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Israel’s Death-by-Hanging Law Marks Further “Dehumanization of Palestinians”: B’Tselem
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (494+ words) We speak with Sarit Michaeli from the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem following the Knesset's passage of a new law mandating death by hanging for Palestinians who are convicted of murdering Israelis. Jewish Israelis will not face the same punishment…...
Israel’s Parliament Approves Death Penalty for Palestinians
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (529+ words) Israel's parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. The law makes death by hanging the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in areas functionally controlled by Israel, including the…...
NYC Palestine Activist Nerdeen Kiswani Speaks Out After Being Target of Assassination Plot
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (576+ words) New York police say they foiled an assassination attempt against Palestinian American activist Nerdeen Kiswani. She describes the terror of finding out about the plot and why it reflects the "impunity" with which Zionist groups have targeted pro-Palestine voices. "It…...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Six Palestinians in Gaza
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (260+ words) In Gaza, Israeli airstrikes on two checkpoints in Khan "Younis killed "at least six Palestinians, including a child, on Sunday, according to local health officials. The Israeli military has killed over 680 Palestinians in Gaza since a U.S.-brokered "ceasefire with Hamas…...
“Under the Rubble”: Pulitzer-Prize Winner Reads Poem About Gaza
1+ week, 2+ day ago (867+ words) WATCH LIVE: Join Amy Goodman, Juan Gonz'lez, Nermeen Shaikh with guests Angela Davis, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe and more for a special live streaming event to celebrate 30 years of Democracy Now!. Tune in Monday, March 23 at 7pm ET. Democracy Now! celebrated…...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Four Palestinians in Gaza, as Israeli Settlers Carry Out Attacks in Occupied West Bank
1+ week, 3+ day ago (456+ words) In Gaza, an Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle Sunday killed three Palestinians in the Nuseirat refugee camp. Another Palestinian was killed in a separate Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza. Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers carried out…...
Israel Reopens Rafah Crossing for Small Number of Palestinians to Seek Medicare Care Abroad
1+ week, 5+ day ago (728+ words) WATCH LIVE: Join Amy Goodman, Juan Gonz'lez, Nermeen Shaikh with guests Angela Davis, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe and more for a special live streaming event to celebrate 30 years of Democracy Now!. Tune in Monday, March 23 at 7pm ET. Raed al-Nams: "According…...
Democracy Now! covers Gaza
2+ week, 1+ day ago (135+ words) Gaza'Democracy Now! We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution. Please…...
Israeli Forces Kill 16 Palestinians in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank
2+ week, 3+ day ago (389+ words) Israel continues to violate the U.S.-brokered so-called ceasefire in Gaza, killing 12 people, including two children and a pregnant woman, on Sunday. Since the ceasefire deal last October, Israeli forces have killed more than 650 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials. Meanwhile,…...
“Racist Regime”: Iranian Israeli Editor Orly Noy on Israel Denying Bomb Shelter Access to Palestinians
3+ week, 3+ day ago (521+ words) We get an update on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran from Israel, where reports are growing of discrimination against non-Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel attempting to seek shelter from Iranian drone and missile attacks. While Jewish neighborhoods are "well…...