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Freelance investigative journalist with work in Drop Site News and Al Jazeera.

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Sami Vanderlip @samivanderlip.com · Dec 11
🚨 My new investigation for @dropsitenews.com exposes a U.S. nonprofit that’s raised over $300,000 for an Israeli sniper unit associated with killings of unarmed Palestinians

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U.S. Nonprofit Raised $300,000 for Israeli Sniper Unit Associated With Killings of Unarmed Palestinians
“Your support allowed us to get my son and his elite sniper unit the most advanced scopes needed in order to have an advantage over Hamas when they go into Gaza.”
www.dropsitenews.com
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Our @ajiunit.com film "Gaza" has been nominated for the @rtsmedia.bsky.social award in the Current Affairs - International category. It's an honour to have been nominated alongside the amazing team at AJ Fault Lines for "The Night Won't End". See the posts below to watch both films 👇
February 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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🧵My latest for @dropsitenews.com on today’s complaint in France against a soldier for war crimes.

It was brought by the International Federation for Human Rights, Al-Haq, Al Mezan, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, and the Ligue des droits de l'Homme.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/complaint-...
Complaint Filed Against French-Israeli Soldier by Human Rights Groups Over Alleged Torture
“Look, they tortured him to make him talk," a French-Israeli soldier is heard saying of a Palestinian detainee in a video posted online in March.
www.dropsitenews.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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NEW at @dropsitenews.com: Complaint Filed Against French-Israeli Soldier by Human Rights Groups Over Alleged Torture

“Look, they tortured him to make him talk," he is heard saying of a Palestinian detainee in a video posted online in March.

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www.dropsitenews.com/p/complaint-...
Complaint Filed Against French-Israeli Soldier by Human Rights Groups Over Alleged Torture
“Look, they tortured him to make him talk," a French-Israeli soldier is heard saying of a Palestinian detainee in a video posted online in March.
www.dropsitenews.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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🚨 My new investigation for @dropsitenews.com exposes a U.S. nonprofit that’s raised over $300,000 for an Israeli sniper unit associated with killings of unarmed Palestinians

Please share widely and read.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-nonprof...
U.S. Nonprofit Raised $300,000 for Israeli Sniper Unit Associated With Killings of Unarmed Palestinians
“Your support allowed us to get my son and his elite sniper unit the most advanced scopes needed in order to have an advantage over Hamas when they go into Gaza.”
www.dropsitenews.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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Read @dropsitenews.com investigation by @samivanderlip.com on how an U.S. nonprofit raised $300,000 to fund Israeli sniper units linked to the killing of unarmed Palestinians.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-nonprof...
U.S. Nonprofit Raised $300,000 for Israeli Sniper Unit Associated With Killings of Unarmed Palestinians
“Your support allowed us to get my son and his elite sniper unit the most advanced scopes needed in order to have an advantage over Hamas when they go into Gaza.”
www.dropsitenews.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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2/ On March 14, 2024, the “Ghost Unit” publicly celebrated it’s 100th kill in posts on social media by a PR company associated with the Israeli unit: "There's no better way to see the results of your contribution than to see your contribution go straight to the hands of the people who need it."
December 11, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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A U.S. nonprofit organization in Illinois has raised more than $300,000 in “donations” to buy equipment for an Israeli sniper unit operating in Gaza.

(Video in 4 parts below)
December 11, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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🚨 U.S. Nonprofit Raised $300,000 for Israeli Sniper Unit Associated With Killings of Unarmed Palestinians

“Your support allowed us to get my son and his elite sniper unit the most advanced scopes needed.”

Story by @samivanderlip.com for @dropsitenews.com ⬇️

www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-nonprof...
A U.S. nonprofit has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for an Israeli sniper unit for the stated purpose of buying scopes, silencers, and other equipment. The unit, which is nicknamed Rephaim, or “Ghosts,” has since been implicated in possible war crimes and killing over 100 people in Gaza and has been tied to the killing of four unarmed Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. On October 9, 2023, the mother of unit member Daniel Raab—an Illinois native—posted on Facebook that the nonprofit, registered as “Friends of Paratrooper Sniper Unit 202,” was in need of “helmets, rain gear, barrels, vests, sniper stands, silencers, camouflage, and the list goes on.” In its 990 filings, Friends of Paratrooper Sniper Unit 202 is described as “an organization dedicated to catering to the additional requirements and the overall welfare of soldiers serving in a specific military unit.” The description continues to say that the primary focus of the nonprofit is, “to ensure that soldiers have access to the necessary resources, support systems, and amenities that can enhance their comfort, safety, and well-being while they are actively serving their duty.” The charity has raised significant amounts of money for the sniper unit since its establishment last year. According to its tax filings, Friends of Paratrooper Sniper Unit 202 raised over $304,000 in the year ending December 2023, of which it spent roughly $208,000 in grants—money which its promoters emphasize goes directly to soldiers in the unit.
December 11, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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🚨 My new investigation for @dropsitenews.com exposes a U.S. nonprofit that’s raised over $300,000 for an Israeli sniper unit associated with killings of unarmed Palestinians

Please share widely and read.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-nonprof...
U.S. Nonprofit Raised $300,000 for Israeli Sniper Unit Associated With Killings of Unarmed Palestinians
“Your support allowed us to get my son and his elite sniper unit the most advanced scopes needed in order to have an advantage over Hamas when they go into Gaza.”
www.dropsitenews.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Read the full Amnesty International report on genocide in Gaza:

www.amnesty.org/en/wp-conten...
www.amnesty.org
December 6, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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“It takes two days of work to buy one kilo of rice… I have to barter my belongings to eat. I sometimes have to give up some basic necessities to get food.”

Abubaker Abed reports from Deir al Balah on the daily grind of trying to eat in Gaza. @dropsitenews.com

www.dropsitenews.com/p/cash-crisi...
Cash Crisis in Gaza: “I barter my belongings to eat”
Palestinians in Gaza barter staple goods to fight starvation
www.dropsitenews.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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kdhirten.bsky.social

A damning new report by Amnesty finds Israel’s war on Gaza meets legal threshold for genocide against the Palestinian people.

The report is titled “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman”: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12...
Amnesty International says Israel guilty of committing genocide in Gaza
The human rights group concludes that Israel’s war on Gaza meets the legal threshold for genocide in a damning report.
www.aljazeera.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:24 AM
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BREAKING: Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in new report:
BREAKING: Amnesty Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
“We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty's director tells Zeteo.
zeteo.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:12 AM
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🚨Major investigation just dropped at @dropsitenews.com in partnership with a consortium of independent European news outlets. A major player in global journalism is primarily bankrolled by the U.S. State Department, we can reveal. Story to follow in next post:
December 2, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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One of our leading magazines, which most members of Congress, reported that the Trump nominee for Defense Secretary chanted ‘ Kill all Muslims!’ and I haven’t seen loads of (any?) elected Dems condemn him for it yet.

It’s almost as if… Islamophobia has been normalized in DC.
December 2, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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NEW at @dropsitenews.com: Israeli Settler Company Specializing in West Bank Outposts Now at Work in Northern Gaza

Israel has hired private settler-construction firms to aid in northern Gaza demolitions, Younis Tirawi has learned.

Read the full investigation: www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-pr...
REVEALED: Israeli Settler Company Specializing in West Bank Outposts Now at Work in Northern Gaza
A prominent Israeli settler offered me $165 per day to demolish homes in Beit Lahia
www.dropsitenews.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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REVEALED: Drop Site News has uncovered that Israel has now contracted private companies specializing in settler construction to work in northern Gaza.

Younis Tirawi reports for @dropsitenews.com

www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-pr...
REVEALED: Israeli Settler Company Specializing in West Bank Outposts Now at Work in Northern Gaza
A prominent Israeli settler offered me $165 per day to demolish homes in Beit Lahia
www.dropsitenews.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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🚨 New @dropsitenews.com must read from Younis Tirawi

Scoop: An extremist settler org specialized in building illegal West Bank outposts is now operating in north Gaza, paying civilians $165 daily to join.

Read the full piece: www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-pr...
REVEALED: Israeli Settler Company Specializing in West Bank Outposts Now at Work in Northern Gaza
A prominent Israeli settler offered me $165 per day to demolish homes in Beit Lahia
www.dropsitenews.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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“While leaving the town, I saw many bodies lying on the ground, and dogs were devouring some of them. I also saw men and women who were wounded, still alive but drowning in their own blood, with no one to help them. This is not life; we are dying slowly”
In Beit Lahiya, rubble and decomposing corpses line the streets
Thousands of Palestinians in the city are facing relentless bombardment and famine as the Israeli army ramps up efforts to cleanse northern Gaza.
www.972mag.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:17 AM
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President Joe Biden was seen leaving a bookstore in Nantucket with the book “The Hundred Years' War on Palestine” by Rashid Khalidi
November 29, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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www.dropsitenews.com/p/pakistan-p...
Pakistani Protesters Press Into Islamabad as Police Fires on the Demonstrations
The military government is blocking roads and cutting internet access in an attempt to stop activists loyal to the deposed Imran Khan from establishing a presence in the capital city
www.dropsitenews.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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Donald Trump has appointed multiple pro-Israel fanatics to his administration.

Biden already facilitated Israel's genocide from day one.
Trump will escalate it further.

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Donald Trump's fanatical pro-Israeli appointments should terrify you
Some were beguiled by the idea that Donald Trump is a peace candidate - but his appointments underline a commitment to escalate Israel's genocidal onslaught.
www.owenjones.news
November 25, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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My latest on Substack.

Democracy Dies in Doublespeak: WaPo's Defense of the Indefensible. The Washington Post's Criticism of the ICC Reads like an AIPAC Press Release marcowenjones.substack.com/p/democracy-...
November 25, 2024 at 3:39 PM