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Irish Lawmaker: Recognizing Palestine as a State Is Essential Step Toward Peace
Catherine Connolly connects the Palestinian national struggle with Ireland’s own fight for recognition a century ago.
The Pentagon Continues to Exonerate Itself of Harming Noncombatants
It has set aside just 0.00035 percent of its $849.8 billion projected budget to pay for civilian casualty claims.
Israel to Punish West Bank After 3 More Countries Recognize Palestinian State
Israel’s finance minister would build three illegal settlements for every nation that recognizes a Palestinian state.
First Jewish Biden Appointee to Publicly Resign Is “So Angry at the President”
“He is using my community as justification for the slaughter,” says Lily Greenberg Call, who resigned on May 15.
ICC Prosecutor Formally Applies for Arrest Warrants for Israeli, Hamas Leaders
A panel of ICC judges will determine whether to issue the warrants, which charge war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Biden Advances $1.2B Transfer of Ground-Based Weapons to Israel Amid Rafah Raid
The deal would reportedly provide tank ammunition and tactical vehicles — equipment Israel could use in an invasion.
450,000 Civilians Flee as Israeli Assault on Rafah Enflames Tensions With US
For weeks, Rafah’s fate has driven a wedge between Israel, the US and the rest of the world.
Egypt Joins ICJ Case Accusing Israel of Genocide as Gaza Assault Intensifies
Egypt is the third country to request to join South Africa's case, and its request is especially significant for Israel.
Israel Continues Unfettered Colonization of the West Bank Amid Genocide in Gaza
The West Bank has posed the biggest challenge to the Zionist settler movement's pursuit of a “Greater Israel.”
Bernie Sanders: Israel Has Gone to War Against the Entire Palestinian People
As Israel escalated its assault on Gaza over the weekend, Sanders said Israel shouldn’t receive any more military aid.