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Genocide Watch: Israel's Death Penalty Violates Israel's Basic Law

  Genocide Emergency Alert: Israel’s Death Penalty Law Violates International Law and Israel’s Basic Law   Israel has executed only two convicted criminals since 1948. The first was Meir Tobianski, executed in 1948 for treason, who was posthumously exonerated. The second was Adolf Eichmann, executed in 1962 for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes against the Jewish people.   On March 30, 2026, in a 62 to 47 vote, Israel’s parliament passed a law mandating capital punishment —by hanging—for  acts of terrorism and killings “negating the existence of the State of Israel”. The law includes procedures that expedite executions and it sharply limits opportunities for appeal. The law as written will be exclusively applied to Palestinians. The law was introduced by the far-right Jewish Power party led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.    The law’s scope is explicitly exclusionary. Israeli citizens and residents are not subject to its provisi...
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Palestine in Pictures: March 2026: The Electronic Intifada

 Click the link:  Palestine in Pictures: March 2026 | The Electronic Intifada
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Israel’s largest land grab since the Nakba by Tamra Nassar

  Israel is establishing facts on the ground in the occupied West Bank faster than ever before. In March, Israel’s so-called security cabinet covertly approved the establishment of 34 new settlements – not units, entire settlements – in the West Bank. News of this decision only became public last week after being kept confidential by the cabinet when it was approved, reportedly in an effort to avoid backlash from the United States during negotiations for a ceasefire with Iran. This is Israel’s “largest-ever colonial expansion,” Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories,  said  on 9 April. This is “the largest ethnic cleansing/land grab in Palestine since the Nakba. It’s happening. Under our watch,” she continued. Before the current government took power in 2022, there were 127 recognized Israeli settlements in the West Bank,  according  to Israeli group Peace Now, which monitors settlement a...
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New questions for the Epstein files investigation by Willis Ryder Arnold and Meghna Chakrabarti

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  A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, shows a 2002 passport application from Ghislaine Maxwell along with a visa and a letter to Epstein. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) Former attorney general Pam Bondi refused to appear at a congressional hearing about the Epstein Files. First Lady Melania Trump gave a press conference to deny that she knew about Epstein’s abuse. What we're learning about Epstein’s connections to powerful people. Guest Vicky Ward,  she writes the Substack  Vicky Ward Investigates.  Former Senior Reporter at CNN. She co-produced the docu-series “Chasing Ghislaine." She published the article “The Talented Mr. Epstein” in Vanity Fair in 2003. The version of our broadcast available at the top of this page and via podcast apps is a condensed version of the full show. You can listen to the full, unedited broadcast here: On Point Full Broadcast 47:50 April 15, 202...
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