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The Ecocide of Gaza
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The Ecocide of Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Well before October 7, 2023, the Gaza Strip had progressively been isolated from the West Bank and the outside world overall

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“All the Saints and Sages:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:25

“All the Saints and Sages:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:25

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In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

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Syrian Refugee Children by the Tragic Numbers

Syrian Refugee Children by the Tragic Numbers

The United Nations High Commission on Refugees has issued a new report on the plight of Syrian refugee children. The numbers are horrifying: Population of […]

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French Court Fines Members of BDS Group Calling for Supermarket Boycott

French Court Fines Members of BDS Group Calling for Supermarket Boycott

A French court imposed a $1,300 fine on members of an anti-Israel group who called on supermarket shoppers to boycott Israeli products. Click here for […]

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Karzai, Pakistan Protests against US Drone Strikes may force US out

Karzai, Pakistan Protests against US Drone Strikes may force US out

Afghan President Hamid Karzai complained Friday that a US drone strike in Helmand Province targeting a Taliban commander on a motorcycle appears to have gone […]

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Greenwald to BBC:  Journalists must investigate the Powerful in Gov't since they Lie to the People (BBC Surprised)

Greenwald to BBC: Journalists must investigate the Powerful in Gov’t since they Lie to the People (BBC Surprised)

Glenn Greenwald on the BBC’s Hardtalk seems to surprise the anchor by asserting that journalists need to investigate the powerful since the latter tend to […]

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Egyptian Heavy Metal Band Massive Scar Era - "Between The Waves "

Egyptian Heavy Metal Band Massive Scar Era – “Between The Waves “

Egypt’s Heavy Metal band, Massive Scar Era, which is predominantly made up of women and led by Sherine Amr, performs their “Between the Waves.” Live […]

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Egypt's Counter-Revolution:  21 Women and Girls Harshly Sentenced, Liberal Bloggers to be Arrested

Egypt’s Counter-Revolution: 21 Women and Girls Harshly Sentenced, Liberal Bloggers to be Arrested

The new anti-protest law in Egypt is roiling the country. On Thursday, a student at Cairo University was killed by police using live ammunition against […]

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John F. Kennedy’s Thanksgiving Ideals, 1962– How different they are from Ours

John F. Kennedy’s Thanksgiving Ideals, 1962– How different they are from Ours

The fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has brought forth a flood of books and documentaries. On this Thanksgiving, what strikes […]

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Breaking “America’s Last Taboo”

Breaking “America’s Last Taboo”

Author(s):  Alex Lubin American Zionism has made any serious public discussion of the past or future of Israel — by far the largest recipient ever […]

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NSA monitored visits of “Radicalizers” to Chat Rooms, Skin Sites to Discredit Them

NSA monitored visits of “Radicalizers” to Chat Rooms, Skin Sites to Discredit Them

Six persons living abroad, one of them a “US person,” were targeted by the National Security Agency for discrediting, according to information leaked by Edward […]

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