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Aug 10, 2026
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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Shaaban Al-Dalou, Burned Alive in Gaza, Would Have Been 20 Today
Footage captured of his burning body has seared its way through the collective consciousness—an indelible…
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Israel ‘starting to implement’ north Gaza starvation plan, say rights groups
‘Generals’ Plan’ calls for closed military zone and evacuation, with those remaining treated as combatants…
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Israel is turning northern Gaza into a killing cage
With international media coverage shifting to potential war with Iran, Israel is intensifying its campaign…
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How Joe Biden lost his grip on Israel’s war for ‘total victory’ in Gaza
A conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top”…
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Israel Bombs Mosque in Deir al-Balah, Gaza’s Last Standing City
DROP SITE NEWS, OCT 07, 2024 Commentary by Sharif Abdel Kouddous Today marks the one-year…
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Inside the State Department’s Weapons Pipeline to Israel
Leaked cables and emails show how the agency’s top officers dismissed internal evidence of Israelis…
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A New Poem from Mosab Abu Toha
Mosab Abu Toha’s poem for Zeteo is a moving expression of his feelings and experiences…
‘It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive’
Palestinian Journalist Wins Emmy Award Nurah Tape, The Palestine Chronicle, September 26, 2024 ‘This award…
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‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 353
Israel launches bombing campaign on Lebanon as Hezbollah retaliates Israel’s intensifying bombardment of Lebanon has…
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2024.09.02: Madison LaborFest
Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Jewish Voice for Peace will be tabling at this Labor…
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Netanyahu Prefers Risking a Regional War
to a Hostage Deal and an End to the Gaza War Joel Beinin, September 1,…
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Israeli attacks that killed scores of civilians should be investigated as war crimes
Amnesty International, August 27, 2024 A new investigation by Amnesty International reveals Israeli forces failed…
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Israel’s insistence on controlling two key corridors shows its intention to carry out land grabs,…
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Nearly 100 killed in Israeli strike on school, Gaza officials say
The Israel Defense Forces said Hamas fighters had been operating in the Gaza City school.…
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After 300 days of ‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’
Nasrallah declares ‘new phase’ of war, vows ‘inevitable’ response to Israeli attack on Beirut In…
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Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi killed in Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, in…
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Rafah | Rafah’s water reservoir blown up Israeli soldier from the combat engineering corps sharing…
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The confidential report is the first to detail the toll faced by the families of…
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The E.U. sanctioned settlers for ‘human rights abuses against Palestinians’
Ephrat Livni, New York Times, July 16, 2024 A surge in Jewish settler violence against…
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