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Weekly Briefing: Biden ‘quietly’ gives massive bombs to Israel

Even as establishment voices say “Stop the genocide” The Biden administration “quietly” approved a new…

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The Israeli Settlers Attacking Their Palestinian Neighbors

With the world’s focus on Gaza, settlers have used wartime chaos as cover for violence…

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Meet the settlers targeted by Biden’s sanctions — and their victims

SUPPORT US Palestinians and Israelis who’ve experienced the settlers’ attacks first-hand see the move as…

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Tammy Baldwin should join Bernie Sanders in questioning military aid to Israel

Cap Times Editorial, Jan 31, 2024

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What Are We Doing??

Within moments of the International Court of Justice issuing a preliminary finding on Friday morning…

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The U.S. Must Act to End the Gaza Disaster

Many of us are watching with horror the severe humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. Unfortunately,…

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ICJ RULING ON GAZA GENOCIDE

Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept, January 26, 2024

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‘Different rules’: special policies keep US supplying weapons to Israel despite alleged abuses

Revealed: review of internal state department documents shows special mechanisms have been used to shield…

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Netanyahu’s ‘river to the sea’ comment

If you’re surprised, you haven’t been paying attention. Benjamin Netanyahu has never made it a…

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How Israel Got an Endless Supply of U.S.-Made Smart Bombs

Nearly three years ago, Congress gave Israel a pass to stockpile precision-guided bombs “without regard…

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‘Hellfire’ and chaos in Rafah tests Biden’s opposition to displacement

Biden administration pushes for ‘low intensity’ conflict as displacement out of desperation becomes a greater…

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In the Shadow of the Holocaust

How the politics of memory in Europe obscures what we see in Israel and…

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US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel since 1948

Thalif Deen, IPS – Inter Press Service, November 17, 2023 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II…

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Israel Blocks Palestinian Americans From Entering From West Bank

The move is an apparent violation of a recent agreement that says citizens from the…

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Biden Approves Israel Arms Deal Despite His Own Security Order

The U.S. is supplying the weapons and munitions for Israel’s pounding of Gaza, despite its…

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Wisconsinites Join D.C. Protest Against U.S. Support for Israel’s War on Gaza

Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Nov 7, 2023 Aerial drone photo of the protesters in…

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U.S. Officials Fear American Guns Ordered by Israel Could Fuel West Bank Violence

Edward Wong and Patrick Kingsley, November 6, 2023 Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir…

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Without Hamas, Gaza Would Still Not Be Free

Jonathan Cook, Consortium News, November 2, 2023 As a classic settler-colonial state, Israel is doing…

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‘A new Nakba’: settler violence forces Palestinians out of West Bank villages

Communities who have clung on for decades are leaving their homes in the face of…

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Heather Cox Richardson on Gaza Developments

Letters from an American October 21, 2023 HEATHER COX RICHARDSON OCT 22, 2023 Today,…

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