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Israel’s Heavy Hand In Syria’s Civil War

When Israel conquered the Golan in 1967, it launched a 50-year occupation of the Syrian Golan in which tens of thousands of Syrian Druze lived.  Though an armistice line now separates the Druze in Syrian and Israeli-occupied zones, both communities are deeply intertwined.  The sense of solidarity now, in the midst of a raging civil […]

Richard Silverstein
By Richard Silverstein

When Israel conquered the Golan in 1967, it launched a 50-year occupation of the Syrian Golan in which tens of thousands of Syrian Druze lived.  Though an armistice line now separates the Druze in Syrian and Israeli-occupied zones, both communities are deeply intertwined.  The sense of solidarity now, in the midst of a raging civil war, is no

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Muslim Hotel Workers Form Human Chain To Protect Against Crazed Gunmen

Tunisian hotel staff formed human shield in heroic move to save tourists.

Daily Mail
By Daily Mail
Gunman Seifeddine Rezgui can be seen wandering away from a group of local men who have formed a human chain to protect tourists on a neighbouring beach

A survivor of the massacre in Tunisia has revealed local hotel staff members formed a human shield on the beach in a heroic bid to protect tourists from the rampaging gunman. John Yeoman, 46, said Muslim staff members from the Bellevue Hotel told the gunman he would have to kill them first as they formed a human barricade between the shooter and

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Medical Marijuana Arrives Next Week In Minnesota – But Smoking It Is Banned

Under new rules that set the state apart from others, patients will have to stick with pills and oils, and the drug will only be sold in eight locations.

The Guardian
By The Guardian

There will be no baggies of pot awaiting patients next week, when Minnesota joins 21 other states in offering medical marijuana. No glass pipes, no plants to tend at home. Instead, the nation’s latest medical marijuana programme is a world of pill bottles and vials of marijuana-infused oil. For the qualifying patients seeking relief from pain,

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Turkey Planning Invasion Of Northern Syria

The Turkish military is not enthusiastic and Washington may have its doubts, but President Erdogan appears determined to set up a buffer zone.

The Daily Beast
By The Daily Beast

ISTANBUL—Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning a military intervention into northern Syria to prevent Syrian Kurds from forming their own state there, despite concerns among his own generals and possible criticism from Washington and other NATO allies, according to reports in both pro- and anti-government media. In a speech last

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Detroit Police Hit Five Children During Car Chase, Leaving Two Dead

Detroit police continued a high speed chase even after two children were struck and killed. As they continued the chase, three more children were struck because of the officers’ reckless actions.

M. David for Counter Current News
S. Wooten
By M. David for Counter Current News
And S. Wooten

“The police were right on their rear, bumped their tail a little bit, and the car flew up into the air,” an eyewitness to the horrifying police chase recounted. “When the car hit them, both of them just looked at me—it keeps re-playing in my head” Detroit police continued a high speed chase even after two children were struck and killed. As they

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Crew Of Aid Ship Headed For Gaza Kidnapped By Israeli Navy

“It’s an act of kidnapping to take international citizens from international waters to a country not of their choice against their will.”

Sarah Lazare
By Sarah Lazare

A freedom flotilla sailing to break the blockade of Gaza was captured early Monday morning by the Israeli navy and the 18 journalists, campaigners, and crew aboard are currently in the occupying army's custody, in an attack global supporters are calling piracy and kidnapping at high sea. David Heap, spokesperson for the international Freedom

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