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Israeli Knesset Overwhelmingly Passes Motion Calling for West Bank Annexation

Israeli Knesset Overwhelmingly Passes Motion Calling for West Bank Annexation

“This is unambiguously illegal, and they’re proud of it,” said US Rep. Rashida Tlaib of the nonbinding measure.

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Israel Has Starved at Least 83 Children to Death in Gaza, Health Officials Say

Israel Has Starved at Least 83 Children to Death in Gaza, Health Officials Say

“Children tell their parents they want to go to heaven, because at least heaven has food,” one aid worker said.

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29 Senators Demand Investigation Into Israeli Killing of American in West Bank

29 Senators Demand Investigation Into Israeli Killing of American in West Bank

“It is long past time for the U.S. government to demand accountability in these killings,” the Democrats said.

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Israel Restricting Visas for UN Humanitarian Workers for Gaza, Amid Starvation

Israel Restricting Visas for UN Humanitarian Workers for Gaza, Amid Starvation

Israel notified the agency of the restrictions after it spoke out about the Israeli slaughter of aid seekers in Gaza.

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420k Aid Pallets Await Entry Into Gaza as Israel Blames Starvation on Aid Groups

420k Aid Pallets Await Entry Into Gaza as Israel Blames Starvation on Aid Groups

Israel and GHF are trying to blame Israel’s slaughter and starvation of aid seekers on humanitarian groups.

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Republican Promoted to House Foreign Affairs as He Says of Gaza: “Starve Away”

Republican Promoted to House Foreign Affairs as He Says of Gaza: “Starve Away”

Rep. Randy Fine cheered a report saying that Palestinian children had died of starvation.

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Far Right UK Paper Condemns Gaza Genocide With Front Page Feature

Far Right UK Paper Condemns Gaza Genocide With Front Page Feature

The Daily Express highlighted starvation in Gaza, denouncing the “torment that has unfolded because of aid blockades.”

23.07.2025 2

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Only 6 Vote for House Legislation to Nix $500M in Military Funding to Israel

Only 6 Vote for House Legislation to Nix $500M in Military Funding to Israel

The amendment targeted a small portion of the $830 billion in Pentagon funding passed last week.

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UK, 24 Countries Say Gaza War “Must End Now” — But Decline Taking Action

UK, 24 Countries Say Gaza War “Must End Now” — But Decline Taking Action

The statement, signed by numerous EU countries, contains only a threat to take further action against the genocide.

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Israeli Military Threatens Journalist After He Reports on Starvation in Gaza

Israeli Military Threatens Journalist After He Reports on Starvation in Gaza

The Israeli military’s spokesperson accused Anas al-Sharif of shedding “crocodile tears” over Israel’s mass starvation.

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Trump Admin Seeks 1-Day Sentence for Cop Convicted in Killing of Breonna Taylor

Trump Admin Seeks 1-Day Sentence for Cop Convicted in Killing of Breonna Taylor

The Trump administration is effectively seeking impunity for the police in the killing that sparked nationwide protest.

18.07.2025 4

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Slovenia Bans Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir for “Genocidal Statements”

Slovenia Bans Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir for “Genocidal Statements”

Ben-Gvir and Smotrich incite “serious violations of the human rights of Palestinians,” the government said.

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Medicaid Is Giving ICE Access to Data of 79M Enrollees, Including Ethnicity

Medicaid Is Giving ICE Access to Data of 79M Enrollees, Including Ethnicity

Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid, but DHS says the data will aid their immigration crackdown.

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Israel Strikes Catholic Church in Gaza That Got Nightly Calls From Pope Francis

Israel Strikes Catholic Church in Gaza That Got Nightly Calls From Pope Francis

The church is among hundreds of religious sites Israel has attacked in its genocide.

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Sanders Introduces “Pensions for All Act” to Ensure Workers Can Retire

Sanders Introduces “Pensions for All Act” to Ensure Workers Can Retire

Only 9 percent of Americans have pensions today, compared to 44 percent in 1975.

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Huckabee Attends Netanyahu Corruption Trial in Tel Aviv, in Unprecedented Move

Huckabee Attends Netanyahu Corruption Trial in Tel Aviv, in Unprecedented Move

The ambassador’s visit is a brazen attempt at intervention from a U.S. official in a foreign state’s domestic trial.

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Trump Admin Welcomes Israeli Minister in DC as He Plots Gaza Concentration Camp

Trump Admin Welcomes Israeli Minister in DC as He Plots Gaza Concentration Camp

Minister Israel Katz has said that international partners will manage the camp.

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Witnesses Say American Military Contractors Shot Tear Gas at Gaza Aid Seekers

Witnesses Say American Military Contractors Shot Tear Gas at Gaza Aid Seekers

One humanitarian group has called for Trump to be held responsible for complicity with GHF-enabled violence.

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Israeli Settlers Attack CNN Journalists Investigating Killing of Musallet

Israeli Settlers Attack CNN Journalists Investigating Killing of Musallet

Masked settlers followed the journalists’ car and smashed the windshield.

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Pentagon Signs Contract With Musk’s AI After It Called Itself “MechaHitler”

Pentagon Signs Contract With Musk’s AI After It Called Itself “MechaHitler”

The AI bot praised Adolf Hitler as the best figure to combat “vile anti-white hate.”

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Sanders: Members of Congress Who Voted for “Big Beautiful Bill” Must Be Ousted

Sanders: Members of Congress Who Voted for “Big Beautiful Bill” Must Be Ousted

Democrats must make the bill “the defining issue of the 2026 campaign,” Sanders said.

15.07.2025 2

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Bipartisan Group of Senators Meets With Netanyahu Despite ICC Arrest Warrant

Bipartisan Group of Senators Meets With Netanyahu Despite ICC Arrest Warrant

Pictures show Democrats like Chuck Schumer standing next to Netanyahu, smiling.

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Israeli Minister Says Israel Plans to Confine Palestinians in Gaza to a Camp

Israeli Minister Says Israel Plans to Confine Palestinians in Gaza to a Camp

The plan has been likened to building a concentration camp in Gaza.

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Zohran Mamdani Won in a Double-Digit Blowout, NYC Ballot Results Confirm

The last round of ranked-choice ballots showed the left-wing candidate winning 56 percent of the votes, to Cuomo’s 44.

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JD Vance Says Medicaid Cuts for Millions “Immaterial” Compared to Funding ICE

Vance handwaved away the Medicaid cuts — expected to lead to thousands of deaths yearly — as “minutiae.”

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UN Expert Exposes Companies Aiding Israel’s Genocide, Occupation in Palestine

Amazon, Blackrock, and Keller Williams LLC are some of the companies named in the report.

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Fetterman Moans He’s Missing Beach Trip to Vote on Bill Projected to Kill 50k

The bill is targeted at harming the poor, and is projected to cause 50,000 excess deaths yearly.

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Israeli Forces Liken Gaza Aid Site Shootings to Game of “Red Light, Green Light”

The deadly aid site protocol is called “Operation Salted Fish,” the Israeli name for the children's game.

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Mamdani Says Billionaires Shouldn’t Exist: “What We Need More of Is Equality”

Mamdani has proposed raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy in New York City.

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Democratic Senator Gillibrand Goes on Islamophobic Rant Against Mamdani

The Democrat’s rant has sparked calls for her to resign over her bigoted language.

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Supreme Court Paves Way for Trump Mission to End Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court effectively blocked the judiciary’s ability to stop Trump from implementing a huge range of policies.

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Netanyahu Asks to Postpone His Criminal Trial After Trump Calls to Cancel It

Trump said this week that he wants Netanyahu’s trial “CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY.”

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Democrats Unveil War Powers Resolution That Gives Trump Leeway to Bomb Iran

“This Resolution has a loophole so big you could fly a B-2 through it,” one advocacy group said.

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The Right Incites Blatant Islamophobia After Zohran Mamdani’s Win

There is already an ongoing hate crime investigation into a death threat against the Democratic mayoral nominee.

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Zionists Tried to Make NYC Race About Israel. Zohran Mamdani Didn’t Give In.

Mamdani was badgered at nearly every turn about his stance on Israel — in a race for the mayor of New York City.

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Rights Group: Israel Threatens Expulsion for West Bank Towns in “No Other Land”

Israel has accelerated its attempts to erase Masafer Yatta after it was featured in an Oscar-winning documentary.

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Stephen Miller Owns Up to $250,000 in Palantir Stock, Report Finds

Palantir is reportedly building a mega-database of Americans’ personal information for the Trump administration.

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Trump Says He’s “Not Happy With Israel” for Bombarding Iran After Ceasefire Deal

“I didn’t like the fact that Israel unloaded right after we made the deal,” a frustrated Trump said.

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David Hogg: Same Dems Opposing Mamdani Question Why Party’s Losing Young Voters

Democratic operatives are spending big on consultants in attempts to win back support.

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Trump Thanks Iran for Giving Advance Notice of Strikes on US Air Base in Qatar

Trump thanked Iran for giving advance notice of the strikes, and said, “IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!”

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Poll Finds Mamdani Winning NYC Mayoral Primary by 4 Points Over Cuomo

A poll released the day before the primary election shows Mamdani ahead in the final round of voting, 52 to 48.

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Rubio Spokesperson Says US Is “Greatest Country on Earth Next to Israel”

The official said it’s her responsibility to ensure “every person on this planet” recognizes the importance of Israel.

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Trump Bombs Iran, Then Demands Iran Agree to End the War

After the unprovoked attack, Trump demanded that Iran effectively surrender while continuing to threaten the country.

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62 Percent of Democrats Want Current Party Leaders to Be Replaced, Poll Finds

Democrats recently ousted David Hogg from leadership after he criticized the party for complacency.

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US Reportedly Assesses Only a Nuclear Bomb Could Destroy Iran Nuclear Facility

One expert has warned that attacks on nuclear facilities “should never take place” because of the radioactive fallout.

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IAEA Head: “We Did Not Have Any Proof” of Iran Building Nuclear Weapon

“We did not have any proof of a systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon,” IAEA’s Rafael Grossi said.

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Ted Cruz Suggests US Is Involved in Israeli Strikes on Iran, Despite US Denials

“We are carrying out military strikes today,” Cruz said in an interview.

18.06.2025 5

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Israel Kills Over 70, Wounds Hundreds as Tanks Open Fire on Aid Seekers in Gaza

“The people are dying, they are being torn apart, to get food for their children,” one eyewitness said.

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Huckabee Suggests Trump Should Nuke Iran, Follow Guidance From “Heaven”

The evangelical pastor and ambassador to Iran told Trump he “will hear from heaven” with guidance about the war.

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Trump: “I Don’t Care” That US Has Assessed Iran Is Not Pursuing Nuclear Weapon

US spies have assessed that Iran has not been pursuing a nuclear weapon for over 20 years.

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