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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza
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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Bezazel Smotrich is one of political leaders of Israel’s Messianic far-right. But he is also a shrewd administrator executing a biblical “decisive plan” of ethnic […]

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

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The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

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Gaza: Analysis shows Israel Keeps Changing Justification

AJ+ Analysis of tweets from Israeli military over past few weeks shows that the justification for its attack on Gaza keeps changing, with previous narratives […]

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Wiping another Country off the Map:  Israel does it to Palestine

Wiping another Country off the Map: Israel does it to Palestine

By Juan Cole Back when the warmongers had hopes of ginning up a war between the United States and Iran during the Bush administration, one […]

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UN Official Breaks Down on Camera; another says: "Children Killed in their Sleep - a Source of Universal Shame"

UN Official Breaks Down on Camera; another says: “Children Killed in their Sleep – a Source of Universal Shame”

‘After a United Nations-run school sheltering more than 3,000 Palestinians was shelled early Wednesday, UN official Chris Gunness could not contain his grief while on […]

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What is Congress Suing Obama about? Drones? Surveillance? Unauthorized War? Guess!

RT Redacted Tonight: “House Speaker John Boehner is suing President Obama. Is it for drone bombing or NSA surveillance? Of course not!” RT America: “You […]

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 Gaza’s Schools on the Battlefield (HRW)

Gaza’s Schools on the Battlefield (HRW)

By Bede Sheppard via Human Rights Watch Follow @BedeOnKidRights On July 30 a school in the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza run by the United […]

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Washington Condemns Israeli Shelling of UN School w/out Mentioning Israel

Washington Condemns Israeli Shelling of UN School w/out Mentioning Israel

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — … [O]n Wednesday, another 16 people were killed when at least two Israeli tank shells slammed into a UN school in Jabaliya […]

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Turkish Women Have Last Laugh on Twitter, Reject Gov't Puritanism

Turkish Women Have Last Laugh on Twitter, Reject Gov’t Puritanism

Euronews: ‘ “A woman should not laugh in front of everyone. She should protect her honour.” These were the words which landed Turkey’s Deputy Prime […]

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Gaza and Soweto

Gaza and Soweto

By Juan Cole On June 16, 1976, some 20,000 students rose up to protest in the slum of Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Here […]

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Impeachment is a Cash Cow (Colbert Report)

Impeachment is a Cash Cow (Colbert Report)

Colbert Report: “Rising Calls for Obama’s Impeachment” The Colbert ReportGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Colbert Report on Facebook ——

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