Tag: Civilians
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It’s only Israeli lives that matter.
The killing of Palestinians is overshadowed in mainstream media, with emphasis on Israeli deaths and minimal coverage of Palestinian casualties. The media’s biased framing perpetuates distorted coverage of the conflict, fostering an environment of unequal suffering. By Des Freedman Right across the Anglo-American mainstream media, the killing of Palestinians is seen as normal. Twenty-four Israeli…
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The Atrocities In Gaza Are The Perfect Embodiment Of ‘Western Values’
This is western civilization. This is what it looks like. By Caitlin Johnstone When Israeli president Isaac Herzog described the assault on Gaza as a war “to save Western civilization, to save the values of Western civilization,” he wasn’t really lying. He was telling the truth — just maybe not quite in the way that he meant…
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The “Human Shields” Defense of Bombing Gaza’s Civilians Is Morally Bankrupt
The use of the “human shields” dodge as a justification for bombing civilian targets would be absurd on its own terms. By Ben Burgis rogressive commentator Ana Kasparian recently appeared on the popular right-wing podcast PBD. The interview ranged over several subjects, but her most intense debate with the two hosts was about Israel’s assault…
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US Weapons Shipments to Israel Are Enabling War Crimes
The Biden administration is expediting weapons supplies to Israel, despite Human Rights Watch’s calls for an arms embargo. The weapons, implicated in the killing of civilians over the past 15 years, include Hellfire missiles and munitions that have been used in attacks on U.N.-run schools. There is also a pending $34 million sale of US…
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US says ‘Many, many thousands of innocent people killed’ in Gaza.
the U.S. government, the Israeli military has killed “many, many thousands” of Gaza civilians in the first month of their military campaign. These comments were made after the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry reported over 10,000 deaths and 25,000 wounded, a claim the US officials hesitated to confirm. Meanwhile, Pentagon confirmed the civilian death toll was…
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The Gaza Genocide Continues
Philip Giraldi criticizes the portrayal of Israel as a victim in Gazan conflict narratives. He accuses mainstream media and politicians of obscuring Israeli responsibility in mass killings in Gaza, downplaying Israel’s nuclear assets, and over funding Israel’s defense system, thereby perpetuating an ongoing inhumane war.
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House Approves $14.3 Billion Military Aid Package for Israel:
The US House of Representatives approved a $14.3 billion military aid package for Israel. Despite divisions within the Democratic party over Israel, the White House continues to rule out calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza exceeds 9,200.
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What really happened on 7th October?
Recent reports claim that up to half of the Israelis killed during a breakout assault by Hamas on October 7 were combatants. There were accusations that Israel inflated the civilian death toll and spread false stories about Hamas atrocities to justify a subsequent air assault on Gaza. Claims that children under three were killed have…
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U.S. arms should not be used to kill civilians
Josh Paul, a former State Department employee, resigned due to the lack of debate over arms transfer to Israel amidst conflict. Despite new policies aiming to prevent the violation of human rights, Paul criticizes the U.S.’s swift arms supply to Israel, which he says has only facilitated settlement growth, caused mass casualties, and doesn’t contribute…
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Israeli forces shot their own civilians, kibbutz survivor says
Yasmin Porat, an Israeli survivor from the Kibbutz Be’eri near the Gaza border, alleges that Israeli civilians were killed by their own security forces during a conflict with Palestinian fighters. Porat claims that prior to the Israeli forces’ intervention, the Palestinians had held her and other civilians captive, treating them humanely. The Israeli forces’ arrival…
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“40 Babies Beheaded” Bullshit: Blatant Propaganda in the Israeli War On Palestine
The video criticizes establishment media for reusing propaganda narratives to justify the violence in Gaza. The link provided directs to support independent media. The views discussed are exclusively those of the author, and not necessarily representative of Information Clearing House’s perspectives.