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I wish I had some good news to report, but unfortunately I can’t control events as much as I would like to. Here’s where I think things presently stand. Israel wants the hostages returned and will agree to a “temporary” ceasefire to allow the hostages...
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Can someone please explain something to me? I like President Obama. I voted for him twice, and thought he was a pretty decent president. The fact remains that as Commander in Chief during the years 2009-2016, the US military was in near-constant action...
by ezrafrombrooklyn
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I first saw this news tweeted out by Palestinians. But axios reporter Barak Ravid and Reuters is also saying this. Reuters is also reporting the story. CAIRO, May 6 (Reuters) - Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from...
by AVeng
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Rather than treat Palestinians as human beings and recognize the Palestinian Authority and support a true State of Palestine, Netanyahu chose Hamas. www.timesofisrael.com/… For years, the various governments led by Benjamin Netanyahu took an approach...
by sbd
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Our tax dollars and weapons are supplying this never-ending siege/genocidal massacre of Gaza. Netanyahu’s intentions are clear. He wants to kill as many Palestinian people as possible. Except he, the IDF, and most Israelis who are not protesting him in...
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Sam Mednick of AP News reports that several neighborhoods have just received air dropped flyers from the IDF stating they must evacuate to the al-Muwasi zone on the coast if they wished to avoid the impending, fierce IDF ground and air assault on...
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After a good dose of positive momentum in mid-late April, I have recently felt, along with various others around here I’m sure, a weight on our spirits and diminished hopes for a not-Trump-autocracy in six to eight months’ time. SCOTUS is a cerberustic...
by AnOceanOfNotions
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and ...
by side pocket
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Many of my concerns about the disputes over the war in Gaza were expressed in the excellent essay “We are importing the worst of Israel and Palestine to our campuses” by NYU Israel Studies professor Lihi Ben Shitrit. She describes how supposedly...
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Teach Palestine: A Rethinking Schools Webinar Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Time: 4 pm Pacific, 6 pm Central, 7 pm Eastern Join Rethinking Schools for a webinar on the spring issue of Rethinking Schools, Teach Palestine. Panelists will offer stories,...
by Alan Singer
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