apartheid Regime
Join the Global Week of Action for Sanctions (20th to 29th Nov) to pressure states…
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2024.11.15: Rami Khouri on WORT
A Public Affair12 noon – 1 pmLive at 89.9 FM, streaming, or archived A Public Affair guest host…
The West buries a genocide – by making victims of Israel’s football thugs
If the West was really worried about Europe’s Nazi past, it would be better advised…
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Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens in fresh waves of airstrikes
BY WAFAA SHURAFA AND SALLY ABOU ALJOUD, Associated Press, November 1, 2024 BEIRUT (AP) — Israel launched dozens…
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Israel claims there’s a secret Hezbollah bunker underneath a Beirut hospital
But no-one else can find it By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran, Cherine Yazbeck, and Orly…
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The West’s support for Israel’s genocide is destroying the world as we know it
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 21 October 2024
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As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel
The Israeli public long ago became inured to the brutal occupation that has characterised the…
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U.S. Foreign Policy Has Created a Genocidal Israel
Without massive, unconditional U.S. military subsidies, Israel would have had to practice diplomacy with their…
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A conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top”…
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Veterans Call for Criminal Indictment of Anthony Blinken
Govt. Agencies Found Israel Blocked Gaza Aid. Blinken Told Congress Otherwise. by Veterans For Peace | Fall 2024…
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2024.10.08: Genocide and the Widening Middle East Wars
6:00 pm CT REGISTER Phyllis Bennis, Ervand Abrahamian, and Assaf Kfoury speak about Israel’s Gaza,…
