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Passionately Egalitarian. Professor, University of Maryland; Director, Critical Issues Poll; NR Senior Fellow, Brookings. Views are my Own. RT≠Endorsement

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3 years

. @BrookingsInst Bruce Riedel, former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush when 9/11 attack occured, breaks news at our Sadat Forum: On September 14, just 3 days after 9/11 attack, President Bush told a stunned British PM Tony Blair: "We are also going to attack Iraq."

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Israeli officials finally tell truth about Trump's Iran policy: 'it was all a big lie... the overall strategy... ended in failure. Iran was closer to nuclear military capability on day he left office than it was when he first entered the WH'

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Three years late, Israelis finally hear the truth about Trump

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Senior Pakistan official admits election rigging as protests grip country: "Chatta said there was so much “pressure” on him that he contemplated suicide, but that he then decided to make a public confession."

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Senior Pakistan official admits election rigging as protests grip country

Confession by Punjab commissioner exacerbates tension over legitimacy of February general election results

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Those of us shocked by Biden’s Gaza stance are asking who this man really is. Still not sure, but article in @theintercept led me to a 2020 @TimesofIsrael article on former Israeli PM Begin being surprised by Biden’s openness to inflicting civilian casualties in Lebanon in 1982:

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Trump’s former national security adviser, H.R. McMaster: “Our secretary of state [Mike Pompeo] signed a surrender agreement with Taliban. This collapse goes back to the capitulation agreement of 2020. The Taliban didn’t defeat us. We defeated ourselves.”

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Analysis | Trump officials scramble for distance from his Taliban deal

While most Republicans focus blame on President Biden, some former Trump officials are pointing to the deal that Biden's predecessor signed.

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“50% of Biden 2020 voters say Israel is committing genocide against Palestinian civilians.”

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Within days, Trump's strike will look more and more ineffective, forcing a decision: escalate or live with perception of failure

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JUST IN: Syrian warplanes take off from air base hit by U.S., carry out strikes in Homs countryside - Syrian observatory for human rights

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"Eighty-two percent of all U.S.-based respondents, including almost all assistant professors (98 percent), said that they self-censor when they speak professionally about the Israeli-Palestinian issue. Just over 81 percent of those self-censoring said they primarily held back…

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"Scholars Who Study the Middle East Are Afraid to Speak Out: Polling data indicate widespread self-censorship."

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Awful: AMIDEAST, which places Palestinian students in US colleges shared this: Last night, a new Hope Fund scholar arrived at Logan Airport with valid visa, to be a freshman at Harvard. He grew up in a refugee camp in Lebanon. He was refused entry and put on next plane out.

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"Israeli soldiers rummaging through private homes in Gaza. Forces destroying plastic figurines in a toy store, or trying to burn food and water supplies in the back of an abandoned truck. Troops with their arms slung around each other, chanting racist slogans as they dance in a…

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"In 2006, Carter published his now-famous book Palestine: Peace not Apartheid. I was troubled... I led 15 members of the Board of [the Carter Center] to resign... But in the intervening years, I realized that he was likely right."

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I was wrong about Israel. I apologized. Then President Carter gave me a lesson in grace

I led 15 Councilors to resign from the Carter Center over Jimmy Carter's book about Israel. Eight years later, I wrote him an apology.

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If you want to understand the standards used in applying the label "terrorist" to Palestinians, just watch Israel's National Security Minister call "terrorist" the grieving mother of an autistic man shot dead by an Israeli police officer who was acquitted by Israeli court.

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Horrible! "Get out of here, you terrorist," said Israeli minister of security Itamar Ben-Gvir, to the mother of a Palestinian autistic boy who was shot dead intentionally by Israeli forces. Yesterday, an Israeli court acquitted the killer of all charges after fully endorsing…

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"Palestine emergency services in Gaza have uncovered a mass grave with 50 bodies at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, two weeks after Israeli forces withdrew from the area."

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Israel’s war on Gaza updates: 180 bodies found in Khan Younis mass grave

The bodies found inside plastic bags that have Hebrew writing on them include elderly women, children and young men.

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Support for Israel among young US evangelical Christians drops sharply; since 2018, backing for Israel down from 75% to 33% now; nearly half of evangelicals aged 18-29 say they favor establishment of Palestinian state.

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Support for Israel among young US evangelical Christians drops sharply — survey

Since 2018, backing for Israel dropped from 75% to 33%; nearly half of evangelicals aged 18-29 say they favor establishment of Palestinian state, voted for Biden over Trump

www.timesofisrael.com

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Unusually good news on this Labor Day: Palestinian Freshman Previously Denied Entry to the United States Arrives at Harvard in time for the start of classes. Great, immediate, action by AMIDEAST and Harvard to get this done.

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Freshman Previously Denied Entry to the United States Arrives at Harvard | News | The Harvard...

Freshman Previously Denied Entry to the United States Arrives at Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson

www.thecrimson.com

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New poll: Biden is losing to Trump among Hispanics, young voters, and his support among Black voters is declining. At least some of that is due to his shocking enablement of mass killing in Gaza.

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Trump leads Biden among Hispanic, young voters: poll

Former President Trump leads President Biden among Hispanic and young voters, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by USA Today and Suffolk University, found that heading into a critical elect…

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A new poll conducted in Michigan by the Howard University shows President Biden’s support among Black voters has dropped to 49% from 94% in 2020, while Trump's support has risen to 26% -- three times what it was in 2020.

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Former President Trump receives good news from new Howard U. poll - WTOP News

A new poll conducted in Michigan by the Howard University Initiative on Public Opinion shows President Biden’s support among Black voters has dropped to 49%.

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"Some experts raised an additional possibility: that the president is directing his own care, and demanding intense treatment despite risks he may not fully understand. The pattern even has a name: V.I.P. syndrome"

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Use of Dexamethasone to Treat Trump Suggests Severe Covid-19, Experts Say (Published 2020)

Many of the measures cited by his doctors are reserved for patients severely affected by the coronavirus.

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For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute its war in Gaza under increasing international criticism for the resulting humanitarian calamity.

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The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel

For the second time this month, the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel.

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Recent Israeli Polls have shown that Netanyahu’s far-right coalition would lose if elections were held today, but one new finding caught my attention: Most Israelis, 56%, now support changing the racist 2018 nation-state law, compared to only 40% in September. Why, especially in…

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David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel’s first prime minister, was involved in a secret operation to poison the drinking water of Arab communities in 1948, documents show.

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‘Place the material in the wells’: Docs point to Israeli army’s 1948 biological warfare

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In 2006, Jimmy Carter faced a storm when he warned that Israeli control of occupied Palestinian territories could become apartheid. Now, 59% of Middle East scholars polled describe what exists as a "one state reality akin to apartheid."

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"Let this front page serve as a reminder of how white supremacy is aided by – and often relies upon – the cowardice of mainstream institutions" via @usatoday

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'Headline was flawed': New York Times changed headline about Trump speech after backlash

A few Democratic presidential candidates took to Twitter on Monday night to criticize the New York Times' Tuesday front page headline.

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A leaked memo by Assistant Secretary of State Bill Russo warns: "The Israelis seemed oblivious to the fact that they are facing major, possibly generational damage to their reputation not just in the region but elsewhere in the world." Via @ishaantharoor

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A State Department official warns Israel of 'major' reputational damage in Gaza war

Assistant Secretary of State Bill Russo told Israeli officials last week the Gaza war is damaging Israel's global reputation, potentially lasting a generation, according to a readout obtained by NPR.

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Portugal's Former Secretary of State for European Affairs: "No one could accuse the U.S. of double standards. What it is vulnerable to is the accusation that it no longer has any standards at all."

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Gaza and the End of Western Hypocrisy

"No one could accuse the U.S. of double standards. What it is vulnerable to is the accusation that it no longer has any standards at all."

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1/ Put aside Biden’s ruinous moral failure on Gaza and on the related current US campus crises; I am shocked that he and his team appear in denial about the political suicide he is committing as a result.

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"Today I informed my colleagues that I have resigned from the State Department, due to a policy disagreement concerning our continued lethal assistance to Israel. To further explain my rationale for doing so, I have written the attached note."

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State Dept official resigns in protest of Biden Admin policy re Israel’s assault on Gaza. Read his letter:

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Arab public sentiments go well beyond Biden. We are witnessing a paradigm-forming event. Arab outrage is with US and West broadly. In my view, this moment is greater than the Iraq war, which was also a horrific moment. But the West was divided then, and it was about the US,…

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In polls in the Arab world around the 2003 Iraq war, I recall that George W. Bush superseded then hardline Israeli PM Ariel Sharon as the most disliked leader in the world. My guess is that if a similar poll were held today, Joe Biden would supersede Benjamin Netanyahu.

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'Israel told Palestinians to evacuate to southern Gaza — and stepped up attacks there'

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Israel told Palestinians to evacuate to southern Gaza — and stepped up attacks there

Satellite imagery shows a steady increase in the number of buildings destroyed in middle and southern Gaza. Most damage appeared after Oct. 13, when Israel's military urged evacuation from the north.

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Bernie Sanders: “In terms of aid to Israel, in my view, the American people do not want to see that money being used to support policies that violate human rights and that treat the Palestinian people as second class human beings."

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Bernie Sanders: U.S. should have a say in how Israel uses military aid

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'The US bears considerable responsibility for entrenching the one-state reality. Israeli settlement construction would not have survived, and occupation would not have endured, without US efforts to shield Israel from repercussions at the UN'

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Israel’s One-State Reality

It’s time to give up on the two-state solution.

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How will Pete Buttigieg stand up to Trump? “I’m a gay man from Indiana. I know how to deal with a bully.”

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Pete Buttigieg for president? Long-shot stands out in crowded field

The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is 37, gay and has made a strong start in the race to 2020

www.theguardian.com

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An Israeli journalist was derided and spat at, including by an Israeli soldier and a child, as he spent a day dressed as a priest in Jerusalem to investigate spiraling hate crimes against Christians in the city.

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Israeli reporter goes undercover as priest – and gets spat at

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Please, @NYTimes , stop calling it a "peace" plan; it's an Israeli annexation plan

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Trump Releases Mideast Peace Plan That Strongly Favors Israel (Published 2020)

The plan would discard the longtime goal of granting the Palestinians a full-fledged state. President Trump called it “a win-win” for both sides; Palestinian leaders immediately rejected it.

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'Stained glass window of Jerusalem Christian holy site is broken after Israeli throws stones at It; the place is believed to have been the site of the Last Supper, amid a sharp rise in vandalism and assaults against Christians and Christian institutions'

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Window of Jerusalem Christian holy site broken after Israeli throws stones at it

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"Traditional marriage is between a man, a woman and his porn star" …

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Only 3 days after 9/11, Tony Blair was told by Bush he intended to attack Iraq with no evidence linking Iraq to 9/11; Blair was "stunned" but went on to champion the ruinous war that damaged a rules-based order. Now, @nytimes gives him podium on Ukraine.

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Tony Blair on How Russia’s War Will Change the World: A Virtual Event (Published 2022)

The former British prime minister spoke with Peter Baker of The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman refuses to visit Israel to accept prize, citing ‘recent events';' says she 'does not feel comfortable participating in any public events in Israel'

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Natalie Portman refuses to visit Israel to accept prize, citing ‘recent events’

Genesis Prize cancels 'Jewish Nobel' award ceremony after agent for Jerusalem-born actress says she 'does not feel comfortable participating in any public events in Israel'

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.⁦ @mehdirhasan ⁩ on possible plans for Biden to visits Saudi Arabia: “personally I find the whole thing odd that we are going to send our president to SA to say ‘give us more oil while you bomb Yemen so we don’t have to get oil from Russia as it bombs Ukraine’”

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In 2006, Jimmy Carter faced a storm when he warned that Israeli control of occupied Palestinian territories could become apartheid. Now, 59% of Middle East scholars polled describe what exists as a "one state reality akin to apartheid." via @BrookingsInst

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Update: The Harvard Crimson now has a story on this: . I am told that both AMIDEAST and Harvard are working quietly to reverse the decision and to have the student arrive before start of classes.

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Awful: AMIDEAST, which places Palestinian students in US colleges shared this: Last night, a new Hope Fund scholar arrived at Logan Airport with valid visa, to be a freshman at Harvard. He grew up in a refugee camp in Lebanon. He was refused entry and put on next plane out.

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Hospital director says any person moving within hospital compound is being attacked by Israeli snipers: “One member of medical crew who tried to reach the incubator to lend a helping hand to the babies born inside was shot and killed. We lost a baby in the incubator, we also lost…

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About half of US Democrats and half of all young Americans believe Israel is committing genocide, poll shows; more than one third of all Americans say the same.

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More than one-third of Americans believe Israel is committing genocide, poll shows

Poll released Wednesday shows divisions by age and political lines, with 35% overall saying campaign against Palestinians is genocide

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On ⁦ @MSNBC ⁩ this evening, ⁦ @AymanM ⁩ draws attention to the painful inconsistency in the US position condemning Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territories while tolerating Israel’s annexation of occupied East Jerusalem and the Golan heights.

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As the American killing of Iran's Qassem Suleimani makes the slope toward war far more slippery, here is a reminder of where the American public is on possible war with Iran: Fully 75% oppose it, even after the September 14 attack on Saudi oil fields.

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The vanity, the indecency, the political ambition, the blatant violation of international law, the disservice to US interests -- all in one tweet

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L'Chaim to Pompeo wine! #JudeaSamaria

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@lawrence_wright Sure, the impact of the occupation on the Israeli soldiers is ALSO worth noting; but the first thing to contemplate is the overwhelming and devastating impact of the brutal military rule on the Palestinians who have known nothing but this for five and a half decades.

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My Take: According to recent polling data, the majority of Americans blame Trump’s policies for heightened tensions with Iran—and the killing of Suleimani won’t change that.

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The U.S. Public Still Doesn’t Want War With Iran

According to recent polling data, the majority of Americans blame Trump’s policies for heightened tensions with Iran—and the killing of Suleimani won’t change that.

foreignpolicy.com

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The most important part of this statement by @POTUS is his acknowledgment that Israel's bombings are "indiscriminate" which makes them war crimes under international law, and those responsible can be held accountable under domestic and international law.

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Watch my @MSNBC interview on Hamas's assault on Israel and the Israeli bombings of Gaza:

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Israel to approve 4,000 housing units for Jewish settlers in occupied West Bank -- which is illegal under international law

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Israel to approve 4,000 new housing units for Jewish settlers in occupied West Bank

The announcement comes as preparations are underway for President Biden's upcoming visit to Israel.

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"Scholars Who Study the Middle East Are Afraid to Speak Out: Polling data indicate widespread self-censorship."

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Opinion | Scholars Who Study the Middle East Are Afraid to Speak Out

Polling data indicate widespread self-censorship.

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@realDonaldTrump @SecretService The man seems clueless about how this tweet will come across around the world: an apparently fearful American president, holed up in the White House, expressing gratitude to the secret service protect him from angry Americans outside.

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@realDonaldTrump @justinamash To his credit, @justinamash said: "I'm not here to represent a particular political party; I'm here to represent all of my constituents and to follow the Constitution." Following the constitution must be a troubling principle to @realDonaldTrump , especially for a GOP Congressman

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Recipe for eruption in Jerusalem and beyond: Israeli police greenlight march rallying for 'full Jewish control' over Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount in Jerusalem, demanding end of control by the Waqf, the Islamic endowment which administers the holy site.

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Israeli police greenlight march rallying for 'full Jewish control' over Temple Mount

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My students -- who have read more books but would never brag about it, or claim this qualifies them to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- have the dignity never to present something of the quality and moral-bankruptcy of this plan as a term paper.

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Jared Kushner says he's read 25 books about the Israel-Palestine conflict

Kushner has taken the lead on Trump's Middle East policy despite having no prior background in foreign policy or expertise in the Middle East.

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Almost half of Gaza's population now in Rafah, an area of only 24sq miles.

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Claims that UNRWA is Hamas "proxy" are "just flat-out lies," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says - CBS News

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Claims that UNRWA is Hamas "proxy" are "just flat-out lies," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, tells "Face the Nation" that claims by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others that the relief group UNRWA, which provides relief for...

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The Israeli military says that it would not bring criminal charges against soldiers involved in the death of a 78-year-old Palestinian-American who was dragged from a car, bound and blindfolded after being stopped at an impromptu checkpoint last year.

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Israeli soldiers will not face criminal charges in death of elderly Palestinian-American

The Israeli military says it will not bring criminal charges against soldiers involved in the death of a 78-year-old Palestinian-American who was dragged from a car, bound and blindfolded after being...

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"Between 2015 and 2017, three Saudi princes living in Europe disappeared. All were critical of the Saudi government - and there is evidence that all were abducted and flown back to Saudi Arabia… where nothing further has been heard from them."

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Saudi Arabia's missing princes

In the last two years, three Saudi princes living in Europe have disappeared. All were critical of the Saudi government.

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"How many Gazans must die, how many Israeli ministers must promote ethnic cleansing, how many failures must Netanyahu deny – for the US to reconsider its immoral, unconditional support for the depraved war being waged by Israel's government?" @djrothkopf

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Opinion | Are there no red lines to U.S. support for Israel?

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Really shows how the old time Democratic leadership is so out of touch with constituents. Large majority of Democrats support a ceasefire and over 1000 Black pastors just demanded one. This is the kind of disrespectful, delegitimizing message that will only further alienate them.

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OMG! Is this the Dem Party's plan to delegitimize authentic fury over the slaughter in Gaza? Labeling Gaza ceasefire calls as "Putin's message"? That's what Pelosi tells CNN. She wants FBI to investigate links between protesters and Putin. How's this different from Trump's MO?

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A military report warned that striking a giant dam in Syria could cause tens of thousands of deaths. The U.S. Bombed It Anyway.

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Some people can keep a sense of humor even in challenging times: This was sent to me by a friend:

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In interview, Netanyahu confirms what his minister of finance had already said: that after the Gaza war is over, the Israeli military intends to control the strip

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Netanyahu to ABC's Muir: 'No cease-fire' without release of hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again rejected the idea of a cease-fire in Gaza unless hostages are released in an exclusive interview with ABC News.

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The US has blocked a statement put forward by Algeria to the UN Security Council that would have assigned blame to Israel for the killing of more than 100 Palestinians awaiting food aid in northern Gaza.

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Biden: US to air drop aid to Gaza, current deliveries not enough

Biden says US will be “pulling every stop” to get aid to Gaza, but reports say he will not back down from Israel support

www.aljazeera.com

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5 years

My undergraduate students have too much dignity -- and knowledge -- to submit something like this as a term paper.

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Israel's Deputy Knesset speaker says "Israel will protect itself without the US if they will not support us." Enormous US political, military, and financial support for Israel has been so taken for granted that this man has no idea how essential it is.

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After Netanyahu rebuffs Biden, Ben-Gvir says ‘we’re not another star on the American flag’

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"False Messiahs: How Zionism’s dreams of liberation became entangled with colonialism," by @BRRubin

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False Messiahs - Boston Review

How Zionism’s dreams of liberation became entangled with colonialism.

www.bostonreview.net

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This is big: Israel claimed its 1967 land conquests weren't planned. Declassified documents reveal otherwise. The documents describe detailed preparations that were made in years before 1967, with intention of organizing in advance control of territories.

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Israel claimed its 1967 land conquests weren't planned. Declassified documents reveal otherwise

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1/4: Conventional wisdom is that the rapid collapse of Afghan army has been disastrous. I have a different take. It probably saved hundreds if not thousands of lives. We are told that the US and everyone else knew the Taliban would win, but not within days, but weeks or months.

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Biden: "I, too, am heartbroken by images out of Gaza and deaths of many thousands of civilians, including children." But he still talks about them as if they were victims of natural disaster, not of Israeli bombings using US-supplied weapons and funds.

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Opinion | Joe Biden: The U.S. won’t back down from the challenge of Putin and Hamas

Our goal should not be simply to stop the war for today — it should be to end the war forever, break the cycle of violence and build something stronger in Gaza.

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Professor Shalhoub-Kevorkian is a dual American and Israeli citizen

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Breaking news: Palestinian professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian has been arrested for "suspicion of incitement." Jerusalem's Hebrew University suspended her last month after she said Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. She told Democracy Now! her personal safety was at risk.

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Remarkable statement from former CIA Director: "the Israelis usually fire and then ask questions"

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Quite a criticism of IDF standards from former CIA Director Leon Panetta: “You have to be able to verify, to take time…and I have to tell you that in the past, at least in my experience, the Israelis usually fire and then ask questions.”

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"Mr. Barr’s attempt to remove Mr. Berman came two days after excerpts released from Mr. Bolton’s upcoming book described what Mr. Bolton said was Mr. Trump’s willingness to intervene in criminal investigations, including one in Mr. Berman’s office."

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New Twist: Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday night abruptly tried to fire the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Geoffrey S. Berman, who has investigated several of President Trump’s closest associates, but Mr. Berman said he would not leave.

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. @mehdirhasan with @AliVelshi : We still take our shoes off and are still at war 20 years later, because of Al-Qaeda's threat. But that threat was never existential to our democracy. What is a threat is people in this country trying to stop democracy, and we must take it seriously

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@SenSanders Why only Democrats? As the ACLU has argued this is unconstitutional; it’s anti-American, and all Americans should oppose it.

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“It was bound to happen. They are assuring us we are safe. If we were safe, screeners would not be getting sick.”

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U.S. airport screeners, health workers plagued by fear and anger as coronavirus spreads

As coronavirus cases exploded across the world, federal medical workers tasked with screening incoming passengers at U.S. airports grew alarmed: Many were working without the most effective masks to...

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Twenty years ago, America was led under false pretense into a ruinous war, as our discourse fell in line. Those of us who opposed the war had to pay with our own funds for a NYT ad I initiated with two others: “War With Iraq Is Not In America’s National Interest.” Unforgivable.

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Retire Gen Chuck Boyd says he has been a Republican, but quietly. "I fervently believe that military officers should not get involved in presidential politics, even when retired. But this year is different," because Trump is 'a danger to democracy.'

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@DeanObeidallah @realDonaldTrump This goes way beyond 'mad'; here is the president of the USA, leader of the "free world" threatening "retribution" over humor. Astonishing.

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@realDonaldTrump Sir, you need help -- and it's not from the courts or the legislatures

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Watch Senator @ChrisVanHollen Question Blinken and Austin on Israel: "The number of children killed in Gaza so far is six times more than the number of children killed in entire Ukraine war. If you scale that to US population, it's comparable to 240,000"

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Van Hollen Questions Blinken and Austin on Israel at Defense Supple...

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Don't miss this @chrislhayes segment on Gaza war: "It must end. We must stop it."

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. @chrislhayes : “There is no terrorist attack, no matter how horrific—and truly Oct. 7 was horrific—that can wash clean what we are seeing in Gaza and what we as Americans and our government are abetting. It must end. We must stop it.”

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"If there is a hell on earth, it is the lives of children in Gaza today... There is no justification, including counterterrorism or self-defense, for the abdication by the parties to the conflict of their obligations under international humanitarian law"

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UN secretary-general 'deeply shocked' by Israeli bombardment in Gaza

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In a telephone call, French President Emmanuel Macron tells Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any forced transfer of people from the southern Gaza city of Rafah would constitute "a war crime".

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Forced Rafah population transfer would be a 'war crime', Macron warns Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any forced transfer of people from the southern Gaza city of Rafah would constitute "a war crime".

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Richard Nixon Vs. Donald Trump

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A friend just sent me this Jon Stewart gem on Netanyahu and Iran that's still relevant and biting today:

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Former Gov./DHS boss Ridge: ‘It’d be a cold day in hell’ before he’d let ‘uninvited’ federal agents into Pa. via @penncapitalstar

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Must watch @chrislhayes on Gaza: "If you spend anytime at all... listening to Israeli leaders, it is very clear that for a lot of people in government, the mass destruction of Gaza, razing it... is the point. The goal. Many Israeli government official don't think there is such…

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Wow! Amazing ⁦ @chrislhayes ⁩ commentary on Gaza war tonight. Must watch!

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Sen. @ChrisVanHollen calls on State Dept. to declassify report on Shireen Abu Akleh death: “Secretary Blinken has called upon the government of Israel to review its rules of engagement on West Bank... the government of Israel told him to go take a hike"

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen: State Dept. Must Release Report on Shireen Abu Akleh Death, Hold Killers...

We speak with Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland about his call for the U.S. State Department to declassify a report on the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh...

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'It’s shamefully easy for presidents to start wars and much harder to end them. Biden’s decision to withdraw now is not, as critics say, “an indelible stain on his presidency”... It is perhaps the boldest foreign policy move by a president in my lifetime'

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Opinion | Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan took real courage

Ending America's longest war despite pressure to keep it going deserves our credit and respect.

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@mehdirhasan Most Americans want a Gaza ceasefire. Two thirds of Democrats, people of color, and young Americans, as well as majority of women disapprove of Israel's military action in Gaza. Ignoring them and world consensus, Biden just vetoed UN resolution wanting humanitarian ceasefire!

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@NikkiHaley Bolsonaro Quotes: • “I had four sons, but then I had a moment of weakness, and the fifth was a girl.” • “I’m not going to rape you, because you’re very ugly” • “I’d rather have my son die in a car accident than have him dating some guy” • “I’m pro-torture”

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@danawt @RashidaTlaib @IlhanMN There goes Israeli envoy's “out of respect for the US Congress and the great alliance between Israel and America, we would not deny entry to any member of Congress into Israel.” Respect?

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"The United States does not have “shared values” and should not have “unbreakable bonds” with a state that discriminates against or abuses millions of its residents based on their ethnicity and religion." via @ForeignAffairs

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Israel’s One-State Reality

It’s time to give up on the two-state solution.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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"UN experts say they have seen “credible allegations” that Palestinian women and girls have been subjected to sexual assaults, including rape, while in Israeli detention, and are calling for a full investigation."

Claims of Israeli sexual assault of Palestinian women are credible, UN panel says

Experts report evidence of rape, sexual humiliation and threats of rape against girls and women

www.theguardian.com

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@realDonaldTrump "I told him to try working it out, if possible, because she only said GREAT things about me." Wow! Can it be any clearer what drives this man, who is 'commander in chief'?

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'U.S. counterintelligence officials warned Jared Kushner that a prominent Chinese-American businesswoman could be using her close friendship with Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, to further the interests of the Chinese government,' via @WSJ

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