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The Gaza “Ceasefire” Is at a Crucial Crossroads
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 24, 2025
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Netanyahu refuses mobile homes and earthmovers for Gaza
The Times of Israel, Feb 16, 2025
‘No to ethnic cleansing’
Maya Yang, The Guardian, 13 Feb 2025
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Hamas Accuses Israel of Pervasive Gaza Ceasefire Violations
JEREMY SCAHILL AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 11, 2025
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Israel’s secret plan to transfer Palestinians more than 50 years ago
Amer Sultan, Middle East Monitor, February 2, 2025
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From Greenland to Gaza: The New American Imperialism
Peter Beinart, Feb 5, 2025
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‘We’ll Own It’: Trump Floats US Takeover of Gaza after Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Feb 04, 2025
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Statement from ADC on President Trump’s Remarks on Gaza
Feb 5, 2025
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The United States Has a Moral and Legal Obligation to Rebuild Gaza and Protect Its People
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
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Trump, in shock announcement, says U.S. wants to take over Gaza Strip
Reuters, February 4, 2025
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International Fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu Goes to Washington
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 04, 2025
Deaths from Israel’s attacks on Gaza rise to 62,000
Al Jazeera, 3 Feb 2025
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“A City of Ghosts” — Returning to Rafah to Find Death and Destruction
ABUBAKER ABED, DROP SITE NEWS, JAN 29, 2025
2025.01.29 Update: Nakba Film “Tantura” in Madison
World Beyond War UW-Madison and Veterans for Peace – Madison
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Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territory
Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian, 26 Jan 2025
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Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire deal with Hamas
Lorenzo Tondo and Bethan McKernan, The Guardian, 17 Jan 2025 1:30 am local
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A Deal Too Late
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept, January 15 2025
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Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal signed in Doha
Barak Ravid, Axios, Jan 16, 2025. The Israeli government will vote on it Saturday night,…
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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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