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Israel’s Parliament Approves Death Penalty for Palestinians
1+ hour, 32+ min 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…...
Trump Drops Bunker Buster Bombs on Isfahan and Threatens to Obliterate Iran’s Energy Infrastructure
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (231+ words) Iran said it had received U.S. ceasefire proposals via intermediaries, following talks Sunday between the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the proposals were "unrealistic, illogical and excessive." Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund…...
The AI War on Iran: Project Maven, a Secretive Palantir-Run System, Helps Pentagon Pick Bomb Targets
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (638+ words) The Trump administration says the United States has struck 11,000 targets in Iran since the U.S.-Israeli war on the country began. Critics have questioned the accuracy of the Maven system, the artificial intelligence system used by the military to speed up…...
NYC Palestine Activist Nerdeen Kiswani Speaks Out After Being Target of Assassination Plot
1+ day, 8+ 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…...
“The Institutions Have Not Collapsed”: Prof. Ali Kadivar on Iran’s Resilience to U.S.-Israeli War
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (683+ words) As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its second month, President Donald Trump has said he wants "to take the oil" and seize Kharg Island, Iran's key export hub in the Persian Gulf. President Trump's comments come as 3,500 U.S. troops began…...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Six Palestinians in Gaza
1+ day, 5+ 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…...
Israeli Police Prevent Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from Entering Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (259+ words) Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday to celebrate Mass, due to Israel's ban on gatherings at religious sites during the Iran war. Israeli Prime…...
Israeli Strikes Kill Three Journalists in Southern Lebanon
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (546+ words) An Israeli strike targeted a marked press car in southern Lebanon on Saturday, killing Ali Shoeib of Al-Manar TV, reporter Fatima Ftouni of Al Mayadeen TV, and her brother, freelance cameraman Mohamed Ftouni. Israel's military said it had targeted Shoeib,…...
Report from Beirut: “Hearts Are Very, Very Heavy” After Israeli Strikes Target Journalists, Medics
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (574+ words) We speak with journalist Lylla Younes in Beirut as Israel vows to expand its invasion of Lebanon and occupy much of the country. This comes as an Israeli strike targeted a marked press car in southern Lebanon on Saturday, killing…...
Oil Prices Soar as Iran’s Military Declares Strait of Hormuz “Closed” to U.S.-Aligned Ships
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (665+ words) WATCH: Amy Goodman, Juan Gonz'lez and Nermeen Shaikh celebrate 30 years of Democracy Now! with special guests Angela Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Aaron Dessner, Hurray for the Riff Raff, V (formerly Eve Ensler) and Mosab Abu Toha. Wall…...