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IDF Official Admits Israel’s Goal in Bombing Gaza Is to Inflict Severe Damage
“The emphasis is on damage and not on accuracy,” Israel Defense Forces official Daniel Hagari said.
Hamas Killed His Friend, But Knesset Member Cassif Says End the Occupation Now
“Israelis and Palestinians pay the price of the arrogant, criminal, ongoing occupation that Israel refuses to end.”
Israel Announces Total Blockade of Gaza Strip
Israel's defense minister pledged to block food, fuel and electricity, steps that experts decry as a clear war crime.
The Death of a 5-Year-Old Child Sheds Light on Life Under Israeli Apartheid
A new book details the bureaucratic barriers and indignities that make the lives of Palestinians even more difficult.
Iraqis Tortured by US Forces “Still Have No Clear Path” to Justice or Redress
A report by Human Rights Watch found Iraqis tortured by U.S. forces 20 years ago have yet to receive any compensation.
On Yom Kippur, Solidarity With Palestinians Is a Sacred Act
Both words and actions matter. Let's reject euphemisms, decry violence against Palestinians and fight apartheid.
Oslo Accords Were Signed 30 Years Ago. They Killed the Two-State Solution.
The Oslo Accords doomed the prospects for a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Netanyahu Shows Map of “New Middle East” — Without Palestine — to United Nations
Netanyahu's map makes clear “what normalization really seeks: eliminating Palestine and Palestinians from the region.”
Libyan Youth Climate Activist Says Flooding Disaster Was Not a Surprise
“I’m hoping that this tragedy could be the turning point” to take the climate crisis more seriously, says Nissa Bek.
An Environmental Defender Was Killed Every Other Day in 2022, Report Finds
More than a third of those killed were Indigenous, and 39 defenders were killed in the Amazon rainforest last year.