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For Palestinians and Their Supporters, Arab-Israeli Pacts Are 'A Stab in The Back' Amid Ongoing Oppression
Protesters in the illegally-occupied Palestinian city of Ramallah in the West Bank protest Israel's peace pacts with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on September 15, 2020. (Photo: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images)
Citing 'Unbreakable Commitment,' Harris Vows Biden Would Never Place Conditions on US Military Aid to Israel
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
US Vice President and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a meeting at the latter's office in Jerusalem, Israel on March 9, 2016 (Photo: Debbie Hill/AFG/Getty Images)
"Unconditional military aid to Israel," one critic wryly noted, "puts Biden/Harris far to the right of notorious peacenik George H.W. Bush."
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Palestinian Rights Advocates Refuse to Applaud Israel-Trump-UAE Deal That Upholds 'Ongoing, Devastating Apartheid'
Julia Conley, staff writer
"The Trump administration hit upon the Nobel Peace Prize-winning idea that you...
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'Cruelty of the Occupation Knows No Bounds': Israel Demolishes Covid-19 Clinic in Epicenter of West Bank Outbreak
Julia Conley, staff writer
"There is no humanity in destroying grassroots attempts to support an already...
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'Annexation Is Illegal. Period.': UN Human Rights Chief Slams Israeli Government
47 UN Human Rights Experts Condemn US Support for Israel's 'Unlawful' Annexation Plan
Venezuela said it would deploy naval vessels like these frigates—here on a 2019 exercise—to welcome Iranian tankers bringing much needed gasoline. (Photo: Zurimar Campos/ Venezuelan Presidency/AFP/File)
"We're Ready for Whatever, Whenever,' Says Maduro as Venezuela Vows Navy Escort to Protect Iranian Oil Tankers from US Threats
Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex
Healthcare Providers at Iran's Top Cancer Hospital Say Crippling Trump Sanctions Are Affecting Patients
'This Is Not a Peace Plan, It Is a War Plan': Trump-Netanyahu Deal Decried as Shameful Attack on Palestinian Rights
'We Will Resist It in Every Way': Palestinians Call for World to Reject Anti-Peace Deal Put Forth by Trump and Netanyahu
Iranian commander
Iran Says Military Shot Down Ukraine Airliner in 'Disastrous Mistake' Amid Heightened Tensions With US
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2020, during a rally on "No War with Iran". (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
House Democrats Send Loud 'No War With Iran' Message to Trump With Passage of War Powers Resolution
Rescue teams work at the scene after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. - All 176 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane were killed when it crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on January 8, Iranian state media reported. State news agency IRNA said 167 passengers and nine crew members were on board the aircraft operated by Ukraine International Airlines. (
Accident or Tragedy of War? Transparent Probe Demanded After US and Canada Claim Iranian Missile Downed Ukraine Jetliner
'Stop Escalation': World Leaders Call on Trump to End Warmongering and Resume Diplomacy With Iran
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Trump administration's recent actions in Iraq on January 07, 2020 in New York City. Biden criticized Trump for not having a clear policy regarding Iran after the killing of Qasem Soleimani ratcheted up tensions between Iran and the United States. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
After Biden Offers 'No Comment' Response to Middle East Escalation, Critics Suggest: How About 'No War With Iran'
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