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New Reporting Details ‘Large Scale’ Use of Human Shields by Israel in Gaza
"The earliest testimony we have on it is from a soldier who was aware of it just a few weeks after the ground invasion began," one…
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Erasing ‘Any Sign of Life,’ Israeli Demolition Teams Razing Entire Villages in Lebanon
"This is a scorched-earth policy, a violation of the Geneva Conventions," said one reporter. As the death toll from Israel's 13-month assault on Lebanon passed 3,000, satellite…
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Netanyahu Replaces Fired Israeli Defense Minister With ‘Another Genocidal Lunatic’
"Israel just doubled down on prolonging its genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza," said one observer. Palestine defenders on Tuesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of…
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37 Groups Demand Foreign Secretary Clarify UK Definition of ‘Genocide’
David Lammy's recent comment to Parliament, the coalition said, "at best, has injected a deeply troubling ambiguity in respect of these pivotal issues in light of…
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Israel Bombs Refugee Camps After Inking $5.2 Billion Deal for US F-15 Fighter Jets
"Despite overwhelming evidence that the Democratic Party's most devoted constituents wanted to end sales of weapons to Israel, the Biden administration kept sending them." The Israeli…
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Progressive Delegation Back From Palestine Boosts Case for Embargo on Israel
"The evidence is clear: The genocide in Gaza and the systematic nature of the abuse of Palestinian detainees recall the worst historical abuses committed by colonial…
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‘Horrific Reality’: Nearly 70% of UN-Verified Gaza Deaths Are Women and Children
The United Nations human rights office noted the "unprecedented levels of killings, death, injury, starvation, illness, disease, displacement, detention, and destruction" wrought by Israel's 13-month onslaught.…
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The Amsterdam ‘Pogrom’ That Wasn’t: Corporate Media Fails To Tell the Whole Story
'The Israeli fans instigated the violence after arriving in the city and attacking Palestinian supporters before the match' Thursday night, Israeli soccer fans clashed with Amsterdam…
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20+ Children Among Scores Killed by IDF Strikes in Gaza and Lebanon
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump "see eye to eye" on the Iranian "threat." Israeli airstrikes killed scores of…
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57 Groups to Senate: Vote to Block Weapons for Israel
"Despite clear evidence showing that Israel is committing war crimes and blocking humanitarian aid, the U.S. is still unconscionably selling billions of dollars of offensive weapons…
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Continuing ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Campaign, Israel Blows Past US Deadline for Gaza Aid
One advocate urged action "to prevent further loss of innocent life, the deepening of an extraordinary humanitarian crisis, and the continued erosion of U.S. credibility as…
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Global Fury After State Dept Claims Israel Not Violating US Law by Blocking Gaza Aid
"This will be the Biden administration's legacy: unconditional support for war crimes and complicity in genocide," said one group. Human rights advocates around the world reacted…