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Government documents pointing to construction at a classified U.S. base offer rare hints about a little noted U.S. military presence near Gaza.

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The editor who published the letter in Artforum was fired after the wealthy art patron Martin Eisenberg’s behind-the-scenes push.
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The Senate Condemns Student Groups as Backlash to Pro-Palestinian Speech Grows

Murtaza Hussain

“Do we risk losing our careers over an ephemeral social post that doesn’t save a single life in Palestine?”
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Axel Springer Fires Lebanese Employee Who Questioned Pro-Israel Stance

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The firing by the German media giant follows a smear campaign against Arab and Palestinian journalists in Germany in recent years.
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One Year After Elon Musk Bought Twitter, His Hilarious Nightmare Continues

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It’s Feminist to Demand a Ceasefire in Israel–Palestine

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Women are not natural pacifists, but feminism is a movement against violence and domination.
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U.S. Quietly Expands Secret Military Base in Israel

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Government documents pointing to construction at a classified U.S. base offer rare hints about a little noted U.S. military presence near Gaza.
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The Lights Are Off. Here’s What We Know About Life and Death Inside Gaza.

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Grim speaks with Maram Al-Dada, who has been in regular touch with his family in Gaza as they’ve been killed one after the other.
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Instagram Hid a Comment. It Was Just Three Palestinian Flag Emojis.

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Meta acknowledged that Instagram was burying some flag emoji comments in “offensive” contexts.
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Inside a Gaza Village: “All of Us Will Die, but We Don’t Know When”

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The ongoing Israeli attacks on Palestine have killed thousands of civilians — including Maram Al-Dada’s family. We hear from Al-Dada.
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Israel is cutting off food, water, and medicine while bombing Gaza

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Israel's scorched-earth bombing campaign in Gaza won't stop as long as the US keeps funding it. Instead, Joe Biden is casting doubt on the Palestinian death toll and asking for billions more in

The lights are off. Here’s what we know about life and death inside Gaza.

Saturday, October 28, 2023

In a chilling interview on this week's "Deconstructed," Ryan Grim speaks with Maram Al-Dada, who has been in regular touch with his family in Gaza as they've been killed one after the

Secret U.S. War in Lebanon Is Tinder for Escalation of Israel–Gaza Conflict

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Billions in security aid to Lebanon, along with off-the-books commandos, could embroil the US in a regional conflagration. Most Read Nearly 300 Bernie Sanders Alumni Call On Senator to Back a Ceasefire

“It’s censorship mayhem” on Palestine

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Instagram and Facebook suppressed images reportedly taken after the explosion at a Gaza hospital last week — blocking a photo of a wounded torso outside flaming rubble as violating “guidelines on

Ryan Grim on Gaza and the Empathy Gap

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

How we Americans feel about Gazans living under Israeli bombs does matter, since we're the ones financing it. Ryan Grim on Gaza and the Empathy Gap Below is an email from Ryan Grim, The

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