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Aaron Maté
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Ex-CIA Agent Reveals Government's "Nefarious" Plots + Ben & Jerry's Founder Arrested over Israel
Barry Eisler on his journey as a CIA agent-turned-spy-novelist. Ice cream maker Ben Cohen on getting arrested for protesting in Congress
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EXPOSED: Israel’s Conspiracy to Steal Gazan Aid – with Muhammad Shehada
Israel set up a fake humanitarian aid scheme called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. It works like a concentration camp.
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Katie Halper
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CNN Claims ‘Free Palestine’ Protests CAUSED Israeli Embassy Staffers Shooting
"I saw the same thing in his eyes that I saw in the eyes of all the protesters at Columbia. Nothing different between him and them."
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Aaron Maté
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Norman Finkelstein Reacts To Israeli Embassy Staffers Shooting
Why the shooter did it, how the media is covering it, and what everyone SHOULD be focusing on instead
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Extended interview: Norman Finkelstein REACTS To Israeli Embassy Shooting
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