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Johnson's first order of business as House speaker is to seek budget cuts in exchange for a $14 billion aid package for Israel. The post Rep. Mike Johnson's Largest Donor Was AIPAC. He's Trying to Cut Free Tax Filing to Send Weapons to Israel. appeared first on The Intercept.

With AIPAC urging members to reject eased humanitarian aid transfers, Republican Rep. Brian Mast compared all Palestinians to Nazis.The post GOP Representative Denies Existence of Innocent Palestinian Civilians" and Tries to Hobble Aid to Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.

Israel rejects ceasefire calls and begins ground invasions of Gaza as the civilian death toll climbs.The post Ceasefire Calls Grow appeared first on The Intercept.

One Palestinian American lost more than 40 relatives in Gaza. We found them on the Ministry of Health list.The post Biden's Conspiracy Theory About Gaza Casualty Numbers Unravels Upon Inspection appeared first on The Intercept.

The petrochemical industry is lobbying for advanced recycling" as a solution to plastic pollution, but a new report reveals a troubling track record at U.S. facilities.The post Unproven Advanced Recycling" Facilities Have Received Millions in Public Subsidies appeared first on The Intercept.

How an elite clique of math-addled economists hijacked climate policy.The post When Idiot Savants Do Climate Economics appeared first on The Intercept.

Meta acknowledged that Instagram was burying some flag emoji comments in offensive" contexts.The post Instagram Hid a Comment. It Was Just Three Palestinian Flag Emojis. appeared first on The Intercept.

In a chilling interview on this week's Deconstructed, Ryan Grim speaks with Maram Al-Dada, who has been in regular touch with his family in Gaza as they've been killed one after the other.The post The Lights Are Off. Here's What We Know About Life and Death Inside Gaza. appeared first on The Intercept.

The ongoing Israeli attacks on Palestine have killed thousands of civilians - including Maram Al-Dada's family. We hear from Al-Dada.The post Inside a Gaza Village: All of Us Will Die, but We Don't Know When" appeared first on The Intercept.

Do we risk losing our careers over an ephemeral social post that doesn't save a single life in Palestine?"The post The Senate Condemns Student Groups as Backlash to Pro-Palestinian Speech Grows appeared first on The Intercept.

Government documents pointing to construction at a classified U.S. base offer rare hints about a little noted U.S. military presence near Gaza.The post U.S. Quietly Expands Secret Military Base in Israel appeared first on The Intercept.

I underestimated Musk's lust for tormenting himself, and us.The post One Year After Elon Musk Bought Twitter, His Hilarious Nightmare Continues appeared first on The Intercept.

The editor who published the letter in Artforum was fired after the wealthy art patron Martin Eisenberg's behind-the-scenes push.The post Bed Bath & Beyond Scion Pressured Artists to Retract Gaza Ceasefire Call in Artforum Letter appeared first on The Intercept.

By focusing on the potential dangers of Chinese spy tech, we've ignored how roaming itself creates massive vulnerabilities, a new Citizen Lab report says.The post Vulnerabilities in Cellphone Roaming Let Spies and Criminals Track You Across the Globe appeared first on The Intercept.

The firing by the German media giant follows a smear campaign against Arab and Palestinian journalists in Germany in recent years.The post Axel Springer Fires Lebanese Employee Who Questioned Pro-Israel Stance appeared first on The Intercept.

Women are not natural pacifists, but feminism is a movement against violence and domination.The post It's Feminist to Demand a Ceasefire in Israel-Palestine appeared first on The Intercept.

The senator's proposal would require Biden to withdraw forces from the West African nation within 30 days.The post Rand Paul Wants U.S. Troops Out of Niger appeared first on The Intercept.

Echoing George W. Bush on 9/11, a Misgav Institute report shows how political leaders find a chilling silver lining in the suffering of their own.The post Hamas Attack Provides Rare Opportunity" to Cleanse Gaza, Israeli Think Tank Says appeared first on The Intercept.

Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE's national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials.The post Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit appeared first on The Intercept.

Yousef Munayyer joins Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain to discuss how the political and regional implications of the war in Palestine extend far beyond its borders.The post Death Toll in Gaza Now Exceeds 5,000 appeared first on The Intercept.

Many of us, your former staff, share your Jewish heritage," the letter said. Our pain and sorrow at the losses on October 7 will not be weaponized."The post Nearly 300 Bernie Sanders Alumni Call On Senator to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.

Billions in security aid to Lebanon, along with off-the-books commandos, could embroil the U.S. in a regional conflagration.The post Secret U.S. War in Lebanon Is Tinder for Escalation of Israel-Gaza Conflict appeared first on The Intercept.

The bipartisan effort spearheaded by Reps. Jim McGovern and Thomas Massie follows another led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib last spring.The post Members of Congress Make New Push to Free Julian Assange appeared first on The Intercept.

How we Americans feel about Gazans living under Israeli bombs does matter, since we're the ones financing it.The post Gaza and the Empathy Gap appeared first on The Intercept.

The five permanent members of the Security Council - notably the U.S. and Russia - use their veto power to keep wars going.The post The U.N. Is Powerless to Help Gaza. That's How the U.S. Wants It. appeared first on The Intercept.

It is not too late to change your stance and stand on the righteous side of history," 16 former campaign staffers wrote in an open letter.The post Sen. John Fetterman's Former Campaign Staffers Urge Him to Support Israel-Hamas Ceasefire appeared first on The Intercept.

With Frost's and Casar's sponsorship of the ceasefire resolution, the pro-Israel lobby may have been dealt a setback.The post Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Maxwell Frost, and Greg Casar Join Call for Ceasefire in Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.

A new book highlights the power multinational corporations have - and how they strong-arm nations into submission.The post Unraveling Democracy: The Corporate Takeover appeared first on The Intercept.

Human rights lawyers warned Biden that his unconditional support for the war on Gaza may implicate the U.S. in Israel's crimes.The post Going All-In for Israel May Make Biden Complicit in Genocide appeared first on The Intercept.

Upday, an app owned by the German media giant Axel Springer, is instructing journalists to cover the war in Gaza with a pro-Israel bent.The post Europe's Largest News Aggregator Orders Editors to Play Down Palestinian Deaths appeared first on The Intercept.

They're kind of failing upwards when they're not only staying in the department but they're also being promoted."The post NYPD Cops Sued for Misconduct Cost City Millions in Settlements - Then Get Promotions appeared first on The Intercept.

Indian author and journalist Pankaj Mishra helps explain the new era of crisis that the world is entering upon.The post India - and the World - After Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.

The coffee company says the union, Starbucks Workers United, is making people think it stands in solidarity with Palestine after the Hamas attack.The post Starbucks Is Suing Its Union After Solidarity With Palestine!" Tweet appeared first on The Intercept.

Bridge International Academies was in the midst of a key financing round when allegations of child sex abuse emerged. They fought back hard.The post Whistleblower: The World Bank Helped Cover Up Child Sex Abuse at a Chain of For-Profit Schools It Funded appeared first on The Intercept.

Caving to the far right, the children's book giant lets school book fairs exclude diverse titles en masse.The post Scholastic Makes It Easy to Ban Black and LGBTQ+ Books appeared first on The Intercept.

With tensions exploding over Gaza on campuses across the country, NYU Law student Ryna Workman lost their position as student body president and a job offer.The post Pro-Palestine NYU Law Student Speaks Out After Job Offer Was Rescinded appeared first on The Intercept.

The American surveillance state is a public-private partnership.The post Why Big Tech, Cops, and Spies Were Made for One Another appeared first on The Intercept.

More than 100 former J Street staffers and campus activists blasted the group's push for a hawkish Israel resolution that ignores Palestinians.The post J Street Alumni Condemn Pro-Peace" Group for Opposing Gaza Ceasefire appeared first on The Intercept.

The George W. Bush administration deserves plenty of blame for what's happening now in Israel and Gaza.The post Not Israel's 9/11, but a Prison Riot appeared first on The Intercept.

The Hamas surprise attack isn't history rhyming, it's a reprise of 1973's Yom Kippur War - and it doesn't bode well for Benjamin Netanyahu.The post A Half-Century Ago, Another Major Intel Failure Saw Israel's Leader Resign appeared first on The Intercept.

Once a pro-peace" Israel lobby alternative, J Street is pushing a hawkish resolution on Israel that ignores Palestinian civilians.The post J Street to Democrats: Back Resolution Supporting Gaza War or Lose Endorsement appeared first on The Intercept.

Settlers and soldiers have killed 51 Palestinians in the West Bank since Saturday. At least two Palestinian villages have been entirely depopulated.The post Israeli Settlers Take Advantage of Gaza Chaos to Attack Palestinians in West Bank appeared first on The Intercept.

Israel has avoided ruling Gaza on the ground - but Hamas may have forced it to try.The post Hamas Is Dragging Israel Toward the Abyss appeared first on The Intercept.

Mark Wallace, head of United Against Nuclear Iran, seems to have forgotten how things worked out in Afghanistan and Iraq.The post Washington Hawk's Call to Bomb Iran Cites Disastrous 9/11 Playbook appeared first on The Intercept.

The domestic policing comes amid reports of harassment against Muslims and Palestinians around the country.The post FBI Targets Muslims and Palestinians in Wake of Hamas Attack, Civil Rights Advocates Warn appeared first on The Intercept.

Horrific unverified claims about the conflict spread like wildfire by news outlets and on social media, rapidly fueling tensions and violence.The post Fog of War: The Media and the Israel-Palestine Conflict appeared first on The Intercept.

During a war, when access to the internet could save lives, Palestinians are struggling to reach the outside world and each other.The post Israel Warns Palestinians on Facebook - but Bombings Decimated Gaza Internet Access appeared first on The Intercept.

Israeli and U.S. officials acknowledge there is no proof that Iran directed last weekend's deadly Hamas attack.The post Alleged Iran Role in Israel Attack Echoes Bogus Iraq WMD Claims appeared first on The Intercept.