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Once it became clear to the Israeli government that their European friends were not buying the claim that these human rights organizations are connected to terrorism, and would refuse to stop funding them, Israel pulled out the “big gun” and designated them as “terrorist organizations.” 
The post Israel’s Designation of Palestinian Human Rights Groups as Terrorist Orgs Baffles Europe appeared first on MintPress News.

Israel claims that security is the only reason it denies Palestinians access to the Seam Zone, but data obtained by MintPress shows that fewer than 1% of permits were denied on security grounds. 
The post The “Seam Zone”: Israeli Officials Are Barring Thousands of Palestinian Farmers from Their Land appeared first on MintPress News.

Unsubstantiated Saudi state media claims are very specifically designed to inflame tensions and to make the supporters of Hamas, Iran and Syria doubt their leaders and what may be going on behind the scenes.
The post How Saudi State Media Feeds Fake News to Israeli, Western Audiences appeared first on MintPress News.

Sifting through over 30,000 grants in the company’s database, MintPress can reveal that the Gates Foundation has bankrolled hundreds of media outlets and ventures, to the tune of at least $319 million.
The post Revealed: Documents Show Bill Gates Has Given $319 Million to Media Outlets appeared first on MintPress News.

The Saudi regime is extending its heavy hand to those who oppose its war, using starvation as a weapon not only against Yemenis but also against other countries whose people or media exercise freedom of expression.
The post Yemenis Remain Unbowed as Saudis Intensify Bombing in Wake of Renewed International Pressure appeared first on MintPress News.

Truthful, honest, and independent journalism and analysis is anathema to a social order that has little else to offer humanity but endless war and austerity.
The post Censorship is the Last Gasp of the Liberal Class appeared first on MintPress News.

“The state is very sophisticated in how it deals with these whistleblowers and it knows it can rely on a very pliant media that is not going to follow up these stories.” -- Phil Miller
The post How Britain Aids Saudi Massacres in Yemen, with Phil Miller appeared first on MintPress News.

Reexamining and recalibrating its foreign policy towards Africa is something that may not appeal to France right now but it’s something that must be done.
The post What Is France Hiding in the Sahel? appeared first on MintPress News.

A tacit agreement between the government and Facebook appears to have been made: you can keep the profits, but we control the message. As such, a cynic might wonder what functional difference there is between Facebook and the national security state.
The post The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies appeared first on MintPress News.

The most powerful private financial interests in the world, under the cover of COP26, have developed a plan to transform the global financial system by fusing with institutions like the World Bank and using them to further erode national sovereignty in the developing world.
The post UN-Backed Banker Alliance Announces “Green” Plan to Transform the Global Financial System appeared first on MintPress News.