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Oct 19, 2026
“We Have Lost All Credibility”
Hala Rharrit on Quitting State Dept. & Ending U.S. Complicity in Gaza DEMOCRACY NOW! OCTOBER…
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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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School Shootings & the Violence of Empire
We’ve Taught Our Children Well TOM BOSWELL, OCTOBER 20, 2024 On the afternoon of September 5,…
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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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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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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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65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza
By Feroze Sidhwa, New York Times, Oct. 9, 2024
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A conflict the White House once hoped to moderate has gone from “over the top”…
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As Israel Launches Massive Attack in Northern Gaza, Hospital Director Defies Israeli Evacuation Order
“As long as there are patients, I won’t leave,” Dr. Hossam Abu Safia tells Drop…
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US media coverage of Israel’s 1982 war in Lebanon was different
Media Education Foundation, Oct 1, 2024 This is a clip from the documentary “The Occupation…
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Jewish Voice for Peace – Madison: No peace and justice a year after Oct. 7 attack
By Tsela Barr and Susan Nossal | guest column, Oct 2, 2024 As American Jews,…
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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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U.S. Doctors Tell Biden, Harris They ‘Witnessed Crimes Beyond Comprehension’ in Gaza
“A cease-fire must be imposed on the warring parties by withholding military support for Israel…
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How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law
Mobilisation of violent settlers has intensified Palestinians’ fears of attacks and displacement Alison Killing, Chris Campbell and Peter Andringa in…
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Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Protesters in the Same Place They Shot Aysenur Eygi
Since 2021, Israeli soldiers have met weekly protests in the West Bank village with deadly…
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Universities Act to Silence Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators
September 16, 2024 Dr. James J. Zogby President, Arab American Institute In the 1960s, social critic…
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2024.09.21: Film “Where Olive Trees Weep”
International Peace Day Viewing Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Court, Madison 7 pm (social gathering…
On the murder of Ayşenur Eygi
Jeff Halper, ICAHD, September 8, 2024 Yet another courageous person who gave…
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Israel Has Built an Economy Fueled by Genocide at Home and Abroad
Ciudong Ng, TRUTHOUT, September 1, 2024
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A Response to the Killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi
From Cindy and Craig Corrie The Corries are the parents of Rachel Corrie, a volunteer…
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