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The Biden administration is finalizing plans to urge Switzerland to reject a request from Palestine and its supporters to hold a conference on violations of the Geneva Conventions. Dec 20, 2023 By Akbar Shahid Ahmed As bloodshed continues in Gaza, State Department officials are quietly working to stymie an attempt to …
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April 18, 2023 Fadia Abdullah,* Jaramana camp is one of twelve Palestinian camps in Syria was built on 30000 square meters of agricultural land in Jaramana town and is located on the highway of Damascus International Airport, eight kilometers southeast of Damascus, the closest camp to the city center. It …
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March 11, 2023 Fadia Abdallah Dalal Al-Maghribi, the bride of Jaffa, 45 years since your martyrdom. Today marks the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of the young Palestinian activist, Dalal Al-Maghribi, nicknamed “The Bride of Jaffa,” whom the Syrian national poet Nizar Qabbani said she “established the Palestinian Republic.” Dalal …
Read More »Syria’s My Lai? US massacred 70 civilians and covered it up
Nov 14, 2021 Aaron Mate’ After killing dozens of Syrian civilians in a 2019 bombing, the US military exonerated itself and concealed evidence. It’s the latest scandal in a shadowy US war in Syria that’s evaded oversight. The New York Times has exposed one of the US military’s worst massacres and cover-up …
Read More »Israel expands nuclear facility previously used for weapons material
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Read More »The Myth of the U.N. Creation of Israel
September 4, 2019 Political Construction of Israel The popular belief that Israel was established by the United Nations is rooted in falsehood and prejudice against the rights of the Palestinians. By Jeremy R. Hammond Published on Foreign Policy Journal| Oct 26, 2010 There is a widely accepted belief that United Nations …
Read More »Trump brings home “The Butcher of Khiam”, and requests Syria release Austin Tice
March 23, 2020 Steven Sahiounie Amer Fakhoury escaped from Beirut, Lebanon on a US military helicopter on March 19. He had been arrested in September, betting his American passport would save him from justice, and it did. He had been charged and convicted of torture, kidnapping, and collaborating with the …
Read More »Palestine and Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” Plan
March 2, 2020 Dr. Zuhair Sabbagh Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” Plan, was officially unveiled, on 28 January, 2020, at the White House, by both American President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Plan, also known as “Deal of the Century”, dealt with a number of important issues …
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