Author: Dilip

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Israel Exposes its Agenda: land, not ‘security’; Gaza as Prelude, West Bank as Prize / The Israel Lobby’s Demise & The Future of Gaza: Chris Hedges with Professor Ilan Pappé

now ‘the job’ is revealed to the more attentive public to be what it has always secretly been, a campaign to achieve the coercive incorporation of the West Bank into Israel. Richard Falk [Prefatory Note: Modified responses to questions posed by Rodrigo Craveiro, a journalist with the Brazilian newspaper, CORREIO BRAZILIENSE, on 29/8/24, addressing the concerted Israeli… Read More Israel Exposes its Agenda: land, not ‘security’; Gaza as Prelude, West Bank as Prize / The Israel Lobby’s Demise & The Future of Gaza: Chris Hedges with Professor Ilan Pappé

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‘There was no mercy, even on children’: trauma in the West Bank after Israeli raids

GAZA casualties, live statistics Julian Borger and Sufian Taha in Nur Shams camp, Tulkarm, West Bank When Israeli soldiers arrived at the modest house along an alleyway in Nur Shams camp on Wednesday night, they sent the women and four of the children out into the street, but kept hold of Malak Shihab. They took the muzzle off… Read More ‘There was no mercy, even on children’: trauma in the West Bank after Israeli raids

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This bird came back from extinction – now scientists are teaching it to migrate

Extinct in central Europe for 300 years, 36 northern bald ibis are following an ultralight aircraft on their long-forgotten migration route from Austria to Spain Phoebe Weston The northern bald ibis was extinct in central Europe for 300 years. Now, it has returned – and scientist “foster parents” aboard a tiny plane are teaching the birds to… Read More This bird came back from extinction – now scientists are teaching it to migrate

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Seeking justice for radiation victims of the US nuclear program

By Robert Alvarez Decades of nuclear weapons tests and other radioactive experiments injured or killed scientists, soldiers, and innocent bystanders. Many of them, and their relatives, have never been compensated, but new efforts may change that. A former Senate staffer and expert on the US nuclear program looks back at its harmful effects, and how the… Read More Seeking justice for radiation victims of the US nuclear program

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Israel army launches largest West Bank offensive in 20 years, orders evacuations as death toll rises

Israeli occupation forces have intensified their military operations in the occupied West Bank for a second day. 18 Palestinians have been killed and dozens have been detained, including children. Medical access to Jenin and Tulkarm has been hindered with Israel stopping ambulances from reaching the wounded, sparking international condemnation. The Israeli army, early Wednesday, conducted… Read More Israel army launches largest West Bank offensive in 20 years, orders evacuations as death toll rises

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BJP’s Calculations to Get Democratic Legitimacy in J&K Are Falling Apart

Ajoy Bose The BJP appears to have dug itself into a hole ahead of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling party’s plans of manipulating to its advantage the fractured political scenario both in the Kashmir Valley and the Jammu region are rapidly getting unstuck. This may end up in either handing the upper… Read More BJP’s Calculations to Get Democratic Legitimacy in J&K Are Falling Apart

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