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UK Government Targeting of Muslim Scholar Part of a Coordinated Campaign to Clamp Down on Pro-Palestine Solidarity

The campaign against Makke has also been led by The Jewish Chronicle, a stridently pro-Israel newspaper that refuses to disclose its ownership, even amid widespread speculation of foreign powers or agents controlling the outlet. 

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Amid a deepening crackdown on Palestine solidarity in the country, a senior member of the British parliament is leading a campaign to have a popular activist and Muslim scholar arrested. Alicia Kearns, the Shadow Minister for Home Affairs has called on the U.K. Home Office to detain Sayed Hussain Makke.  Her letter accuses him of providing

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As Evidence Mounts of Dogs Raping Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Prisons, NYT’s Isabel Kershner Revives Unverified October 7 Rape Narrative

Following Nicholas Kristof’s report on sexual abuse inside Israeli prisons including the use of dogs to rape hostages as young as 13, the NYT’s Isabel Kershner, whose sons served in the Israeli military, revived unverified October 7 rape claims relying on Israeli government-linked source Cochav Elkayam-Levy, who was later accused in Israeli media of exaggeration and misinformation.

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Isabel Kershner in front of a NYT Newspaper article discussing the alleged October 7th Violence, superimposed infront of image of sde teiman prisoners.

Isabel Kershner, a longtime correspondent for The New York Times whose sons have reportedly served in the Israeli military, is facing growing scrutiny over her latest reporting on alleged October 7 sexual violence claims — particularly as renewed attention falls on documented abuse and sexual violence agaisnt Palestinians inside Israeli detention

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It’s Time to Nationalize the Internet

Private network providers prioritize only those they expect to provide a return on investment, thus excluding poor and sparsely populated areas.

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"Private network providers prioritize only those they expect to provide a return on investment.” Defying widespread popular objection, on December 14 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal net neutrality. The principle regulates broadband as a utility, thus forbidding cable companies and Internet service providers (ISPs)

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‘Coolest Monkey In The Jungle’: H&M Torched Online For ‘Racist’ Ad

«BOYCOTT @hm! Whose with me? @hmusa What universe do you live in that makes it okay to flaunt your racist ways in such an epic portion. I demand you remove this ad! This child is precious and should be treated as such! #boycottH&M»

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The online outrage machine went into overdrive after Swedish retailer H&M added a photo of a black child modelling a hoodie which had the words, ‘Coolest monkey in the jungle,’ emblazoned on the front. The fast-fashion retailer has been blasted online for its supposedly tone-deaf advertisement and perceived insensitivity. “This

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Tens of Thousands March In Iran In Support Of Government, Khamenei

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday said violent protests gripping the country were sparked by “enemies of Iran” using “money, weapons, politics and security apparatus.” Tuesdays pro-government protests were the largest demonstrations in Iran since 2009.

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Tens of thousands gathered in cities across Iran on Wednesday in a massive show of support for the regime after days of deadly unrest, state television showed. Crowds chanted, “Leader, we are ready,” as images showed vast numbers marching through the cities of Ahvaz, Kermanshah, Gorgan and elsewhere. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by

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The Still-Missing Evidence of Russia-Gate

William Binney, a former high-level National Security Agency intelligence official who, after his 2001 retirement, blew the whistle on the extraordinary breadth of NSA surveillance programs explains why Russiagate is just the beginning to justify a new war with Russia.

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Traditional Russian Matreskas depicting Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump displayed in a shop in Moscow. Nov. 8, 2016. (AP/Pavel Golovkin)

Consortium News -- A changing-places moment brought about by Russia-gate is that liberals who are usually more skeptical of U.S. intelligence agencies, especially their evidence-free claims, now question the patriotism of Americans who insist that the intelligence community supply proof to support the dangerous claims about Russian ‘hacking” of

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Student Debt Slavery: Bankrolling Financiers On The Backs Of The Young

Higher education has been financialized, transformed from a public service into a lucrative cash cow for private investors.

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The Web Of Debt Blog -- The advantages of slavery by debt over “chattel” slavery – ownership of humans as a property right – were set out in an infamous document called the Hazard Circular, reportedly circulated by British banking interests among their American banking counterparts during the American Civil War. It read in

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