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‘Burn them, Shoot them, Kill them’: Israelis Cheer in Jerusalem as Palestinians shot in Gaza

By Hind Khoudary, Lubna Masarwa and Chloé Benoist on May 14, 2018

The contrast could not have been more jarring on Monday between Jerusalem and Gaza, even as a mere 75 kilometres separated the two. (more…)

U.S. Media Whitewashes Gaza Massacre

By Joe Lauria on May 14, 2018

Typical of the mindset of corporate media reporting on what happened in Gaza on Monday as Israeli soldiers killed more than 50 protesting Palestinians, is this tweet from CNN. (more…)

At least 41 Killed, 1700 Injured by Israeli Army in Gaza

May 14, 2018

Israel police have deployed thousands of police officiers in Jerusalem for the U.S. embassy relocation ceremony. (more…)

Trump’s War Against Iran

By Eric S. Margolis on May 12, 2018

Israel attacked alleged Iranian military positions in Syria on Tuesday, just one hour after Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the nuclear deal with Tehran. (more…)

Israeli Threats Fail to End Detainees’ Boycott of Military Courts

By Tamara Nassar on April 18, 2018

April 17, Palestinian women protest to mark Palestinian Prisoners Day. Photo: Anne Paq

Israeli occupation forces are threatening and beating Palestinian detainees in an attempt to pressure them to end their boycott of Israeli military courts. (more…)

Beware of White Helmets Bearing News

By Ann Wright on April 21, 2018

At the center of the controversy over an alleged chemical attack in the Damascus suburb of Duma on April 7 are the White Helmets, a self-described rescue operation about whom an Oscar-winning documentary was made. (more…)

4 dead, dozens injured as Gaza protests continue for fourth week

April 20, 2018

Protests have continued to take place on the Gaza border today as thousands of Palestinians demonstrate for the fourth week as part of the “Great March of Return”, leaving at least two dead and dozens injured. (more…)

The Universal Lie: the Return of Hitler

By Stella Calloni, on April 15, 2018

The bombings against supposed laboratories and chemical weapons warehouses in Syria that the president of the United States, Donald Trump ordered, (more…)

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