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Ilhan Omar and Bernie Sanders slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for promising to annex West Bank's illegal settlement. | Photo: Reuters

ISRAEL | Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders Slam Netanyahu's Vow of Annexation

U.S. progressive leaders Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to annex parts of occupied West Bank if he is re-elected in next week’s elections.

September 11, 2019
Published in World News

Slavery is not so far removed. Anderson and Minerva Edwards met in the 1860s as enslaved laborers in Texas, had 16 children and lived into their 90s in a cabin a few miles from the plantations they once worked. They are photographed here in 1937. U.S. Library of Congress

If Germany atoned for the Holocaust, the US can pay reparations for slavery

The idea of paying reparations for slavery is gaining momentum in the United States, despite being long derided as an unrealistic plan, to compensate for state violence committed by and against people long dead.

August 5, 2019
Published in Lifestyle

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said criticizing Israel does not mean a person is anti-Semite. | Photo: Reuters

AOC: Criticizing Israel Isn’t Anti-Semitism, It’s About Rights

United States Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) said during an interview Tuesday that criticizing Israel does not mean being an anti-Semite or anti-Israel.

August 1, 2019
Published in World News

Palestinian President Abbas Suspends All Agreements With Israel

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas suspended all agreements with Israel Thursday which means ending all working agreements and halting all signed agreements.

July 25, 2019
Published in World News

Israel Begins to Demolish Dozens of Homes near East Jerusalem

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) began demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of eastern Jerusalem Monday, despite ongoing protests from several residents in the area.

July 22, 2019
Published in World News

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman stand next to the dedication plaque at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem March 21, 2019. | Photo: Reuters

Palestinians Slam US Ambassador to Israel's Annexation Remarks

Reacting to comments by the U.S. ambassador in Israel, Palestine Liberation Organization Chief Saeb Erekat said Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of Palestine was "annexation of occupied territory, a war crime according to international law."

June 9, 2019
Published in World News

Israel has seized 85 percent of historical Palestine since the Jewish state was established in 1948.

USA to Reveal Peace Plan for Israel and Palestine after Ramadan

Washington, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) The promised peace plan of US President Donald Trump to supposedly end the conflict between Israel and Palestine will be announced after next Ramadan, said his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner.

April 24, 2019
Published in World News

Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is seen in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in 2018. (Bas Czerwinski/AP)

By not investigating the U.S. for war crimes, the International Criminal Court shows colonialism still thrives in international law

On April 5, the United States revoked the visa of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, for her attempts to open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by the U.S. in Afghanistan. A week later, judges at the ICC rejected Bensouda’s request to open a probe into U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.

April 20, 2019
Published in Justice

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