'Against the tide': More Israelis and Palestinians now choose to grieve together The Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony Is Now in Its 21st Year. One of Its Organizers Says That People Are Now Joining Faster After the Loss of Their Loved Ones, Understanding 'They Can't...

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This is crazy. Just open-air larceny.

My father turned 105 yesterday

How Israel Is Taking Control of Southern Lebanon (Gift Article) Israel says it will occupy much of southern Lebanon after its ground invasion. Here’s what the Israeli military presence there looks like now.

No good will come of this

Left in limbo, Afghans who served with U.S. forces fear Trump could send them back to the Taliban The State Department says it's closing a U.S.-run camp in Qatar, with some residents offered money to return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, where they risk persecution and death.

I wonder how many Americans know about this and how many would support the Trump administration policy if they did know

No Kings in New York

Fears Israel could replicate its 'Gaza model' in Lebanon as satellite imagery captures widespread destruction Israel has reinforced several military bases across southern Lebanon as more troops join its ground invasion, raising fears for the region's population.

I am quite worried about this

Things are not okay.

The US built a blueprint to avoid civilian war casualties. Trump officials scrapped it. By � Hannah Allam �for ProPublica Images from the missile strike in southern Iran were more horrifying than any of the case studies Air Force combat veteran Wes J. Bryant had pored over in his ...

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Donald Trump letting you know how the authoritarian capture of the media is going, in case you missed it. Unlike other authoritarians in places like Hungary and Poland he has no worries about advertising his authoritarian take over of the media.

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.

A truly extraordinary moment.

We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

Act like it.

U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time

I know some people voted for Trump expecting he'd help the Palestinians www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/w...

Israel's perfect storm: The West Bank has been sacrificed for Trump's Gaza plan Conversations With Foreign Diplomats Suggest Many Recognize Israel's Concrete Steps to Displace Palestinians and Annex Their Land. But With Their Main Priority Being to Keep Netanyahu Moving Forward W...

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A Palestinian citizen of Israel, jailed for Oct. 7 posts, tries to make sense of it all Influencer Abed al-Rahem Haj-Yahya Spent His Early Twenties in Gilboa Prison After Being Charged for Incitement Over Instagram Posts. Now the 24-year-old Reflects on His Arrest, the Conditions Behind ...

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Why Is Trump Dumping East Wing Rubble in a Public Park?

Par for the course
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A Politician in Exile, Detained by ICE, Fears Deportation to Venezuela

NEW: Carlos García, a Venezuelan politician opposed to Maduro, fled Venezuela in 2017 to escape charges from the Maduro regime.

He rebuilt a life in Ohio, delivering Amazon packages until he was detained by ICE.

His family fears for his safety in Venezuela.

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‘A step in the wrong direction’: Israel’s West Bank plans prompt global backlash US, Britain, EU and Arab nations condemn plans that Israeli ministers say will ‘kill the idea of a Palestinian state’

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Israeli minister calls West Bank measures 'de facto sovereignty,' says no to future Palestinian state The steps “actually establish a fact on the ground that there will not be a Palestinian state,” Energy Minister Eli Cohen told Israel’s Army Radio.

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ICE detained multiple kids (all under the age of 10!) in the last week alone. Still kidnapping people based solely on the way they look. Still arresting parents at school pick up.

Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.

Trump attacking Kaitlan Collins for asking about justice for Epstein survivors: You are the worst reporter. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile. Your organization should be ashamed of you.

Walz demands DHS stop detaining Minnesota children In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Walz demanded details about how many Minnesota kids are in detention facilities.

They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas.

For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.

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Israel's liberals must cooperate with Arab leaders to beat the Jewish ultranationalists | Opinion Saturday's Protest in Solidarity With Israel's Arab Communities Made It Clear: If We Desire Life and if We Want to Live in a Liberal Country, Then Cooperation Between the Liberal Majority and the Arab...

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Tweet from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum: "Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish. Leaders making false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable. Despite tensions in Minneapolis, exploiting the Holocaust is deeply offensive, especially as antisemitism surges."

The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.

US links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding territory Washington signalled Kyiv would receive more backing after any withdrawal from the Donbas, say people familiar with talks

FT reports that US is bullying Ukraine to withdraw from the Donbas territory it controls

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A West Bank bus trip through 'the best documented ethnic cleansing in history' Government-sponsored Violence by Israeli Settlers, 'Apartheid Roads' and Palestinians Being Displaced From Their Homes. Peace Now Provides a Somber Day Trip in the Occupied West Bank

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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.

So let me get this straight. The Justice Department WON’T investigate the shooting of a woman protesting ICE excesses in Minnesota but WILL investigate the Governor and Mayor?

What are you going to charge the Mayor and Governor with? “Felony disagreement?”

Absurd and shameful.

Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.

If you're a Republican, fraud and corruption is encouraged. That's the game.