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The New York Times Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide
JOYCE AJLOUNY, THE NATION, JANUARY 24, 2025
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A Fascist Salute, A Ceasefire, and Repression of Palestine Speech
Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, Stanford University, Jan 23, 2025
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A Ceasefire Won’t Stop the War on Palestine
TARIQ KENNEY-SHAWA, THE NATION, JANUARY 16, 2025. The Best Analysis of the Gaza Ceasefire.
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Jake Sullivan’s Mental Prison
Jake Sullivan’s Mental Prison (A Sequel) by Peter Beinart Read on Substack So, we’re in…
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Not Another Bomb
Why as a Jew I Stand with Palestinian Liberation BY MARC ROSENTHAL, THE PROGRESSIVE, DECEMBER 18,…
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The Last Two Weeks Have Been the Most Dire in the Gaza War: Hospital Director
Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza “will turn into a graveyard for everyone inside” amid…
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Challenging Israeli ‘Hasbara’ and ‘Conventional Wisdom’ on Palestine
An Anti-Colonial Reframing Jeff Halper, Director, ICAHD, October 30, 2024 Israel’s success in “selling” its…
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Former defense minister accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza
“The IDF is not the most moral army today. It’s hard for me to say…
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U.S. officials who hated “woke” investing won’t stop buying Israel Bonds
Israel is the exception to “politically motivated investment” KA (JESSICA) BURBANK, 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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2024.11.21: The House Just Blessed Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill
Democratic support for the bill dwindled as critics warned it would let Donald Trump crack…
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Tell the House: Vote NO on Bill H.R. 9495
As early as Tuesday, November 12, the House of Representatives could vote on dangerous and…
Exterminate, expel, resettle: Israel’s endgame in northern Gaza
Debates over the details of the ‘Generals’ Plan’ distract from the true brutality of Israel’s…
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‘Project Esther’: A Plan to Crack Down on America’s Pro-Palestine Movement
The Trump-aligned Heritage Foundation is now going after what they call the “Hamas Support Network”…
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How American media incited genocide
Commentaries published by US media outlets have openly demonised Palestinians and justified the mass killings…
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“Save Us from Ourselves”: 3,000+ Israelis Call for International Help
“Pressure Israel to Back Ceasefire” DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 28, 2024 GUESTS Neve Gordon, professor at…
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“We Have Lost All Credibility”
Hala Rharrit on Quitting State Dept. & Ending U.S. Complicity in Gaza DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER…
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We’ve Taught Our Children Well TOM BOSWELL, OCTOBER 20, 2024 On the afternoon of September 5,…
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A Year Since Their Ceasefire Resolution, Rep. Cori Bush says the Biden administration must stop…
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