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  • In killing Nasrallah, Israel chose to open the gates of hell. We will all pay the price


    In killing Nasrallah, Israel chose to open the gates of hell. We will all pay the price October 01, 2024 14:53

    Source: Jonathan Cook Blog

    https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2024-09-29/killing-nasrallah-israel-price/

     

    By Jonathan Cook

    Published September 29, 2024

     

    The West, via Israel, is fomenting for Hezbollah and the Shia resistance their own ISIS moment. Moderates are once again losing the argument – because we lost it for them

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  • Seven (7) things Palestinians want Americans to consider about US role on Israel’s offensive on Gaza


    Seven (7) things Palestinians want Americans to consider about US role on Israel’s offensive on Gaza October 08, 2024 14:49

    Source: Reckon

    https://www.reckon.news/justice/2024/10/7-things-palestinians-want-americans-to-consider-about-us-role-on-israels-offensive-on-gaza.html

     

    By Ahmed Masood

    Published October 7, 2024

     

    PERSPECTIVES: On the one-year anniversary of October 7, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank share their perspective on U.S. involvement in the ongoing conflict, urging Americans to reconsider their government’s stance on its support for Israel.

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  • 'Not All Jews Longed for a Jewish Supremacist State in the Land of Israel'


    'Not All Jews Longed for a Jewish Supremacist State in the Land of Israel' October 08, 2024 14:48

    Source: Haaretz

    https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-09-27/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/not-all-the-jews-longed-for-a-jewish-supremacist-state-in-the-land-of-israel/00000192-2e77-d76c-a3fe-7fff069d0000

     

    By Ronen Tal

    Published September 27, 2024

     

    Israeli soldiers abhorred violence, the Arabs didn't want to throw the Jews into the sea. Through letters written in real-time, a historian sets forth what those who fought on both sides in the 1948 war actually thought

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  • From ethnic cleansing to genocide


    From ethnic cleansing to genocide October 08, 2024 14:48

    Source: Mondoweiss

    https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/from-ethnic-cleansing-to-genocide/

     

    By Salman Abu Sitta

    Published October 7, 2024

     

    I am a survivor of the 1948 Nakba who lived to witness the 2024 genocide. I may not live to see justice be made, but I am certain our long struggle will be rewarded. Our grandchildren will live at home once again.

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  • THINK! | A Way to Getting to Know the OTHER and One ANOTHER


    Move mountains April 04, 2024 22:56

    Making a Difference – The Means, Methods, and Mechanism for Many to Move Mountains

     

    By: Abraham A. van Kempen, Editor

     

    Those who commit to 'healing our broken humanity' build intercultural bridges to learn to know and understand one another and others. Readers who thumb through the Building the Bridge (BTB) pages are not mindless sheep following other mindless sheep. They THINK. They want to be at the forefront of making a difference. They're in search of the bigger picture to expand their horizons. They don't need BTB or anyone else to confirm their biases.

     

    Making a Difference – The Means, Methods, and Mechanism for Many to Move Mountains

     

    Accurate knowledge promotes understanding, dispels prejudice, and awakens the desire to learn more. Words have an extraordinary power to bring people together, divide them, forge bonds of friendship, or provoke hostility. Modern technology places unprecedented possibilities for good at our disposal, fostering harmony and reconciliation. Yet its misuse can do untold harm, leading to misunderstanding, prejudice, and conflict.

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