May 22, 2021
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Watch: Inside the Battle for Jerusalem
Israel’s bombing of Gaza has killed 213 people and Hamas rockets into Israel have killed 13. The latest violence between Israel and Palestine came after weeks of police aggression towards Palestinians in East Jerusalem. We embed with protesters in Sheikh Jarrah who face losing their homes as they wait to hear their fate in a… Continue reading
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Gaza/Palestine News Links 21-22 May 2021
22 May 2021 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Ceasefire puts no end to Israeli repression By Maureen Clare Murphy on May 22, 2021 02:37 am Police attack Palestinians in Jerusalem after weeks of mass arrests. How a Continue reading
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Coexistence in Israel’s ‘mixed cities’ was always an illusion
Last weekend Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as “terrorists” those Palestinian citizens who have been protesting decades of state-sponsored discrimination. Vowing that “anyone who acts like a terrorist will be handled like one”, he said: “Arab law-breakers are attacking Jews, burning synagogues and Jewish homes.” Continue reading
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Vaccines: truth, lies, and controversy
Peter Gotzsche is no crank. Rather the opposite, in fact. In the world of evidence based medicine, he is one of the great heavyweights. He was a founding member of the Cochrane collaboration, is a professor of clinical research methodology at the university of Copenhagen, and has had his work repeatedly published in all the… Continue reading
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We should all be worried about the United Nations Food Systems Summit
Since Ms. Kalibata [Agnes Kalibata, president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution for Africa (AGRA)] was named special envoy [to the UN Food Systems Summit], there has been a public outcry over this clear conflict of interest. 176 civil society organizations from 83 countries sent a letter to the UN Secretary General António Guterres… Continue reading
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