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My Recent Articles
In case you missed it, and since I promised to link to this in the video:
Double Standard for Israeli and Palestinian Hostages
Most media are glossing over Israel soon releasing 1,700 Palestinians it abducted and held without charge--in other words, hostages they kidnapped. And they’re not releasing all of them.
News Roundup
Israel raids homes of West Bank prisoners set to be released in deal
By Fayha Shalash, Middle East Eye, October 12, 2025
Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi shot dead in Gaza City clashes
Al Jazeera, October 12, 2025
40 years after Jewish extremists murdered a Palestinian activist in California, no one has been held accountable
By William Youmans, Mondoweiss, October 11, 2025
The Free Press Called Out “Incomplete” Reporting on Gaza’s Starving Children. Here’s the Complete Story.
By Ryan Grim, Drop Site News, October 12, 2025
Sudan: Drone, artillery strike kills 60 at refugee camp
By Richard Connor, Deutsche-Welle, October 11, 2025
Israeli Soldiers Torched Food, Homes, and a Critical Sewage Treatment Plant in the Wake of Ceasefire Announcement
By Younis Tirawi and Yaniv Cogan, Drop Site News, October 12, 2025
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