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Heavy rain washes away 10,000 tents in Gaza
Spreads misery for displaced Palestinians Palestinians in Gaza continue to suffer from hunger, disease, and bitter…
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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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Kamal Adwan Hospital under siege; we can’t treat the injured
Hussam Abu Safiya, Director-General of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, confirms the hospital remains…
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War-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
Israel and its major ally, the United States, are not members of the court BY MOLLY…
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Why Is It So Hard for Senator Tammy Baldwin to Oppose Genocide?
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, November 19, 2024 At the very same time that…
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Anti-war group says Baldwin noncommittal on blocking Israeli military aid
University of Wisconsin-Madison students and community members said talks with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s military…
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UN Committee finds Israel’s warfare in Gaza consistent with genocide
Use of starvation as weapon of war UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human…
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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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No, there were no ‘antisemitic pogroms’ in Amsterdam
Here’s what really happened. Media claims of ‘antisemitic pogroms’ against Israeli fans in Amsterdam are…
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There must be “due reckoning” for horrific violations, possible atrocity crimes in Gaza
7 in 10 Killed in Gaza Were Women or Children. It is likely that the…
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UN: 7 in 10 Killed in Gaza Are Women or Children, in “Grave Violations” of Law
Women and children were the vast majority of those slaughtered by Israel in the Gaza…
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A Special Appeal for Masafer Yatta
My dear friends, As I return to Masafer-Yatta in the West Bank, I would gratefully…
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Exterminate, expel, resettle: Israel’s endgame in northern Gaza
Debates over the details of the ‘Generals’ Plan’ distract from the true brutality of Israel’s…
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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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What we learned from UW-Madison’s pro-Palestine encampment
How this protest fits into recent history, what to carry moving forward, and what to…
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This activist group chat has been blocking a weapons shipment to Israel for weeks
A South African WhatsApp group working with BDS has sparked a movement to block a…
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‘Project Esther’: A Plan to Crack Down on America’s Pro-Palestine Movement
The Trump-aligned Heritage Foundation is now going after what they call the “Hamas Support Network”…
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Israel’s Murderous Ethnic Cleansing in Northern Gaza
Eyewitnesses say the IDF is starving residents, targeting hospitals, bombing shelters, and murdering civilians in…
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“Our Job Is to Flatten Gaza. No One Will Stop Us.”
Inside one Israeli battalion’s yearlong mission of destruction YOUNIS TIRAWI AND SAMI VANDERLIP, DROP SITE NEWS, OCT…
![‘Destructive Impact’ – Israeli War Destroys 75% of Olive Trees in Gaza]()
‘Destructive Impact’ – Israeli War Destroys 75% of Olive Trees in Gaza
Palestine Chronicle Staff, October 20, 2024 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip were only able…
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