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In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide

Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, July 28, 2025

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The Global March to Gaza ended in violence. Activists remain undeterred

Jenna Martin, Prism, Jun 25, 2025

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2025.03.19: “My Name is Rachel Corrie”

Winona State University, Minnesota

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First hostages freed as long-awaited Gaza ceasefire takes force

CNN, January 19, 2025 12:44 PM EST

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2025.01.23: Author Talk with Heidi Morrison

Pearl Street Books, 323 Pearl St, LaCrosse, 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Join University of Wisconsin-La Crosse History…

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‘We kill civilians and count them as terrorists’: Israeli reservists recount Gaza service

With Tel Aviv focused on expanding its occupation of southern Syria, Israeli soldiers say the…

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US repeats Israel’s ‘right to defend itself’ after invasion of Syria

State Department says Israel has right to ‘take actions against terrorist organisations’ By MEE staff, 9…

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The West Bank villages wiped off the map by Israeli settler violence

Since October 7, over 50 rural Palestinian communities have been forced to abandon their homes…

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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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Gaza Security Forces Ambush Gang Accused of Looting Aid with Israeli Support

The gang members are “operating in cooperation with the Israeli forces” to target aid convoys,…

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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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2024.11.17-18: Rotem Levin and Osama lliwat in La Crosse

Rotem Levin and Osama lliwat – Israeli and Palestinian peace activists – will share their personal…

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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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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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Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth

DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER 08, 2024 Watch Full ShowImage Credit: Courtesy of Ta-Nehisi Coates As the…

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Israeli air strikes kill 492 people in Lebanon

David Gritten, BBC News, September 23, 2024 At least 492 people have been killed in…

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Israeli rape of detainees is the result of a society that sees Palestinians as ‘human animals’

Israel has claimed that it is fighting “human animals” in Gaza. But now, Israeli society’s…

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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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