About 200 demonstrators staging a sit-in against the war in Gaza were arrested on Capitol Hill Tuesday, according to U.S. Capitol Police, a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was…
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UK Conservative politician presses government to reveal legal advice on Israeli actions in Gaza
by Ivan Griffinby Ivan GriffinLONDON: A Conservative politician has urged the British government to heed advice from its own lawyers on the legality of Israel’s actions in Gaza, the Observer newspaper reported on Saturday. Former Foreign Office…
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Activists occupy government department to demand halt on Israel arms
ACTIVISTS from London for a Free Palestine occupied the Department of Business and Trade today, demanding that the British government stop arming Israel. The campaigners took over the lobby in…
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21 years after her death in Gaza, Palestinians remember U.S. activist Rachel Corrie
AMMAN, Jordan — Twenty-one years ago this month, Rachel Corrie, a young American activist, was protesting the Israeli demolition of homes in the Gaza Strip. Bulldozers had already destroyed the…
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US says its Israel policy unchanged after report on leveraging weapon sales
by Rudolph Royby Rudolph RoyThe White House said on Sunday there was no change in its Israel policy after NBC News reported the United States was discussing using weapon sales to Israel as leverage…
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Houthi: Attack on American bases is a clear message of discontent with US policy
Member of the Supreme Revolutionary Council in Yemen, Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, said in a statement to RT yesterday that the attack on an American base is a clear message expressing Arab discontent…
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Pelosi faces criticism for suggesting some pro-Palestinian protesters are connected to Russia
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing criticism after suggesting some pro-Palestinian protesters are “connected to Russia.” “We have to think about what we’re doing, and what we have to…
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US Muslim group condemns Pelosi for saying Gaza ceasefire protests have Russia link
by Rudolph Royby Rudolph RoyA U.S. Muslim group criticized former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday after she suggested, without offering evidence, that some protesters demanding a ceasefire in Gaza could be…
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Congressional reps, US Jews protest at Qatar’s embassy to secure hostages
We must not the let the Qataris be the mediator. It is better for Egypt or Turkey to be the mediator than the Qataris. Hamas is Qatar,’ Arab expert tells…
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Right-Wing Populists Seem Hellbent on Destroying the Principles That Make the West Great
by Horace Hallby Horace HallA cult of austerity has hollowed out public services in the UK, while Donald Trump could stop US support for Ukraine in its war against Vladimir Putin’s tyranny Last week,…
