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Israel continues to target Gazan aid-seekers – at least 4 incidents in 24 hours – Day 160

contact@ifamericansknew.org March 15, 2024 famine, freedom of worship, Gaza, genocide, hamas, humanitarian aid, Israel, Israeli settlers, ramadan, sanctions, schumer, temporary pier

Hunger continues to be a death sentence in more ways than one; fears that the US pier will be used to perpetuate the reoccupation or ethnic cleansing of Gaza; aid ship off Gaza shore, logistics uncertain; Sen. Chuck Schumer makes major speech on Netanyahu and Israel; Forensic Architecture evaluates Israeli “evidence” from ICJ defense; Israeli forces aggressive in Jerusalem against Ramadan worshipers; new Palestinian prime minister; a smattering of sanctions by US against Israeli settlers; US intelligence says Hamas cannot be destroyed; and more

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Gazan detainees report “torture like we never saw before” – Day 118

Kathryn Shihadah February 2, 2024 Biden, children in gaza, controlled demolitions, genocide, houthis, humanitarian pause, IDF, Israeli settlers, Netanyahu, Rafah, sanctions, starvation, unrwa, water

17,000 Gazan children alone, many are freezing, all are hungry and thirsty; Israel’s massive number of “controlled demolitions”; Israeli military ready to head south to Rafah, Gazans are terrified; humanitarian pause may be “weeks” away; Netanyahu’s incendiary remarks about UNRWA; the West is ignoring Houthis’ message; Biden sanctions 4 Israeli settlers; US judge can’t rule on Biden’s complicity in Israel’s genocide, but calls on him to “reconsider his position”

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Indisputable facts about Israel and the International Criminal Court

contact@ifamericansknew.org March 5, 2021 fourth geneva convention, icc, international criminal court, sanctions, war crime

Israel complains that other countries are committing “worse atrocities” and that it is simply practicing “self-defense” – but the International Criminal Court (ICC) has good reasons for dismissing these claims.

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FAIR: The NYT’s Pro-War Arguments Against War With Iran

contact@ifamericansknew.org August 14, 2019 analysis, diplomacy, editorial, Iran, iran revolutionary guard, new york times, nuclear weapon, sanctions

New York Times recent editorials make it sound as if the war looming between the US and Iran is equally the fault of both countries, or of some inexplicable, inevitable force, rather than the result of US actions. This framing hides US governmental responsibility, and makes it harder for the public to judge intelligently where to place blame.

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Iraq, Syria, Iran…Are We To Destroy Iran Next?

contact@ifamericansknew.org December 15, 2017 cato, Iran, pnac, sanctions

Neoconservatives won’t stop until their plans to remake the Middle East are realized, and Iran is next on the list. But is this in our best interests?

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