Sarah Lazare

Family Of Slain American Activist Denied Justice From Israel’s Highest Court

Decision ‘amounts to judicial sanction of immunity for Israeli military forces when they commit injustices and human rights violations,’ said Corrie’s family.

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By Sarah Lazare

Cindy, center, and Craig Corrie, right, the parents of Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003, sit together with their daughter Sarah, during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012.  Photo: Sebastian Scheiner/AP The family of Rachel Corrie—the

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Classified: US Military Imposes ‘Startling’ Blackout On Key Details Of War In Afghanistan

‘It’s not just a particular fact or figure that’s being classified, but whole categories of previously public information.’

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By Sarah Lazare

U.S. Soldiers at Forward Operating Base in Baylough, Afghanistan, June 16, 2010. In an unprecedented blackout, top U.S. military officials have quietly classified key information about how they are spending the over $65 billion dollars appropriated since 2002 to train Afghan forces. New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg, who broke the

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Protests Against Islamophobia And Racism Sweep Germany

Rallies against xenophobia outnumber far-right demonstrations targeting Islam and immigrants.

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By Sarah Lazare
Germany Anti PEGIDA Rally

People show banners reading "stop Nazis together" during a demonstration of thousands against the right wing PEGIDA movement, 'Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West' in Duesseldorf, Germany. Photo: Martin Meissner/AP Thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin on Tuesday to say "no" to Islamophobia and anti-immigrant

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In ‘Deadliest Time Ever’ For Journalists, Local Reporters Face Greatest Danger: Report

From Iraq to Syria to Gaza, domestic reporters, whose names may never be known to the world, face highest death rate, Committee to Protect Journalists report reveals.

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By Sarah Lazare

The killing of international journalists reporting in war and conflict zones horrified the world and seized the media spotlight this year. A report released Tuesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists finds that 2014 has, indeed, been an "unusually" dangerous time for international journalists. However, it is local journalists—whose names

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Wealth Gap Between Rich And Poor Americans Highest On Record

New analysis from Pew Research Center finds that economic gains of the wealthiest continue to soar as the middle-class and low-income families face chronic stagnation.

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By Sarah Lazare

People line up at the food pantry at Sacred Heart Community Service on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) The gulf between rich and poor people in America has hit a new record. An analysis released Wednesday by Pew Research Center finds that the wealth gap between the top 21 percent

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UN Calls for Israel To ‘Renounce Nuclear Weapons’

Resolution urging Israel to sign onto the nuclear non-proliferation treaty passes General Assembly in landslide vote

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By Sarah Lazare
Israel's Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne.

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Tuesday demanding that Israel "renounce possession of nuclear weapons" and open its arms to global regulation. The measure, which is non-binding, was approved 161 to 5, with the United States, Canada, Palau, Micronesia, and Israel voting "no" and 18 countries

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Obama Quietly Hiking US Troop Numbers In Afghanistan

Reuters reveals the US is moving forward with plans to boost troop presence in Afghanistan beyond levels pledged to the public.

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By Sarah Lazare
U.S. Soldiers at Forward Operating Base in Baylough, Afghanistan, June 16, 2010.

President Obama announced in May that U.S. "combat operations" in Afghanistan will come to an end at the conclusion of 2014. However, a new revelation that the U.S. is quietly planning to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan above publicly pledged levels through 2015 is just the latest indication that the conclusion of that war is, in fact,

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