Israeli Defense Minister: Every Single Person in Gaza a Potential Target

To the Israeli government, any person living in Gaza – regardless of age, gender, occupation, ethnicity or religion – is guilty by association with Hamas; and all those who approach the border fence to continue protesting for the “right of return” for Palestinian refugees are “militants” who are fair game for Israeli snipers.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman shake hands in front the media after giving a statement in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – Outrage continues to mount over Israel’s repeated shootings of unarmed demonstrators near the Gaza-Israel border, as Palestinians protest along the border fence as part of the “Great Return March.” Under fire over the growing number of civilian deaths, Israeli defense minister Avigdor Lieberman has not only showed no remorse for

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Hundreds Protest For Ahed Tamimi’s Release in New York’s Grand Central Terminal

Tamimi, who’s detention was extended three times before she was brought to court, has received widespread media attention and a social media campaign #FreeAhed, has been launched in support of her case.

Middle East Monitor
By Middle East Monitor

Hundreds on Friday gathered inside of Grand Central Terminal in New York, demanding the release of the 16 year old Palestinian activist Ahed al-Tamimi who was taken into custody by Israeli soldiers two week ago. Protestors chanted and carried banners reading “Release Ahed Tamimi Now”, “US has to stop helping Israel” and “Palestinian prisoners

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Israel Step Closer to Making Jerusalem Jewish-Only City

The U.S. and Israel are now actively invested in a system of political Apartheid in Palestine, and are twisting the arm of the PA to facilitate such a dreadful regime.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the Israel Museum, in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

The Israeli government is planning a series of measures aimed at fully denying Palestinians their legal rights in Jerusalem and precluding any future peace settlement based on sharing the city between Israel and a future Palestinian state. One of the most aggressive measures to date is a bill that was approved by the Israeli Knesset on Tuesday,

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Ahed Tamimi Stood Up to Israel While the Rest of the World Bows

It is one thing to salute Ahed Tamimi’s bravery and turn her into a heroine du jour, but real respect for her courage would be to make sure that neither she nor other oppressed and abused Palestinian children have to continue to face Israeli oppression alone and unaided.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Ahed Tamimi

NABI SALEH, PALESTINE (Opinion) -- One can barely go for half a day on social media without seeing new iconic images of Ahed Tamimi. Everyone who ever posed with her for a photo is posting, and some very creative art is being made of her almost by the minute. But the truth is that we all failed her. Even those of us who regularly visit the

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Gullible Americans Duped into Believing Palestinians Occupy Israeli Land Rather than the Reverse

Although there are no major establishment news organizations reporting on or even alleging any Palestinian occupation of Israeli territories, the media’s overwhelmingly negative coverage of Palestinians – including its bids for statehood, the nonviolent BDS movement, and resistance to Israeli attacks – all likely contribute to Americans’ fundamental failure to grasp essential facts about the situation in the Middle East.

Grant F. Smith | AntiWar
By Grant F. Smith | AntiWar
Palestinians protester is pushed by Israeli border policemen during a protest marking the Land Day in the West Bank village of Hawara near Nablus, Monday, March 30, 2015.

According to an IRmep poll fielded by Google Consumer Surveys the majority of Americans (49.2 percent) believe that Palestinians occupy Israeli land rather than the reverse. The statistically-significant survey was fielded on March 9 in four nations and had a margin of error of 1.7-4.3 percent. The U.S. adult internet population is alone in

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Palestinians Search Through Remains After Israel Destroys 13-story Gaza Apt. Building

“They called our flat and told us that the residents in Zafer 4 and Zafer 1 towers need to evacuate immediately, but my family didn’t leave until we had seen our neighbors running in the streets.”

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Israel

Dan Cohen for Mondoweiss-- Since the Netanyahu government’s decision to halt negotiations following last week’s ceasefires, Israel has resumed its campaign of F16 bombings and drone strikes. Apparently entering a new phase of attacks, the Israeli military targeted a 13 story-residential tower in west Gaza City, collapsing it with two airstrikes.

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