Abby Martin on the Israeli Onslaught and Gaza’s Fight for Freedom

Journalist, activist and filmmaker Abby Martin joins Mintcast to discuss Israel, the United States, and the latest situation in Gaza.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Abby Martin Interview

 Despite publicly urging caution, restraint and calling for a ceasefire, the United States government continues to aid Israel, this week approving $375 million worth of arms sales to the Jewish state, even as it uses U.S.-made weaponry to attack civilian buildings and other infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Hospitals, health clinics and homes

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Every American Should Watch Abby Martin’s New Afghanistan War Documentary

Abby Martin’s new documentary, “Afghanistan War Exposed: An Imperial Conspiracy,” is a tour de force, a must watch for every American seeking a holistic understanding of American’s longest-running war.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Afghanistan Mural Feature photo

The perpetual occupation of Afghanistan has become so normalized that it mostly serves as background noise to most Americans. It’s even jokingly referred to as the "Forever War," accepted as just another constant reality. A soldier dies now and again, a couple of dozen civilians get killed in another bombing. It’s never enough to stir the

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Podcast: Abby Martin Resists Anti-BDS Laws & The Israeli Lobby

Abby Martin discusses her lawsuit against the state of Georgia over it’s anti-BDS law, the Israeli government’s heavy hand in pushing anti-free speech laws, the pro-Israel Democratic candidates and more.

Mnar Adley
Whitney Webb
By Mnar Adley
And Whitney Webb
Abby Martin podcast

Welcome to the re-launch of MintCast, the official weekly MintPress News podcast hosted by Mnar Muhawesh and Whitney Webb. MintCast is an interview podcast featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers and journalists who the establishment would rather silence. One such voice is journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin. She joins MintCast to

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Journalist Abby Martin Sues State of Georgia Over Law Requiring Pledge of Allegiance to Israel

“This censorship of my talk based on forced compliance to anti-BDS laws in Georgia is just one level of a nationwide campaign to protect Israel from grassroots pressure.” — Abby Martin

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Abby Martin Lawsuit

After refusing to sign a pledge of allegiance to the state of Israel, the state of Georgia shut down a media literacy conference featuring journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin at Georgia Southern University. Martin had recently released a documentary critical of the Israeli government called "Gaza Fights for Freedom." Now she is suing the state,

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Abby Martin’s Film Gaza Fights For Freedom Humanizes World’s Largest Concentration Camp

Abby Martin’s new documentary film Gaza Fights for Freedom is an excellent movie that is difficult to watch, and disturbing at times, precisely because it presents a true, realistic view of life in Gaza. 

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Gaza fights for freedom feature photo

GAZA, OCCUPIED PALESTINE -- In her new documentary film, Gaza Fights for Freedom, journalist Abby Martin places the Gaza Strip under a microscope for the viewers to see. The result is an excellent movie that is difficult to watch, and disturbing at times, precisely because it presents a true, realistic view of life in Gaza. The movie shows how a

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Watch | Abby Martin & UN Rapporteur Expose Venezuela Coup

On the eve of another US war for oil, Abby Martin debunks the most repeated myths about Venezuela and uncovers how US sanctions are crimes against humanity with UN investigator and human rights Rapporteur Alfred De Zayas.

Abby Martin
By Abby Martin
Juan Guaido

 Top Photo | A screenshot from an Empire Files video shows a partial portrait of Venezuela's self-proclaimed president, Juan Guaido Abby Martin is an artist, activist, and citizen journalist. She graduated from SDSU with a B.A. in political science where she was involved in community organizing for multiple causes. Source | Empire Files

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