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      Benjamin Netanyahu

      Will Netanyahu's Frantic Efforts for Political Survival Set Off the Next Intifada?

      The frequent deadly raids on Palestinian towns and refugee camps translate into political assets that allow Bibi to keep his extremist supporters happy, but the consequence is likely to be an armed rebellion.

      Ramzy Baroud
      Jun 06, 2023

      After signing a military decree on May 18 allowing illegal Israeli Jewish settlers to reclaim the abandoned Homesh settlement located in the northern Occupied West Bank, the Israeli government has informed the U.S. Biden administration that it will not turn the area into a new settlement.

      The latter revelation was reported by Axios on May 23. This contradiction is hardly surprising. While Israel's far-right ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, know precisely what they want, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to perform an impossible political act: He wants to fulfill all the wishes of Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, but without veering off from the U.S. political agenda in the Middle East, and without creating the circumstances that could eventually topple the Palestinian Authority (PA).

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      Muhammad Tamimi

      Palestinian Toddler Muhammad Tamimi Dies Days After Israeli Forces Shot Him in Head

      "What accountability will there be for the Israeli soldier(s) who opened fire into a Palestinian community and shot a two-year-old in the head?" asked one journalist. "The track record isn't promising."

      Brett Wilkins
      Jun 05, 2023

      A two-and-a-half-year-old Palestinian boy shot in the head last week by Israeli forces—who initially denied shooting the toddler—succumbed to his wounds on Monday.

      Muhammad Tamimi and his father, Haytham Tamimi, were in their parked car outside their home in Nabi Saleh village near Ramallah in the illegally occupied West Bank of Palestine last Thursday when they came under fire from Israeli troops.

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      ​Fatima Mohammed.

      CUNY Law Student Faces Bipartisan Attack for Criticizing Israel in Commencement Speech

      “Palestine can no longer be the exception to our pursuit of justice,” CUNY student Fatima Mohammed said during her May 12 remarks.

      Michael Arria
      Jun 02, 2023

      Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are attacking the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law over remarks made by one of its commencement speakers.

      During her speech on May 12, CUNY student Fatima Mohammed said the school had taught her how to implement the law for the cause of human rights.

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