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Identity Verification or Data Exposure? Twitter Using Israeli Tech Firm Headed by Ex-Military Officials to Verify Users

Jessica Buxbaum investigates the partnership between X and an Israeli tech company run by former intelligence officials, highlighting its potential impact on surveillance, censorship, and digital rights.

Jessica Buxbaum
By Jessica Buxbaum
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The social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) is working with an Israeli tech firm to verify BlueTick subscribers, raising suspicions that personal data could fall into the hands of the Israeli government or private sector, both of whom have a long history of illegally stealing user data, including from X itself, and spying on both allies

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The Gaza Manifesto: Why America’s Old Middle East is Crumbling

To think that tiny little Gaza is the spark that has refocused the energies of the whole region is a political miracle that many political scientists will find difficult to understand, let alone explain.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
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History will not forgive those who have remained silent, exhibited or expressed ‘balanced’ positions - or worse, defended Israel’s ongoing genocide in an already besieged, impoverished and overcrowded Gaza. This is not a cliché declaration, but a desperate attempt aimed at jolting the world, especially the Western world, to show a degree of

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The Hannibal Directive: What Really Happened on October 7

As the fog of war clears, it seems the true story of October 7 is not quite as cut and dry as it once seemed.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
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Craig Murray: As Genocide Unfolds, Chances of a Regional War Become Almost Unavoidable

As the West Asian powderkeg inches closer to disaster over Israel’s ongoing slaughter in Gaza, Craig Murray dissects the various factors at play that could push the region over the precipice.

Craig Murray
By Craig Murray
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London -- (Craig Murray) -- October 23 saw the most violent bombardment of Gaza until that point, notably concentrated on precisely the areas where Israel ordered the population to evacuate. I find it almost impossible to believe that this genocide is underway with the active support of nearly all Western governments. I want to examine two

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Here Are Some of the War Crimes Committed by Israel So Far in Gaza

Israel’s appalling violations of international law have been on display to the entire world. Since you likely won’t hear about many of them on mainstream media, here are some of the worst war crimes carried out by Israel since October 7, 2023.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
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Human Animals: The Sordid Language behind Israel’s Genocide in Gaza 

From Golda Meir’s “Palestinians did not exist” to Menachem Begin’s Palestinians are “beasts walking on two legs” to Eli Ben Dahan’s “Palestinians are like animals, they aren’t human” to numerous other racist and dehumanizing references, the Zionist discourse remains unchanged.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
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Tutsis are cockroaches. We will kill you." Arabs are like “drugged cockroaches in a bottle.” The first quote was a line repeated frequently by the Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, a Rwandan radio station, which is largely blamed for inciting hatred towards the Tutsi people. The second is by former Israeli army Chief-of-Staff,

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