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‘Slow-motion trainwreck’ in Gaza as Netanyahu lectures America – Day 291

[email protected] July 25, 2024 debunked hamas video, excessive force, Gaza, israel at the olympics, khan younis, netanyahu speech, police brutality, West Bank

Now we also face the threat of polio, putting countless lives at risk to this crippling disease: Mercy Corps; HRW: Israeli forces publish degrading pictures of Palestinian prisoners; Netanyahu’s speech full of lies, smears, claims of fighting America’s battles; police use excessive force against protesters; distressing West Bank news; calls to remove Israel from Olympics – Israel’s Olympics flagbearer signed bombs for Gaza; debunked “Hamas” threat video; more..

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Israeli police caught lying about a Palestinian they gunned down (VIDEO)

[email protected] April 7, 2023 evidence tampering, excessive force, falsifying evidence, Haaretz, Maher Zaatra, security, surveillance camera

Jerusalem is carpeted with surveillance cameras, supposedly for the protection of Israeli civilians from “terrorists.” In some cases, it works instead to protect Israeli soldiers from charges of excessive force as they needlessly kill Palestinians.

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Shireen Abu Akleh’s death exposes Israel for what it is – a murderous regime

[email protected] May 18, 2022 apartheid, attacks on journalists, excessive force, free speech, police brutality, Shireen Abu Akleh

A comprehensive report on Shireen Abu Akleh’s murder, and why it played out the way it did. Her story, like that of the Palestinian people, is one of courage in the face of injustice. In mourning her murder, let us acknowledge the facts of Palestinian life – and death.

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Israeli forces kill three Palestinians Tuesday, one a teen

[email protected] March 15, 2022 Alaa Shaham, excessive force, Israeli military, Nader Haitham Rayan, police brutality, Salem al-Harbed

In separate incidents, Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinian young men today, Tuesday, March 15. A number of Palestinians were also injured; no Israelis were hurt.

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Ten Days, Five Israeli Bullets, Five Bedouin With Serious Head Injuries

[email protected] March 10, 2022 bedouin, excessive force, Israeli Police, police brutality, sponge tipped bullet

16-year-old Abdullah Tarabin lost an eye; Bassem sustained three fractures in his jaw; Taleb’s skull was smashed; and Obeideh and Uday were injured in their faces…

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Israeli police in East Jerusalem shoot Palestinian teen dead

[email protected] March 6, 2022 excessive force, Israeli Police, Jerusalem, Samer Qawasmi

What else is new? Israeli police shot nineteen-year-old Samer Qawasmi after an alleged stabbing attack, then left him to bleed to death.

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Israeli Soldiers Kill Another Palestinian Near Hebron

[email protected] January 20, 2022 dddd, excessive force, Faleh Mousa Jaradat, IDF

After an alleged stabbing attack with no injuries, fully armed Israeli occupation soldiers shot Palestinian Faleh Mousa Jaradat, then blocked medics until he died. He leaves behind a wife and five children, one a newborn.

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Israel military outdoes itself in a week of violence toward Palestinians

[email protected] September 22, 2019 excessive force, gaza blockade, Israeli occupation, Palestinian human rights, sabra and shatilla, war crime

September, Week 3: Mainstream media does not cover the scores of “small” stories of Palestinian loss of freedom, property, life, and hope. IMEMC brings the stories to us daily. Below are many of the headlines from the past week.

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Human rights reports on Israel-Palestine (regularly updated)

[email protected] September 5, 2019 Amnesty International, btselem, Christian Aid, Defense for Children International, excessive force, gaza crisis, Great March of Return, Human Rights Watch, humanitarian crisis, Israeli human rights violations, kerem shalom crossing, ocha, Palestine, Physicians for Human Rights, rafah crossing, Red Cross, reporters without borders, unicef, West Bank

Each month, numerous NGOs produce reports on the humanitarian situation in Israel-Palestine, but US media rarely report on them. See this compilation of reports by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, National Lawyers Guild, Red Cross, Christian Aid, B’Tselem, Defense for Children International, and others…

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UN urges Israel and Gaza to ‘step back from the brink’ of war

[email protected] July 16, 2018 excessive force, Gaza, Great March of Return, Netanyahu, nickolay mladenov, rocket, unrwa

After IDF’s single largest bombing campaign in Gaza since 2014, & Hamas’ rocket response, a UN rep called for moderation & promised that UN would not forget people of Gaza.

Netanyahu explained Israel’s strategy of using brute strength until Palestinians get the message that incendiary balloons are unacceptable.

Meanwhile, 2 teenage Palestinian boys were killed in Israeli rocket attacks; 4 Israelis were injured by rockets.

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