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Tag: Gaza

ICJ rules on allegations of genocide by Israel in historic decision

The International Court of Justice deems it "plausible" that Israel may be committing acts of genocide in Gaza, setting a precedent for international law and humanitarian intervention.

Biden must choose between a ceasefire in Gaza and a regional...

The genocide in Gaza and the stark choice facing President Biden and U.S. decision-makers.

US Supreme Court upholds free speech in Palestinian rights advocacy case

Does the high court's decision mark a significant moment for free speech and Palestinian rights advocacy in the U.S.?

Isra University’s destruction and IDF casualties: New tensions in Gaza conflict

Mitchell Plitnick, president of Rethinking Foreign Policy said of the bombing of Isra University "by definition... it was not a legitimate military target."
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100+ days into Israel’s war on Gaza, doctors demand ceasefire to...

United Nations humanitarian leaders issued a joint demand Monday for dramatically increasing the flow of aid into Gaza.

100 days of tragedy: Israel’s unyielding assault on Gaza

The 100-day Israeli offensive on Gaza has left deep scars on the region, both physically and psychologically.

Apartheid is now genocide

Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza has raised serious allegations of genocide, sparking global outrage and legal actions. Explore the deepening crisis and the international response to these critical developments.

The killing of Gaza’s environment

Or how to create an unlivable hellscape on one strip of land.

Media bias towards Israel in Gaza coverage exposed in new report

The study uncovered a clear imbalance in the portrayal of casualties and narratives.

Why I resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, first Biden appointee to quit...

“It was untenable to work for and represent an administration and president that put conditions on my own humanity, that didn’t believe that Palestinian lives were equal to the lives of other people."

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Bank regulator clears a Trump family crypto venture to open a national trust bank

The OCC's own decision letter records four commenters raising conflict-of-interest objections involving the president and his family, and the agency placing most of those questions outside the scope of its review.
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‘My religion’s better than yours’ – so there!

To fix all truths on realms invisible Strikes skeptics as inadmissible.
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“Moderates” Support Extreme Injustice

The label goes to candidates who back endless war and block Medicare for All, while a CNN poll now finds a third of Democrats calling themselves socialists. Scolding them as interlopers plays well with donors and nowhere else.
The Lorain County Administration Building in Elyria, Ohio, where the county commissioners meet and striking Job and Family Services workers have picketed. Photo by WeaponizingArchitecture / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lorain County caseworkers reach day 180 of a strike over a dollar an hour

Union officials told the bargaining chair the walkout may be the longest in Ohio public sector history, a claim the county's newspaper could not confirm. Commissioners point to an $11 million deficit.
The Bears Ears National Monument landscape in southeastern Utah. Photo by Mike McGlew - Mcglewm / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mining executives bought stock in their own firm days before Trump shrank Bears Ears

House Democrats have opened an investigation for insider trading.