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The ruins following the 2018 American-led bombing of Homs. (Fathi Nizam/CC BY 4.0)

After Syria strike, showdown looms over the future of the Iran nuclear deal

The success of a coordinated military strike on Assad’s chemical weapon stockpiles actually bodes well for the Iran nuclear deal. By Shemuel Meir Western powers made good on their warning to the Assad regime on April 14, 2018, and attacked the production and storage sites of the chemical weapons in his possession. The coordinated, wide-ranging operation by the United…

By +972 Magazine April 22, 2018

Relatives of Palestinian baby Ali Saad Dawabsha grieve after he was murdered in an arson attack on a Palestinian house, Duma, West Bank, July 31. 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

West Bank murder: Leaders fail to address nature of settler violence

The murder of a Palestinian baby has provoked condemnation from Israeli leaders across the political spectrum. Yet the harsh rhetoric masks a consistent failure by the Israeli establishment to understand the endemic nature of this kind of violence. Friday morning’s “price tag” arson attack in the West Bank village of Duma, which killed Palestinian baby Ali…

By Natasha Soffer-Roth July 31, 2015

Palestinians mourn Ali Saad Dawabshe, a baby who was killed by Israeli settlers in an overnight arson attack in the West Bank village of Duma, July 31, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)

Palestinian baby burned to death in West Bank arson attack

Photos by Ahmad Al-Bazz, Oren Ziv / Activestills.org A one-and-a-half year old Palestinian baby was burned to death Friday morning in the West Bank village of Duma in an attack on his family’s home allegedly by Israeli settlers. According to reports, two masked men arrived at two homes in Duma, near Nablus. They spray painted the words…

By Activestills July 31, 2015

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