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Court Extends Hussam Abu Safiya’s Detention in Israeli Torture Camp
Sharon Zhang , TRUTHOUT, March 26, 2025
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Does Columbia still merit the name of a university?
Rashid Khalidi, The Guardian, 25 Mar 2025
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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills Hamas leader, teen
Al Jazeera Staff, 24 Mar 2025
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Russell Lewis, Kat Lonsdorf, and Daniel Estrin, NPR, MARCH 19, 2025
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ADC Statement on the Collapse of a Ceasefire That Never Was
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), March 18, 2025
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Honoring Rachel Corrie’s Legacy
The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), March 16, 2025
Why Hamas just agreed to release an Israeli-American captive
QASSAM MUADDI, MONDOWEISS, MARCH 14, 2025
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2025.03.23: Update From Palestine
Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd, 9:00 am
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US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians from Gaza
JOSEF FEDERMAN, MATTHEW LEE AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 14, 2025
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MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 9, 2025
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Jason Burke, The Guardian, 9 Mar 2025
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‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, AP, March 2, 2025
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Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas for new ceasefire proposal
TIA GOLDENBERG AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 2, 2025
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The State of the Gaza “Ceasefire” and an Interview with Hezbollah
JEREMY SCAHILL AND SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 28, 2025
Netanyahu only ever saw the hostages as his path back to genocide
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 26 February 2025
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The Gaza “Ceasefire” Is at a Crucial Crossroads
JEREMY SCAHILL, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 24, 2025
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MECA Feb 14, 2025 Update: Clean Water for Rafah
Israel destroyed all but one of the Maia water filter units in Rafah
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The Maia Project, 2010 — 2025
February 14, 2025 Update MECA reports that Israel completely destroyed all but one of their Maia…
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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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‘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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