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How Israel and the West distort the narrative to manipulate their citizens against Gaza and the Palestinian struggle.
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Israeli Jets Carry Out Airstrikes on 9 Targets in Northern Gaza Strip
Israeli jets targeted nine military targets in two military compounds and a munitions manufacturing site, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported on Twitter. According to IDF, the targets belonged to their favorite bogeyman: Hamas militants.
Civilians Flee After Hundreds Killed in Relentless Saudi-led Coalition Airstrikes on Key Yemeni Port of Hodeidah (VIDEO)
Thousands of civilians are fleeing Hodeidah, Yemen, after hundreds were killed in the Saudi-led coalition’s bombing campaign to take the strategic Yemeni port away from Houthi rebels.
US Senators Urge Pentagon To Fully Disclose Its Role In Saudi-led War In Yemen
Three US senators have called on the Pentagon to immediately reveal the extent of US military support to the Saudi-led coalition that launched an attack on the key port city of Hodeidah, a last humanitarian lifeline in Yemen.
Syrian Tribes Declare Support For Assad & War Against Foreign Troops
Over seventy Syrian tribes declared war on the US over the weekend as they announced a new “resistance front” to fight foreign troops in northern Syria.
Washington Warns Syria to NOT Attack Islamic State terrorists or Retake Its Own Territory. No, Really.
The US is worried about reports of an impending Syrian military operation to retake its own city of Deraa in a de-escalation zone in Syria’s southwest.
Numbers of Snow Leopards in the Wild Impossible to Determine
The big cats’ decline is understated, and their viability remains in doubt because of human settlements, climate change, and poaching. Removing leopards from the endangered list may give the impression that they’re safe when in fact the numbers are unknown.
Kadyrov orders universal DNA testing in Chechnya to help identify children kidnapped by ISIS
The head of the Chechen Republic has ordered a universal DNA test to help identify and retrieve Russian children who had been taken to terrorist-control territories in the Middle East.
Israeli Military Have Shot 500 Palestinians In The Head In One Month
Over the last month, the Israeli military has shot over 500 Palestinians in the head for peacefully protesting in the Gaza Strip.
IDF Snipers Ordered to Shoot Children, Israeli General Confirms
An Israeli general has confirmed that when snipers stationed along Israel’s boundary with Gaza shoot at children, they are doing so deliberately, under clear and specific orders.
Israel Continues Recycling Tired Myths to Divert Blame For Its Own Repeated War Crimes & Massacres in Occupied Palestine
Whether or not the protesters in Gaza The only legitimate struggle for Palestinians, it seems, is keeping quiet, allowing their lands to be plundered, and their children to be starved.
UN To Launch War Crimes Probe Into Israeli Forces’ Shooting Of Protesters In Gaza
The UN Human Rights Council has voted in favor of sending an international war crimes probe to Gaza after the body’s leading human rights official slammed Israel‘s reaction to the protests along the Gaza border that killed over 60 people and injured 2,700 in one day as “wholly disproportionate.”
Fantastic Didactic Weekend Flick Pick (May 18-20, 2018): ‘Palestine Is Still The Issue’ (2002) – Timeless Truth: The John Pilger Film That Defied a Campaign to Ban It
With the present-day massacre of Palestinians by Israeli snipers along the border fence with Gaza, this 2002 film by renowned journalist and filmmaker John Pilger tells a timeless truth.
2017 Had Highest Level of Conflict Flight in a Decade — Int’l Report
Conflict forced nearly 12 million people to flee within their own country last year, the highest level of such internal displacement in 10 years, international monitors said Wednesday.
U.S. History Of Attempting To Overthrow Iran Is Riddled With Conspiracy To Stage Conflicts
The U.S. has had its eye on regime change in Iran for awhile, having spent decades meddling in its affairs.