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In the mainstream US media, there will be no coverage of the April statement by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the UN Security Council on Israel. Image: Kate Ausburn/Flickr.

Why We Can't Hide From The Psychological And Emotional Trauma Of The Israeli Occupation On Palestinians

Lives lived encaged by the Occupation produce — says UN Secretary General Ban [Ki-moon] — “fear, humiliation, frustration and mistrust. It has been fed by the wounds of decades of bloody conflict, which will take a long time to heal. Palestinian youth in particular are tired of broken promises and they see no light at the end of the tunnel.”

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Cats, Controllers, Agitation And Academics: Interview With Game Designer And Writer Soha Kareem

Soha Kareem discusses how she got into games, her Palestinian identity, and her activism—which occasionally involves her cat, Garnet.

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Baroness Warsi with William Hague, Leader of the House of Commons (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

This Week in Pantsuit Politics: The Shocking Exit of Sayeeda Warsi, Muslim British Cabinet Member

Also this week: Two women named Park lead a South Korean political battle, and Hillary Clinton opens up about sexism.

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The Israel/Hamas Ceasefire Has Already Collapsed

The U.S. and UN announced a ceasefire yesterday. . . and it's already unraveled--as if the conflict's death toll and destructive track record weren't already horrific enough.

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Russell Brand Takes Down Sean Hannity of Fox News In Epic Israeli/Palestinian Debate

Watch 12 minutes of Russell Brand's general brilliance, or just read this.

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Can Dating Apps and Kissing Selfies Help Stop Israeli-Palestinian Violence?

Can sex help bridge the ever-widening Arab-Israeli divide? One Tumblr page is seeking to answer that very question.

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4 Gazan Children Killed: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is About to Get So Much Worse

A just-brokered 5-hour cease-fire between Israel and Palestine is unlikely to take hold. Sadly, if history is any indicator, the violence will probably continue unabated.

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