[summary] “Pompeo Supports Israelis On Gaza”, in New York Times, May 1, 2018. p. A25. In Jordan, when asked by Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Pompeo expressed support for the Israeli response to protests inside Gaza along the border fence. The New York Times states the total number of Palestinian casualties in Gaza [March For […]
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Gaza Strip Devastation
UNRWA-USA; Abby Smardon On My Sixth Visit, I’ve Never Seen Gaza So Devastated. UNRWA-USA, October 12, 2017. I’ve visited the Gaza Strip for each of the past six years, including in 2014 a few months after Israel’s devastating military assault. And yet, I’ve never seen Gaza like I did when I had the privilege of […]
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It turns out that there is a fine line between being a book seller and a book burner these days. Amazon Removed 900+ Reviews of Hillary Clinton’s New Book, NKT Network, September 15, 2017. (http://ntknetwork.com/amazon-removed-900-reviews-of-hillary-clintons-new-book/) Amazon removed 900 poor reviews of Hillary’s new book What Happened. Of course, anyone who read the book (or as […]
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C.L. Sulzberger. Long Row of Candles: Memoirs and Diaries [1934-1954]. New York: McMillan Co., 1969. (a book of the month club selection) C.L. Sulzberger (1912-1993) was chief foreign correspondent of the New York Times (1944-1954) and author of its foreign affairs column (1954-1978). He and his family owned the New York Times. He was the […]
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