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Michael Laxer
Dec 30, 20247 min read
A Palestinian's Year in Review: Genocide in Gaza
While Israel's desperate attempt to control the global narrative on the Gaza genocide largely failed, the ethnic cleansing continues....
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Michael Laxer
Nov 9, 20243 min read
'Horrific Reality': Nearly 70% of UN-Verified Gaza Deaths Are Women and Children
The United Nations human rights office noted the "unprecedented levels of killings, death, injury, starvation, illness, disease,...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 24, 20243 min read
Israel's Ferocious Bombing of Northern Gaza Halts Polio Vaccination Effort
"It is imperative to stop the polio outbreak as soon as possible," the World Health Organization warned, "before more children are...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 17, 20246 min read
Not Just Its Neighbors, Israel Makes War on the Entire World
Israel’s relationship with the UN and the rest of the world is at a breaking point, and U.S. obstruction offers no solution to this...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 12, 20243 min read
South Africans push for the adoption of ‘Apartheid Bill’ to isolate Israel
Thousands of Cape Townians braved sweltering heat by taking to the streets to make their voices heard. Photo by Mzi Velapi By Mzi Velapi,...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 9, 20242 min read
Palestinians Mourn Elderly Nonviolent Activist Beaten to Death by IDF in West Bank
Israeli forces also killed a Palestinian boy on his way home from school in the occupied territory. By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 9, 20243 min read
The mounting costs to the US people for enabling Israel's war on Gaza
Most Americans oppose this horrific war, but a year in we’re still paying for it — at the expense of our own safety, security, and...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 7, 20243 min read
We stand against the widening of war in the Middle East!: Joint Statement of Communist and Workers Parties
Flags of Palestine and Lebanon fly at a protest in Sydney, Australia, January 2024 -- image via X A number of Communist and workers'...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 24, 20243 min read
"We South Africans know what apartheid looks like"
Excerpt from the speech of Cyril Ramaphosa , President of South Africa, at the UN General Assembly, 24 September 2024: Genocide was...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 19, 20245 min read
The World Says That Israel’s Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Must End
By Vijay Prashad On September 18, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution that demanded that Israel...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 9, 20243 min read
'Calculated Brutality': Israel is Killing a Palestinian Child Every 2 Days in Occupied West Bank
"The international community must act urgently to enact an arms embargo and sanctions to protect Palestinian children's lives," said one...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 1, 20242 min read
Left parties in India call for national Palestine solidarity protest August 3
Leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party, All India Forward Bloc and...
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Michael Laxer
Jul 19, 20242 min read
ICJ Says Israel's Occupation of Palestinian Territory Is Illegal and Must End
The United Nations' highest court issued an advisory opinion arguing that Israel's large-scale expansion of settlements amounts to...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 15, 20243 min read
Less than 3% of G7 military spending could help end global hunger and solve Global South debt crisis
Cope North 2022 fighter formation - public domain US military image Oxfam Press Release June 12: With funds equivalent to just 2.9...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 13, 20243 min read
Amid Cease-Fire Talk, Israel's Siege Still Causing Child Starvation in Gaza
"Blocking humanitarian aid and creating the conditions for famine is not only an act of extreme cruelty—using starvation as an act of...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 6, 20241 min read
Spain joins South Africa's Israel genocide case at the ICJ
Albares making the announcement Saying that they are doing it out of commitment to the UN and international law, Spanish Foreign Minister...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 1, 20246 min read
Lula's Gaza Rhetoric is not enough
Although Lula da Silva called Israel’s war against Palestinians a genocide, the Brazilian president is yet to follow that up with...
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Michael Laxer
May 30, 20244 min read
As Warned, US-Backed Israeli Attack on Rafah Has Unleashed Humanitarian Nightmare
Experts said a military assault of this kind by the Israelis would unleash "a slaughter of civilians." It did. They also predicted it...
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Michael Laxer
May 28, 20244 min read
Israel’s Tents Massacre in Rafah Is a Heinous War Crime
In a flagrant violation of international norms and humanitarian laws, Israel continues to act with total impunity in Gaza, enjoying...
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Michael Laxer
May 28, 20242 min read
Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognize the State of Palestine
Despite furious opposition from the government of Israel, the governments of Spain, Ireland and Norway have all formally, officially...
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