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We offer empowering education and actionable guidance for those ready - or nearly ready - to take a public stand for Palestinian human rights. As more bystanders speak up, governments will be forced to listen.

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Bystanders No More @bystandersnomore.bsky.social · 1h
Credit to campaigners in Ireland and Luxembourg: Israel Bonds can't currently be offered to the EU public. These are retail bonds aimed at individuals. Israel's tradable sovereign bonds remain open to European pension funds and insurers. The question now sits with their boards and supervisors.
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Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 3h
Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank #palestine #theguardian
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Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank
Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their guns
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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 19h
Israel is at risk of internal collapse or civil war because of tensions among Israelis, an August report by CIA experts tasked with providing “alternative analysis” said, according to a report by Drop Site News published on Monday.
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CIA report warns of civil conflict and 'collapse' in Israel: Report
The agency's 'alternative analysis' notes Israel's domestic fissures over conscription, settler violence and mental health of returning soldiers
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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Actor Angelina Jolie, a former longtime UN special envoy, highlighted the scale of destruction in the Gaza Strip, sharing before-and-after satellite images showing extensive damage caused by the Israeli genocide across the Palestinian enclave.
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Angelina Jolie highlights Gaza destruction with Google Earth satellite images
Actor shares before-and-after images of Rafah, Khan Younis, and Gaza City, citing UN data that 82% of Gaza’s structures have been damaged | Anadolu
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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The American Jewish Establishment Has Given Up on American Democracy
American Jewry’s Most Powerful Organizations Care More About Whether a Politician Supports Israel than Whether They Support Free Elections in the United States
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Settler Violence is State Violence
Thinking that a state based on Jewish supremacy will crack down on settler violence is like thinking George Wallace would crack down on the Klan.
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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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The Full Cost of AIPAC’s Influence
The $3 billion that the US gives Israel annually in foreign aid barely scratches the surface
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 05/10/2026
HK activists stage protest, reading names of Palestinians killed since US-brokered ceasefire hongkongfp.com/2026/10/05/h...
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HK activists stage protest, reading names of Palestinians killed since US-brokered ceasefire
A group of Hong Kong anti-war activists has staged a protest, reading from a list of 1,400 names of Palestinians said to have been killed in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire that took effect la…
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 05/10/2026
Nearly 38 percent of Palestinian students in East Jerusalem now study the Israeli curriculum, while the rest of the students' textbooks are being censored line by line, stripping mention of Jerusalem, prisoners, the Nakba, and freedom fighters. mondoweiss.net/2026/10/isra... #Palestine #Israel
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One from the archives (July 2023) "Is it representative of your impartiality to consistently call Israel an apartheid state?" "Its representative of the facts" ".. so you're.. saying Israel is a racist state?" "Yes" The head of Amnesty is clear. Israel is an apartheid state
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Google Earth shows the physical destruction with extraordinary clarity… what happens next matters.” Angelina Jolie shares new Google Earth images of the genocide in Gaza, calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed in (by Israel): www.instagram.com/p/DeDDwwRknH...
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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gaza Three Years On: The Changing Politics of Genocide Denial bylinetimes.com/2026/10/05/gaza-thr…
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Gaza Three Years On: The Changing Politics of Genocide Denial
Martin Shaw, who argued that Israel was beginning to commit genocide in October 2023, examines the tensions between recognition and denial as the Burnham Government tries to reset its Palestine policy...
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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Activists in Seoul, South Korea, lie on the ground near the Israeli Embassy in a symbolic portrayal of victims of Israel's genocide in Gaza, during the National Day of Action condemning Israel's three years of genocide in the besieged Strip.
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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse Not a surprise. It's a rogue state with an indiscriminate killing mentality and obsession. It's not sustainable. Any reputation it had is in tatters worldwide www.dropsitenews.com/p/cia-report-i…
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CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse
U.S. intelligence raises fears of civil unrest and state breakdown in Israel ahead of October 27 elections.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
JUST LAUNCHED: Amnesty International UK’s NEW DOCUMENTARY explores the recent crackdown on protesting in Britain 🪧 The Fight to be Heard charts the growing pressures facing protesters in the UK. Watch the full film at the link below 👀
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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Israel is rewriting the Palestinian curriculum in East Jerusalem to erase Palestinian identity #genocide mondoweiss.net/2026/10/israel-is-re…
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Israel is rewriting the Palestinian curriculum in East Jerusalem to erase Palestinian identity
Nearly 38 percent of Palestinian students in East Jerusalem now study the Israeli curriculum, while the rest of the students’ textbooks are being censored line by line, stripping mention of Jerusalem,...
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Bunkunin @bunkunin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jewish human rights barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera.
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Karl Drinkwater 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪 🇵🇸 ☮️ 🥗 @karldrinkwater.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gaza’s Doctors open.substack.com/pub/savagemi...
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Gaza’s Doctors
While Gaza Dominates the UN, These Are the People Keeping It Alive
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ReThinking Foreign Policy is proud to join more than 50 human rights, faith-based and foreign-policy organizations calling on Congress to publicly oppose President Donald Trump's proposed sale of $2.8 billion worth of weapons to Israel. rethinkingforeignpolicy.org/2026/10/01/r...
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RTFP Joins Call for Congress To Reject $2.8 bn Arms Sale to Israel
ReThinking Foreign Policy is proud to join more than 50 human rights, faith-based and foreign-policy organizations calling on Congress to publicly oppose President Donald Trump’s proposed sal…
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Incredibly, Susan Sarandon turns 80 today, See below her being arrested protesting the war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu. Happy birthday, congratulations on 80 years well lived and wished for many more!
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"3 years of war have destroyed almost every playground in #Gaza. For Hala, an orphaned child, a swimming club on the beach offers a rare chance to escape the realities of war." youtube.com/watch?v=MFgG... #BoycottIsrael #FreePalestine #GazaNews #Israel #News #Palestine #News #WorldNews #Zionism
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The beach is the only place children have left to play in Gaza | Focus
YouTube video by The Guardian
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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jaffa Orthodox Priest recounts Israeli Police abuse Haaretz • Oct 03 2026 archive.is/1mrtB
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICYMI — country music star Zach Bryan and his band wore “Free Palestine” shirts at Robert Kraft’s stadium (From @yasharali.bsky.social )
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Gaza Friendly: the French label turning consumer choices into Palestine solidarity - www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-fri…
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Gaza Friendly: the French label turning consumer choices into Palestine solidarity
In France, a unique app certifies shopkeepers boycotting products linked to Israeli settlements while promoting alternative brands
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 04/10/2026
End the genocide. Drop the charges. De-proscribe Palestine Action.
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SUPPORTING PALESTINE @apirus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Green Party members have voted for councils to support the “boycott, divest and sanctions movement” and not invest in “complicit organisations”. The motion means Green Party councillors will now introduce motions to their respective councils encouraging them to support BDS. #bds #palestine #israel
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Green members vote for councils to support BDS in show of solidarity with Palestine
Members have voted through a conference motion to cut ties with companies linked to Israel
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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
❝ The film shatters ‘respectable’ Israelis’ illusion of moral superiority: The most prestigious, highly educated soldiers are the primary culprits of genocide ❞ — Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown)
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Why ‘NAZA’ terrifies Israel's liberal elite
The film shatters ‘respectable’ Israelis’ illusion of moral superiority: The most prestigious, highly educated soldiers are the primary culprits of genocide.
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our tribute to Gavin Bazunu last night 💚
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ThatKaren @wokekaren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#BDS 👏👏 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Royal College of Nursing cuts ties with Israeli drug company
Britain’s nursing union axes Teva UK as commercial partner over links to Israel’s military and corporate track record
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There are more Christian Zionists than Jewish Zionists. Conflating Zionism with Judaism is grossly inaccurate and also plays into the hands of the genocidal Zio Nazis.
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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
While Macron called Gaza 'a spectacle that shames us all', a new report reveals that France approved dozens more military exports to Israel this year www.middleeasteye.net/news/france-a…
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France approved new military equipment sales to Israel, research finds
While President Macron called Gaza 'a spectacle that shames us all', a new report reveals that France approved dozens more military exports to Israel this year
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“We're working musicians who made a principled decision, and the financial and professional stakes are very real in all of that. "But we are really not the story here, and I would always want to bring it back to the people of Palestine and the plight of our Palestinian brothers and sisters."
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Beoga 'remain friends' with Ed Sheeran after tour exit
Niamh Dunne of the Irish trad band Beoga has told RTÉ Radio 1's News at One that the group "remain friends" with Ed Sheeran, despite their decision to leave his North American tour in solidarity with ...
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Israel’s top court backs barring Palestinian politician from election over article - www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels-…
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Israel’s top court backs barring Palestinian politician from election over article
Sami Abu Shehadeh withdraws from race after Supreme Court tells him judges are united in upholding his disqualification
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why Palestine solidarity activists must keep up pressure on UK government  - www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-p…
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Why Palestine solidarity activists must keep up pressure on UK government 
Miliband has announced a reset of the country's Israel policy, but the real test will be in what comes next
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Ruth Lackner Hiller @hillerruth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Haaretz Today • For Palestinians, Israeli citizenship doesn't mean you're safe
'Settler' is often treated as an address: An Israeli living beyond the Green Line. What has unfolded at a Palestinian town in northern Israel over the past few weeks exposes a political mentality and ...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 02/10/2026
FAO official says he lost his job for criticising Israeli policies in Gaza aje.news/i0frb2
FAO official says he lost his job for criticising Israeli policies in Gaza
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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why is Labour Friends of Israel not led by Labour members? www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-labou…
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Why is Labour Friends of Israel not led by Labour members?
The pro-Israel group does not have to declare its funders because majority of board are not Labour party members
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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The revelation not only means that Kushner has profited from wars he is officially tapped to negotiate as Trump’s envoy, but it means Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar are invested through Kushner’s firm in companies that Israel is using to wage war on Gaza and other Arab states.
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Kushner's financial stake in Israeli defence firms raises conflict of interest concerns: Report
Kushner's Gulf-backed investment firm has a stake in an Israeli company with extensive holdings in Israeli arms makers
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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Across the occupied West Bank, archaeological projects are helping Israel seize land, restrict Palestinian access, and reshape historical memory
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How Israel is weaponising archaeology to annex the West Bank
In-Depth: Across the West Bank, archaeological projects are helping Israel seize land, restrict Palestinian access, and reshape historical memory
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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Royal College of Nursing cuts ties with Israeli drug company www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oc…
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Royal College of Nursing cuts ties with Israeli drug company
Britain’s nursing union axes Teva UK as commercial partner over links to Israel’s military and corporate track record
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World BEYOND War @world-beyond-war.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Burnout doesn’t make movements stronger. It makes people exhausted. Join us Oct. 6 for a free 45-minute breathwork session with practical techniques to release tension, settle the body, and make a little more room to keep going. actionnetwork.org/events/onlin...
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Online Session: Breathwork for Burnout
World BEYOND War invites you to this free online 45-minute session, Breathwork for Burnout, hosted by Nicole Carpenter of The Breath and Balance on Tuesday, October 6 at 7pm ET / 6pm CT / 4pm PT. You…
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
9 Americans have been killed by Israeli forces in the last 4 years. We need answers. Senate Republicans just blocked a resolution to get accountability for their families and the thousands of Palestinians facing genocide. Unconscionable.
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our protest at the Ireland Austria game. The FAI must not cross the Palestinian picket line again by playing apartheid Israel. Dominic Kerrigan, IPSC "We're here to say it's still not too late to do the right thing. We've had one game of shame, we don't want a second game of shame." #StopTheGame
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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
US Senate votes 51-47 not to request report on US citizens killed by Israelis. “While the vote failed, Responsible Statecraft noted that it received far more support than a similar resolution introduced in January 2024, which failed 72-11." news.antiwar.com/2026/09/30/s...
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Senate Defeats Effort To Require Report on Israeli Killings of US Citizens in the West Bank
On Tuesday night, the Senate voted against advancing a resolution that would have required the State Department to produce a report on the killing of US citizens by Jewish settlers and Israeli securit...
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fourteen-year-old Tala Zaqout is raising her four siblings after an Israeli strike killed their parents in Nuseirat, central Gaza. She now balances caring for them with trying to continue her education. By Duaa Shaheen
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Australian doctors are demanding action over censorship of Palestine after hospitals cancelled talks featuring medics with first-hand experience in Gaza:
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Australian doctors censored for trying to speak about Gaza
Australian doctors are demanding action over censorship of Palestine after hospitals cancelled talks featuring medics with first-hand experience in Gaza.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For nearly two months, Palestinians in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood had access to water at any time — a welcome sense of stability in the depths of a genocidal war. On Aug. 24, that stability was disrupted by an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the newly built water desalination plant.
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Ruth Lackner Hiller @hillerruth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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