Stephen Lendman

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Palestinian Children Detained Oppressively in Isolation

by Stephen Lendman January 5, 2012

“I was in a very bad psychological state, so I decided to confess. I confessed to throwing Molotov cocktails and stones at army jeeps,” even though he was innocent.

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Netanyahu Rejects Peace After Hamas and Fatah Reconciliation

by Stephen Lendman December 28, 2011

Netanyahu: If Hamas joins the Palestinian government, we will not hold negotiations with the Palestinian Authority….The peace process can only advance while maintaining security arrangements, which is becoming more difficult in light of the current situation in the region.

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Ugly Israeli Realities Emerge

by Stephen Lendman December 19, 2011

Haaretz obtained parts of “a classified working paper produced by European embassies in Israel….”

The “unprecedented document” addresses internal Israeli issues. It was written without Israel’s knowledge. It also covers Israeli peace process intransigency, its self-characterization as a Jewish, democratic state, and how it treats its Arab population.

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Lawless Israeli Oppression in Palestine: Shooting Mustafa Tamimi at Point Blank Range

by Stephen Lendman December 15, 2011

Israeli soldiers, police and even settlers can kill or otherwise harm Palestinians with impunity.Mustafa Tamimi’s death and many others show that Palestinian life is “cheap.”

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Critical Health Issues in Gaza

by Stephen Lendman December 11, 2011

Since locked down and isolated by Israel, Gaza’s experienced systemic crisis. Its health system especially was gravely harmed. Many services and life-saving treatments aren’t available.

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Israel Called Biggest Threat to World Peace

by Stephen Lendman November 4, 2011

Netanyahu and Barak favor military action. Avigdor Lieberman said Iran poses the most dangerous threat to world order. His comments are extremist rants, not thoughtful reason.

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Israel Arrests Palestinians While Releasing Others

by Stephen Lendman October 22, 2011

Israel can’t be trusted. Its promises lack credibility and honor. Despite releasing 447 prisoners and promising another 550, new arrests are made regularly.

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Ongoing Israeli Human Rights Abuses and Self-Proclaimed Democracy

by Stephen Lendman October 16, 2011

Israel is a modern day Sparta, a regional killing machine. Israel is democratic in name only, affording rights solely to higher income and wealthy Jews. It can mobilize over 600,000 combatants in 72 hours, equipped with nuclear and other state-of-the-art weapons.

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Abbas, UN Membership and Peace Talks

by Stephen Lendman October 14, 2011

Halting the Jewish settlements construction in Palestine is a Road Map obligation. It’s not a precondition.

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Palestinians Protest Israeli Prison Hell

by Stephen Lendman October 7, 2011

Security prisoners are punitively isolated for extended periods. Administrative detainees are held indefinitely without charges or trial. Children are treated like adults.

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Palestinian Freedom Later, Not Now

by Stephen Lendman October 3, 2011

Israel doesn’t negotiate. It demands. Israel accepts Quartet peace plan, making Palestinian UN membership conditional on negotiating peace with an unwilling partner.

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Ban Ki-moon: A Record of Failure and Betrayal

by Stephen Lendman September 20, 2011

In derogation of his sworn mandate, he solely represents dominant interests. Notably they’re those of Washington, Israel, and their imperial partners, ravaging targeted countries to carve up their corpses for profit.

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New York Times: Railing Against Palestinian Statehood

by Stephen Lendman September 15, 2011

Longstanding Times policy supports wealth and power; war, not peace; US hegemony and imperial rampaging; and all things benefiting Israel.

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9/11 Mythology: The Big Lie of Our Time

by Stephen Lendman September 9, 2011

Revealing 9/11 truth is also vital “for the sake of preventing further crimes against democracy.” Many lines of evidence show that 9/11 was an inside job.

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Media Manipulation of 9/11 Truth

by Stephen Lendman September 9, 2011

Just as Wall Street, war profiteers, Big Oil, Big Pharma, and other corporate favorites steal with impunity, it’s OK for America’s media to lie.

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