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Cease Fire? Obstacles and Opportunities
Cease Fire? Obstacles and Opportunities by Mel Gurtov 818 words Appeals for a cease fire in Israel’s war with Hamas are growing louder. Along with many governments and international and nongovernmental organizations, the UN General Assembly, by a 120-14 vote (with 45 abstentions), has called for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to
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No Words to Describe the Suffering
No Words to Describe the Suffering by Wim Laven 491 words For the last 18 years I have worked in conflict settings all around the world. I’ve gone to 45 countries on four continents. I have not experienced the worst assaults on humanity directly, but through the stories told by the survivors (though sometimes they
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Calling for a ‘Pause’ in Israel’s Assault on Gaza Isn’t Enough
Calling for a ‘Pause’ in Israel’s Assault on Gaza Isn’t Enough by Kathy Kelly 812 words The Biden Administration must demand a full ceasefire, not a temporary pause, to stop the violence. Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli aerial assault and massacre of Gazans begun on December 27, 2008, lasted for 22 days. The Israeli military