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Letter from Bethlehem: Mazin Qumsiyeh

  Note: Tomorrow (Monday) commemorates the 50th Land day event (1976-2026). We Palestinians declare our connection to the land and insistence on defending Palestine from the Zionist colonizers who wanted it to be changed from a pluralistic society (multi-ethnic, multi-culturall, multi-religious, multi-lingul) to be a monolithic "Jewish state" (to be achieved via ethnic cleansing and genocide). At our institute ( palestinenature.org ) we invited people to come visit and enjoy the botanic garden tomorrow afternoon free - the garden is at its peak. It reminds us of our Sumud and is a garden of peace and tranquility and growth in the middle of colonial onslaught on our land and our people. Join us (write to   info@palestinenature.org   or   PIBS@bethlehem.edu ). We are seeing a huge change globally thanks to our collective efforts. One example is the hundreds of thousands on streets yesterday in the US in all major cities and some 300000 in London: saying no to the Epste...
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Gaza peace doubts deepen as attention shifts to Iran

  Gaza peace doubts deepen as attention shifts to Iran
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America’s long-haul truckers were already struggling. Then came $5 diesel

  New York  —    Jamie Hagen believed the Great Freight Recession was finally over. Last year was a tough one for his South Dakota trucking company, Hell Bent Xpress. He was thinking about shutting down, his cash drained in the  lean years  that followed America’s post-pandemic shopping spree. But he refinanced his equipment, wagering demand would pick up and freight rates would rise again. “We started seeing some real progress. There was a lot of hope,” he said. Diesel, the largest day-to-day expense in trucking, has jumped 41% since the start of the war to a national average of nearly  $5.38 a gallon . The rise in oil prices is rippling through the US economy. Gas prices have jumped for drivers and  grocery bills  may soon rise. Small fleet owners like Hagen and independent owner-operator drivers are hit hardest by the oil spike in the for-hire trucking industry. They typically own their rigs, pay for fuel and maintenance and find freight o...
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Iran-backed Houthis enter war with missile strike against Israel

  •   Houthis enter war:  Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they carried out the “first military operation”   in support of Iran , after Israel’s military earlier said it detected a   missile from Yemen . •  Latest strikes:  Israel  attacked Iranian nuclear sites and industrial plants,  and buildings at a university in Tehran were  damaged in an overnight strike , geolocated videos show. In the Gulf,  falling debris caused fires  at an industrial hub in the United Arab Emirates, authorities said, and a drone attack damaged the radar system at Kuwait International Airport. •  Death toll climbs:  Three people, including a Lebanese journalist working for a Hezbollah-owned network, have been killed in an  Israeli strike in Lebanon . Thousands have been  reported killed across the Middle East  since the start of the war one month ago. •  Talks continue:  Pakistan’s prime minister  held a ...
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