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Richard Hall

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US Correspondent. Writing about world affairs, democracy, the opioid crisis, extremism for @Independent. Former Mideast correspondent, based in Beirut for years

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'Western independent journalists.' A deeply disrespectful, condescending view all too common in the industry.

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Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, shooting and setting houses and cars on fire. The rampage killed a Palestinian man and wounded 25 others. apnews.com/article/israel…

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The Post contacted 25 aid groups, U.N. agencies and donor countries to ask about aid delivery to Gaza and found that Israeli authorities have denied or restricted access to items ranging from lifesaving medical supplies to toys to chocolate croissants.

“I think it’s…

The Post contacted 25 aid groups, U.N. agencies and donor countries to ask about aid delivery to Gaza and found that Israeli authorities have denied or restricted access to items ranging from lifesaving medical supplies to toys to chocolate croissants. “I think it’s…
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The most senior Israeli commander 'dismissed for his role in the drone strike which killed seven aid workers' for World Central Kitchen in Gaza 'is a settler who signed an open letter in January calling for the territory to be deprived of aid.' telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

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Annelle Sheline, one of two State Department staffers to resign over the Gaza war, tells me Biden has become 'increasingly Trumpian' in his disregard for reality in Gaza by ignoring masses of evidence of war crimes.

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Samantha Power, Biden’s top aid official, says famine is already underway in Gaza.
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New Economist/YouGov poll:

58% disapprove of Biden's handling of Gaza war

57% of Biden voters and 36% of US adults believe Israel is committing genocide

A plurality wants to increase aid to Palestinians and decrease military aid to Israel.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday chided Ukraine’s western partners for “turning a blind eye” to his country and pleaded for more air defences after Russia unleashed nationwide air strikes on critical infrastructure.

The largest power plant in Kyiv region was completely…

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The Biden administration is patting itself on the back for convincing its ally to allow a modest increase of aid into Gaza. Meanwhile, children are starving to death of malnutrition and famine is imminent.

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Global affairs journalist Emily 🗣️ Tamkin explores the reaction to the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in her most recent article. She joins Michel Martin to discuss why she believes this incident provoked worldwide condemnation. youtu.be/GdNAnfUrtHg

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'Throughout her brief political career, she has been the victim of the last acceptable prejudice in public life: the bias against people who are evidently working class.'
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NEW: There were at least 8 internal dissent memos sent by State Department staff in the first two months of the Gaza war, nearly triple what was previously reported.

There have likely been many more since.

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

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