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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 04 > executing-with-prejudice-israels-death-penalty-law

Executing with Prejudice: Israel’s Death Penalty Law

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (311+ words) While these surveys of the brutal law are accurate, they ignore the possibility that Israel, in having passed such legislation, is facilitating something even graver." This much was said by Volker T'rk, the United Nations human rights chief." "The application…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 03 > over-one-million-displaced-by-israels-assault-and-forced-displacement-threats-in-lebanon

Over One Million Displaced by Israel’s Assault and Forced Displacement Threats in Lebanon

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (794+ words) Beirut (QNN)- More than one million people have been displaced in Lebanon by Israel's assault and forced displacement threats, according to the United Nations, as Israeli forces deploy additional troops to the south amid intense bombardment and plans to expand…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 01 > three-months-into-the-ceasefire-israel-pushes-yellow-line-of-control-deeper-into-gaza

Three Months Into the Ceasefire, Israel Pushes “Yellow Line” of Control Deeper Into Gaza

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (772+ words) Gaza (QNN)- Reports and satellite images indicate that Israeli forces are extending the so-called "Yellow Line, which roughly divides Gaza in half, pushing it deeper into the Palestinian enclave in several places, as the US announced on Wednesday the launch…...

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countercurrents.org > 2026 > 01 > a-war-without-headlines-israels-shock-and-awe-campaign-in-the-west-bank

A War without Headlines: Israel’s Shock-and-Awe Campaign in the West Bank

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (698+ words) A shock and awe. The phrase is apt in describing what Israel has done in the occupied West Bank almost immediately following the events of October 7, 2023, and the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Though the policy is often…...

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countercurrents.org > 2025 > 12 > this-is-not-a-ceasefire-the-israeli-genocide-continues

This is Not a Ceasefire: The Israeli Genocide Continues

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (297+ words) Thus, there is a ceasefire in Gaza, insofar as the intensity of the bombing has lessened; but there is no ceasefire in substance, as Israel's genocidal pressure campaign against the Palestinians continues. This is both a ceasefire and not a…...