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War crimes spiraling in Syria

Last Updated : Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:15 AM GENEVA – War crimes by both government forces and rebels in Syria are spiraling amid an increasingly radicalized and sectarian conflict, a UN-appointed inquiry team said on Monday. “The depth of the Syrian tragedy is poignantly reflected in the accounts of …

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“Most Israelis are not listening”

JERUSALEM — The Oscar-nominated documentary “The Gatekeepers” braids the recollections and reflections of six former chiefs of the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, into a disturbing narrative of their country’s occupation of the Palestinian territories since 1967. In the United States the confessions of these tough terrorist hunters have …

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Israeli Apartheid Week dates set for SA

Cii News | 11 February 2013 The 9th International Israeli Week is scheduled to take place in South Africa between the 11-17 March 2013. It is an annual international series of events including rallies, lectures and cultural performances held in cities, communities and campuses across the globe. According to the …

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Israeli army kidnaps 13 Palestinians this morning

13 February 2013 Israeli soldiers invaded several areas in the occupied West Bank, mainly in occupied East Jerusalem, broke into and searched several homes and kidnapped at least fourteen Palestinians. Army also detained five children for several hours. Local sources in Beit Doqqo, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, reported that …

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Assad vows to resist

President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Monday not to bow to mounting pressure and “plots”, almost two years into a deadly revolt in Syria, as at least 13 people were killed when a car exploded just inside the Turkish border. On the warfront, rebels seized control of Syria’s largest dam, a …

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Where Were YOU On February 15, 2003

  By Mike Ferner 12 February, 2013 Countercurrents.org On that day, for the first time in human history , people of every nation on earth said “NO” to a war before it began . By the 10’s of millions, starting in New Zealand and Australia and sweeping westward over the …

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Guru execution sparks Kashmiri anger

Azhar Vadi | Cii News | 12 February 2013 Indian security forces are on high alert this week. But it’s where and why they have their ear pricked that justifies its documentation by news outlets. Fourteen companies of the Indian Border Security Force, or BSF, have been sent to the …

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Israel losing friends because of its settlements: Official

Last Updated : Friday, February 08, 2013 2:50 AM Mohammed Mar’i Saudi Gazette RAMALLAH – A senior Israeli official said that West Bank settlements were causing Israel to lose the support even of its best friends in the West, a report said Thursday. The Israeli daily Haaretz quoted National Security …

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