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Ahed Tamimi, Renowned 17-Year-Old Palestinian Resister, Freed from Israeli Prison after Eight Months

“This is a day of relief, which we hope will blossom into happiness once this brutal military occupation is out of our lives. … I call on members of the international community to uphold their responsibility towards our people and take concrete steps to end this perpetual injustice.”
— Bassem Tamimi on Daughter Ahed’s Release from Prison

Emma Fiala
Por Emma Fiala
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Bassem Tamimi told the Anadolu Agency earlier this week that he expected his 17-year-old daughter to be released from an Israeli prison on Sunday, July 29. Bassem’s prediction came true when, 21 days short of fulfilling her eight-month jail term, Ahed Tamimi walked free.

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Mandela’s Grandson to Honor Ahed Tamimi with Award for Her Bravery in Resisting Israeli Oppression

“Ahed‚ like most Palestinian youth living under occupation‚ are fearless in their protest against the occupation and witness daily how their parents are humiliated and stripped of their dignity at the hands of the IDF. “ — Zwelivelile Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson

Whitney Webb
Por Whitney Webb
Zwelivelile "Mandla" Mandela speaks outside Parliament during a protest in Cape Town, South Africa against increased Israeli “security” measures at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, July 26, 2017. Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA -- After her release from an Israeli prison on Sunday, renowned Palestinian teen-activist Ahed Tamimi has been invited to South Africa to receive an award honoring the 17-year-old for her bravery and continued resistance to the Israeli military occupation of Palestine’s West Bank. The award was announced by Zwelivelile

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US is Ready to Strike Iran’s Nuclear Facilities in August

The US-Iran relationship took a nosedive after Iran threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz in early July. President Trump told the Iranian leadership in a tweet that he would respond with force if Tehran’s hostile anti-US rhetoric did not stop.

Peter Korzun
Por Peter Korzun
Iran's Nuclear Facilities

According to ABC, the US is going to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities. An operation may start as early as next month. The UK and Australia will participate in intelligence efforts, such as identifying targets. The US-Iran relationship took a nosedive after Iran threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz in early July. President Trump told the

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The TSA is Using Armed Undercover Air Marshals to Spy On Unsuspecting Travelers

Marshals may «document whether passengers fidget, use a computer, have a ‘jump’ in their Adam’s apple or a ‘cold penetrating stare,’ among other behaviors» such as using a phone or changing clothes.

Jessica Corbett
Por Jessica Corbett
A security officerchecks a passenger at a security checkpoint. The TSA is being criticized for shelving $184 million worth of security equipment in a warehouse in Texas. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

A domestic surveillance program called Quiet Skies—which is operated by the Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, and was revealed Saturday in a "blockbuster" Boston Globe exposé—is provoking strong criticism, with the ACLU asserting that "such surveillance not only makes no sense, it's a waste of taxpayer money and raises constitutional

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Israel Intercepts Freedom Flotilla Bound for Gaza

“One of their strategies in the event of interception is to prevent the media from covering what is happening.»

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Freedom Flotilla

Israel yesterday intercepted a Norwegian ship sailing with the Freedom Flotilla en route to the besieged Gaza Strip. The ship, called Al-Awda or Return, was attempting to break the naval blockade of Gaza, which has been imposed on the enclave by Israel and Egypt since 2007. The Israeli navy intercepted the ship some 60 nautical miles from the

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Jo Cox, Her Assassination, the White Helmets, “Humanitarianism,” and Regime Change

It is no coincidence that some of the world’s most ardent imperialists are behind the cynical exploitation of one heinous murder — of British MP Jo Cox — to enable global mass-murder as well as human trafficking under the pretext of “ethical” and “humanitarian” intervention.

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People hold signs during a Jox Cox commemoration at Trafalgar Square June 22, 2016. Alastair Grant |AP

Just over two years ago, the senseless and savage murder of British Labour Party MP Jo Cox stunned Britain and much of the world. After her death, families, friends and colleagues pledged that her memory would live on, thanks in part to the memorial funds posthumously set up in her honor. Among those memorial funds, the Jo Cox Fund is by far the

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