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Jul 21, 2026

Sharon must be stopped
Mustafa Barghouti, Palestine Monitor, December 2003 Last week, Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon declared that…
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Resistance Under Occupation
Ringing In The New Year Kelly Bornshlegel, International Solidarity Movement (ISM), 2 Jan 2004 In…
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The Reality of the “Geneva Accord”
Al-Awda, 5 December 2003
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The killing fields of Rafah
Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Nov 30, 2003 Quietly, far from the public eye, Israeli soldiers…
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Israeli Roulette
Uri Avnery, CounterPunch, November 7, 2003
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Al Mezan Condemns Israel’s War Crimes in Rafah
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Reference: 45/2003, October 16, 2003 At 11:30pm Wednesday…
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Eyewitness account of the invasion of Rafah
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 14 Oct 2003
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Amira Hass: Explaining the occupation to the occupier
Allen Ruff, Palestine-Israel Peace and Justice Alliance (PIPAJA), 12 Oct 2003 Amira Hass, the author…
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The mirror of fire and tears
Laura Gordon, The Electronic Intifada, 10 October 2003
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Eight-year-old Aya Fayad shot dead as she rode her bicycle
The Palestine Monitor, 2 Sep 2003 Aya Fayad was one little girl out of one…
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Children’s author faces Jewish wrath
Fiachra Gibbons, The Guardian, August 23, 2003
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Cycle of Bloodshed Resumes
Gush Shalom, August 20, 2003 The horrifying suicide bombing in Jerusalem, in which dozens of…
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Torturing innocent children and women
Mohammed Omer, Rafah Today, 8 Aug 2003 Everyone in Palestine tastes the Occupation crimes, this…
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