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U.N.: One Child Killed Every Hour in Gaza
By Juan Cole UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Wednesday that Israel’s military actions are responsible for the death of a […]
Jihadists organize tours in their Syria, Iraq 'caliphate'
Known for kidnapping, public stonings, lashings and executions, the Islamic State (IS) is now expanding into tourism, taking jihadists on honeymoon and civilians to visit […]
The U.S Has More Solar Workers Than Coal Miners
By Christopher DeMorro via CleanTechnica Though solar power is still far from surpassing coal as America’s primary energy source, the number of people employed by […]
The World Asks: Is Israel Targeting Civilians in Gaza?
By Luisa Gandolfo via The Conversation When the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, accused Hamas of using “telegenically dead Palestinians for their cause”, he overlooked […]
“We Need to Talk About Israel”: Jon Stewart, The Daily Show
Jon Stewart, “The Daily Show”: “We Need to Talk About Israel” The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook […]
Gaza: Inside Israel’s massacre at al-Shujayeh: “I can’t Believe I Survived”
By Mohammed Suliman via al-Akhbar “A massacre, a massacre!” were the words my brother, who works as a doctor at Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, said as […]
Gaza War Devastates Israeli Tourism Revenue, Points to Fragile Apartheid Future
By Juan Cole A Hamas rocket hit and destroyed a house in Yahoud, a town only a mile from Ben Gurion Airport in Israel on […]
Most would-be US Terrorists Wouldn’t have Committed a Crime without FBI Entrapment
Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) –The US Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have targeted American Muslims in abusive counterterrorism “sting operations” […]
Hottest June On Record Since 1880
By Ann Werner US government scientists have released their findings that this past June is the hottest on record since record keeping began in 1880. […]