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Hidden Motives: Why Lapid is Not Serious about a Palestinian State 

Conditions aside, Lapid’s reference to a Palestinian state remains interesting and politically risky. Indeed, the majority of Israelis - 58 percent, according to the Israel Democracy Institute – do not support a Palestinian state.
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Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Tales from the Parents of Tortured Palestinian Children

Faced with HR 2590, - a law intended to protect the lives of Palestinian children - the United States House of Representatives' submission to Israel and Zionism has been both pathetic and enraging.
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Deliberate Misrepresentation: Western Media Bias Makes Israeli War on Palestinians Possible 

On August 16, the Israeli military finally admitted that it was behind the strikes that killed the 5 young Palestinian boys of Jabaliya. Whether the NYT reported on that or not matters little. The damage has been done, and that was Israel’s plan from the start.
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Will the Idea of the ‘West’ Survive the Scourge of the Russia-Ukraine War?

Yet, regardless of where the West is heading, there is no question that the East is finally rising, a momentous historical event that could reinforce whole new political geography, and likely alliances as well.
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How One Spook-Run London College Department Is Training the World’s Social Media Managers

Kremlin propaganda is real, but its reach is decidedly minor in comparison to the massive disinformation campaigns being launched by the Western national security state. And as Alan Macloed reveals, London's Department of War Studies is a key part of that information war.
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U.S.-Backed Ukrainian Officials are Trying to Prosecute Journalists for Spreading True Info

Everyone in the U.S. should be repulsed at the idea of people being labeled “terrorists” or “war criminals” for standing up to U.S. propaganda about the proxy war in Ukraine.
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Miko Peled: Israel Blames its Victims for the Violence it Causes

Palestinians are at a point where they can find no support anywhere, regardless of the severity of their conditions. Be they simply people who want to live their lives, fighters, activists or organizations dedicated to human rights, they will be killed and harassed.
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Israel’s Premature ‘Victory’ Celebration: The defining War in Gaza Is Yet to Be Fought

For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines and Israel's three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5, clearly manifested this reality.
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