Truthout
Israel
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A Bad End to a Bad Year
During the last two weeks of December, the US countered three different efforts designed to affirm Palestinian rights.
Defying US and Israel, Will ICC Membership Bring Justice to Stateless and Occupied Palestinians?
Palestinian leaders have submitted a request to join the International Criminal Court.
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Let’s Not Punish the Palestinians for Joining the International Court
Too many liberals claim to oppose Israeli expansion in the West Bank, but object strenuously to anyone trying to stop it.
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The Silent Cry of Bethlehem
Suffering under an Israeli military occupation since 1967, Bethlehem is slowly being strangled.
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Dahr Jamail | Rasmea Odeh: Victim of Institutional Oppression, From Israel to the US
The conviction of leading Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh could set a troublesome precedent if evidence from a foreign military court stands in a US court.
US Sanctions Relief Fails, Threatening the Nuclear Talks
US policy fails to lift many sanctions on Iran at all and postpones others until late in the process.
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Political Prophecies: Sealing the Fate of al-Aqsa
Israel's decision to shut down al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, 30 October, is not just a gross violation of the religious rights of Palestinian Muslims.
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Telling Their Own Stories Illuminates Life Under Israeli Occupation
Sixteen detailed oral histories reveal the brutality of everyday life for the men, women and children living in the West Bank and Gaza.
Congress Utilizes Myth of “Human Shields” to Justify War Crimes
No Gaza eyewitnesses found evidence of Hamas using human shields during the last conflict.
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Slim Fast Billionaire Fattens Wallet of Scandal-Plagued Former Israeli Prime Minister
A private foundation funded by the founder of Slim Fast paid tax deductible dollars to a consulting company owned by Ehud Olmert, an Israeli political figure accused of corruption.