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US Taxpayers Paid More to Israeli Defense Budget than Israelis

US Taxpayers Paid More to Israeli Defense Budget than Israelis

by Alison Weir
The Israeli army’s chief of staff states that in the past three years, “US taxpayers have contributed more to the Israeli defense budget than Israeli taxpayers,” according to a report in the Jerusalem Post, a prominent Israeli newspaper.

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“Mowing the lawn”: On Israel’s latest massacre in Gaza and the lies behind it

“Mowing the lawn”: On Israel’s latest massacre in Gaza and the lies behind it

by Ali Abunimah
By Sunday evening in Gaza, a weekend of relentless Israeli bombing has left 18 people dead and dozens wounded. Israeli propaganda insists that the attacks are about preventing “terrorism” and stopping “rockets.”

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The Turbulent 2011 at a Glance

The Turbulent 2011 at a Glance

Kourosh Ziabari
2011 was a turbulent year for the world. With chained revolutions in the Arab world, mounting financial crisis in Europe and the unprecedented wave of protests and mass demonstrations in the U.S. against the corporate system of the government which has long swallowed the rights of the defenseless majority of the people.

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