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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

by Stephen Lendman December 3, 2010

Like men and women, children also endure violence and abuse, notably in Occupied Palestine. Given America’s child prison population, how harshly they’re treated, and Washington’s appalling human rights record and support for Israel, only grassroots pressure might get either country to reform, but only if sustained relentlessly, a campaign well worth initiating.

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Anti-Defamation League Demagoguery and Islamophobia

by Stephen Lendman October 26, 2010

Police raided its offices, revealing a political spy operation. Files about thousands of Arab Americans and hundreds left-of-center organizations were pilfered. ADL conducted spy operations, infiltrating local law enforcement agencies, bribing police officers, and securing non-public information illegally. Its penchant for spying is now exposed, if not acknowledged, yet so far it’s escaped prosecution and harsh class action suit judgments by admitting no wrongdoing, and agreeing to remove improperly obtained documents from its files.

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Uniting For The Return of Palestinians

by Haitham Sabbah May 12, 2007

The Palestinian refugee problem was created as the result of two wars (Al-Naqba of 1948 and Al-Naksa of 1967), massacres, and other aggressions perpetrated by Jewish underground and terror groups such as Haganah, Irgun, and Stern. After the War of 1948, the UN Conciliation Commission estimated that 726,000 Palestinians (75% of the Arab population of [...]

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