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• ‘Previously Unknown Massacres’: Why is Israel Allowed to Own Palestinian History?

  
  December 28, 2021 14:18

  Source: Ramzy Baroud - Politics for the People

  http://www.ramzybaroud.net/previously-unknown-massacres-why-is-israel-allowed-to-own-palestinian-history/

   

  By Ramzy Baroud

  Published December 22, 2021

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• From Gaza to Ohio, the Stories That Defined U.S.-Israel Ties in 2021

  
  December 28, 2021 14:02

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-from-gaza-to-ohio-the-stories-that-defined-u-s-israel-ties-in-2021-1.10496534?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=a91512cadf

   

  By Ben Samuels

  Published December 27, 2021

   

  Joe Biden’s first year in the White House saw a war between Israel and Hamas, a political fight over Iron Dome funding, and a dispute about America's consulate in Jerusalem. A look back at the year's top stories

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• Israeli Arab City Bounced Back From Deadly Flareup, but Residents Fear Further Violence

  
  December 07, 2021 14:19

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-arab-city-bounced-back-from-deadly-flareup-but-residents-fear-further-violence-1.10439694?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=8a994565d9

   

  By Jack Khoury

  Published December 4, 2021

   

  After days of violent attacks and clashes, the Umm al-Fahm residents are still on edge

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• Opinion | Who Will Stop Israel's Craziest Settlement Plan Ever?

  
  December 07, 2021 14:11

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-who-will-stop-israel-s-craziest-settlement-plan-ever-1.10440698?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=8a994565d9

   

  By Hagit Ofran

  Published December 5, 2021

   

  A new mega-settlement would be the death sentence for a viable future Palestinian state. But with the shameful silence of the 'pro-peace,' two state supporters in Israel's coalition government, the only hope for halting the plan rests with Biden and Blinken

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• 'I Showed Palestinians the Footage That Israel Looted. They Started to Cry'

  
  December 06, 2021 11:21

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-i-showed-palestinians-the-footage-that-israel-looted-they-started-to-cry-1.10438349?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=8a994565d9

   

  By Nirit Anderman

  Published December 4, 2021

   

  In the 1982 Lebanon War, the Israeli army raided the PLO archive in Beirut, confiscating numerous reels of film depicting Palestinian life. A new film by Karnit Mandel reveals her quest to find the mysterious footage

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• Opinion | The Settler-philosopher Everyone Loves to Love

  
  December 07, 2021 14:33

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-the-settler-philosopher-everyone-loves-to-love-1.10440019?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=8a994565d9

   

  By Gideon Levy

  Published December 4, 2021

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• Israel Not Expected to Join ‘Bizarre’ U.S. Boycott of Winter Olympics in China

  
  December 09, 2021 11:51

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-not-expected-to-join-bizarre-u-s-boycott-of-winter-olympics-in-china-1.10448868?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=51ea886301

   

  By Jonathan Lis

  Published December 9, 2021

   

  The comment by a senior Israeli official follows an announcement by the Biden administration that it will refrain from sending a political delegation to the games in Beijing in protest at China’s human rights record

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• Tell Trudeau: Condemn Israel’s illegal settlements with UN vote!

  
  December 09, 2021 12:53

  Source: Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East 

  https://www.cjpme.org/

   

  Published December, 2021

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• Analysis | Israel's New Gaza Border Barrier Proves That It Prefers Walls to War

  
  December 09, 2021 11:59

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-israel-s-new-gaza-border-barrier-proves-that-it-prefers-walls-to-war-1.10447949?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=51ea886301

   

  By Amos Harel

  Published December 7, 2021

   

  Would-be attackers in Gaza will probably seek and find more detours around the $1.1 billion wall, but a more urgent question remains: How will Israel deal with an escalation on more than one front?

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• UN envoy warns of risk of new Israel-Palestinian violence

  
  December 03, 2021 11:59

  Source: Haaretz

  https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/un-envoy-warns-of-risk-of-new-israel-palestinian-violence-1.10430090

   

  The Associated Press

  Published December 1, 2021

   

  Tor Wennesland says parties must calm tensions, reduce violence across the Palestinian territories, avoid unilateral steps including new Israeli settlement building and solidify the May cease-fire

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