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Jeremy Scahill

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Journalist at @DropSiteNews.com. Author of Blackwater and Dirty Wars. Former twitter combatant. Proton: [email protected]

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Jul 3

⚡The Devil in the Details of Trump’s "Final Proposal" for Gaza Ceasefire

A Hamas official accused Trump of aiding an Israeli “deception operation,” but the movement says it wants to bridge the gaps and make a deal.

We obtained the proposal. Details below:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-neta...

The Devil in the Details of Trump’s "Final Proposal" for Gaza Ceasefire

A Hamas official accused Trump of aiding an Israeli “deception operation,” but the movement says it wants to bridge the gaps and make a deal.

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Jun 3

"Letter from Gaza: The Nakba We Are Living Through"

Powerful story from Hamza Salha on how he and his family were forced to flee their home in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza to head for an unknown fate as Israel expands its attacks.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/nakba-gaza...

Letter from Gaza: The Nakba We Are Living Through

"I have now become a refugee twice over: once from our historic village of Barbara, and now from Jabaliya."

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 31

⚡️Hamas Responds to Witkoff Gaza Proposal, Demands Trump Guarantee Israel Won’t Resume Genocide

Drop Site obtained the new proposal, which Hamas drafted in consultation with a range of Palestinian factions. Full text of document and story below 🔽
www.dropsitenews.com/p/hamas-resp...

Hamas Responds to Witkoff Gaza Proposal, Demands Trump Guarantee Israel Won’t Resume Genocide

Drop Site obtained the new proposal, which Hamas drafted in consultation with a range of Palestinian factions. Witkoff swiftly denounced it as “unacceptable.”

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 30

⚡️How Israel and Witkoff Are Trying to Strong-Arm Hamas Into a Deal That Does Not End the Genocide

A point-by-point breakdown of how the U.S. and Israel changed the deal Hamas said it made with Trump's envoys.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-ham...

How Israel and Witkoff Are Trying to Strong-Arm Hamas Into a Deal That Does Not End the Genocide

A point-by-point breakdown of how the U.S. and Israel changed the deal Hamas said it made with Trump's envoys

www.dropsitenews.com

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 21

⚡️Israel Expands Ethnic Cleansing Operations in Khan Younis

As Israel intensifies its war of "conquest" and annihilation, Donya Abu Sitta reports from Khan Younis on the recent wave of Israeli attacks and forced displacement against Palestinians.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-eth...

Israel Expands Ethnic Cleansing Operations in Khan Younis

“Even though we had endured nearly 600 days of this war of extermination, I didn’t believe we would survive this day. It was a living nightmare.”

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 19

🚨Netanyahu: Gaza Aid Scheme Offers Israel Symbolic Cover to Finish the Genocide
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Netanyahu: Gaza Aid Scheme Offers Israel Symbolic Cover to Finish the Genocide

In order to conquer and seize Gaza, “We need to do it in a way” where the world “won’t stop us," Netanyahu says.

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 16

🚨 Hamas Says Steve Witkoff Personally Promised Gaza Blockade Would Be Lifted in Exchange for Edan Alexander

The U.S. broke the deal, a senior Hamas official told me. “They threw it in the trash” and there has been “zero” progress on a Gaza ceasefire.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/witkoff-ha...

Hamas Says Witkoff Personally Promised to Lift Gaza Blockade in Exchange for Edan Alexander

The U.S. immediately broke the deal, senior Hamas official Basem Naim tells Drop Site. “They threw it in the trash” and there has been “zero” progress on a Gaza ceasefire.

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 15

🚨Hamas says it had an understanding with the U.S. that after Hamas released Edan Alexander, humanitarian aid would begin entering the Gaza Strip immediately and a U.S. call would be made for a ceasefire and comprehensive negotiations. New reporting below:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-neta...

As Trump Declares "Golden Era" in the Arab Gulf, Gaza Burns and Netanyahu Threatens to Wipe Palestinians Off the Map

Hamas tells Drop Site it is not optimistic that the U.S. will press Israel to end the war, despite reports of tensions between Trump and Netanyahu.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · May 12

🎥 WATCH | Drop Site co-founder @jeremyscahill.com spoke to Breaking Points this morning about Trump bypassing Israel to speak directly with Hamas. In the clip below, he explains the context in which the agreement to release U.S.-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander was reached.

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 12

"The Unbearable Pain of Leaving Gaza"

Our remarkable colleague Abubaker Abed never wanted to leave his homeland. In a deeply personal essay, he describes the excruciating decisions he was forced to make.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/abubaker-a...

The Unbearable Pain of Leaving Gaza

Journalist Abubaker Abed never wanted to leave his homeland. He describes the excruciating decisions he was forced to make.

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 9

In an exclusive interview, Mohammed Al-Hindi of Palestinian Islamic Jihad said Israel is deluding itself into believing it can defeat the Palestinian cause.

Al-Hindi and other PIJ leaders almost never speak to Western journalists. Full story @dropsitenews.com 🔽
www.dropsitenews.com/p/islamic-ji...

Senior Palestinian Resistance Leader: “There may come a day when Israel finds itself longing for Hamas”

In an exclusive interview, Mohammed Al-Hindi of Palestinian Islamic Jihad said Israel is deluding itself into believing it can defeat the Palestinian cause.

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 8

The attack on Ben Gurion Airport, the downing of U.S. drones, and attacks on naval vessels show that Ansar Allah (the Houthis) has remained resilient despite months of bombing.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/houthis-an...

Trump Marveled at Houthi “Bravery.” Here’s Why.

The attack on Ben Gurion Airport, the downing of U.S. drones, and attacks on naval vessels show that the Houthi movement has remained resilient despite months of bombing.

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 5

You can also listen to my full interview with senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan and read the transcript of our conversation here:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/osama-hamd...

Hamas on the Record: An Exclusive Interview With Senior Hamas Official Osama Hamdan

Listen now | Drop Site’s Jeremy Scahill sits down with a top leader of the Islamic resistance movement for a wide-ranging discussion on how Hamas views the current moment.

www.dropsitenews.com

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · May 5

🚨 How Hamas Sees the Current Moment: I sat down with senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan for a wide-ranging interview 🔽
www.dropsitenews.com/p/osama-hamd...

How Hamas Sees the Current Moment: An Exclusive Interview With Osama Hamdan

In a wide-ranging interview with Drop Site, the senior Hamas leader discusses negotiation strategy, why disarmament is a red line, his direct talks with U.S. officials, and more.

www.dropsitenews.com

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 29

Here is the full video discussion I had with Mohammad Alsaafin about the ongoing Gaza genocide, the "ceasefire" talks, why disarmament is a "red line" and about the legacies of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Al Qassam Brigades commander Mohammed Deif.
www.youtube.com/live/wGSbAOX...

Jeremy Scahill and Mohammad Alsaafin Live: Gaza Genocide and “Ceasefire” Negotiations

YouTube video by Drop Site News

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 26

Status of the Gaza ceasefire talks: Israel, via Arab mediators, is pushing for a short term deal with only loose language about it leading to a potential end of the war. Hamas is offering a proposal for a comprehensive, multi-year truce & detailed responses to Israel's positions.

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 25

⚡️New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Contains “Red Lines” for Hamas on Continued Israeli Occupation and Disarmament.

We obtained a draft of a deal currently being pushed by the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar. Hamas insists it will not capitulate to Netanyahu’s new demands.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/new-gaza-c...

New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Contains “Red Lines” for Hamas on Continued Israeli Occupation and Disarmament

Drop Site obtained the draft of a deal currently being pushed by the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar. Hamas insists it will not capitulate to Netanyahu’s new demands.

www.dropsitenews.com

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 25

⚡️New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Contains “Red Lines” for Hamas on Continued Israeli Occupation and Disarmament.

We obtained a draft of a deal currently being pushed by the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar. Hamas insists it will not capitulate to Netanyahu’s new demands.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/new-gaza-c...

New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Contains “Red Lines” for Hamas on Continued Israeli Occupation and Disarmament

Drop Site obtained the draft of a deal currently being pushed by the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar. Hamas insists it will not capitulate to Netanyahu’s new demands.

www.dropsitenews.com

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 11

🚨A sweeping crackdown on posts on Instagram and Facebook that are critical of Israel—or even vaguely supportive of Palestinians—was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to internal Meta data obtained by @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-dat...

Leaked Data Reveals Massive Israeli Campaign to Remove Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram

A sweeping crackdown on posts on Instagram and Facebook that are critical of Israel—or even vaguely supportive of Palestinians—was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to inter...

www.dropsitenews.com

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 10

⚡Top Houthi Official Tells Drop Site Yemen Will Cease Attacks on U.S. Ships if Trump Halts Bombing

New report from Shuaib Almosawa and me
www.dropsitenews.com/p/houthi-uni...

Top Houthi Official Tells Drop Site Yemen Will Cease Attacks on U.S. Ships if Trump Halts Bombing

In a wide-ranging interview, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti said Trump can end the battle in the Red Sea by forcing Netanyahu to stop Israel’s genocidal war.

www.dropsitenews.com

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 9

NEW: British lawyers representing Hamas just filed a legal case challenging its UK designation as a terror group. They charge the UK is aiding the Gaza genocide, undermining the right to armed resistance & stifling debate in the UK about Hamas’s aims and actions.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/hamas-terr...

Hamas Launches Unprecedented Legal Case in Britain, Demanding the Government Remove its Terror Designation

In a legal filing, a Hamas founder argues that the group has the right to use armed resistance to achieve Palestinian liberation—and that Britain is crushing honest debate about its aims.

www.dropsitenews.com

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 8

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 6

"The IDF confirmed" [fill in the blank with whatever accusation Israel makes about Palestinians] is not a legitimate source, nor a real confirmation of anything. In fact, there is a high probability it is an entirely false piece of propaganda, as has been proven time and again.

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 4

Red Crescent Worker Who Survived Israeli Massacre tells @dropsitenews.com: “He was in the pit…The soldiers were surrounding us. He was tied up, blindfolded and stripped of his clothes except his undershorts. That was the last time I saw him.”

By Kavitha Chekuru

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Red Crescent Worker Who Survived Israeli Massacre Recounts Horror

In one of the deadliest attacks on emergency workers in the world in years, Israeli troops killed 15 Palestinian first responders and buried them in a mass grave.

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Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 4

“Deprived of Life Before Seeing the Light”—Pregnant Women in Gaza Severely Impacted by Blockade

🚨More than 60,000 pregnant women in Gaza suffer from acute malnutrition.

Devastating report from Rasha Abou Jalal in Gaza City for @dropsitenews.com

www.dropsitenews.com/p/pregnant-w...

“Deprived of Life Before Seeing the Light”—Pregnant Women in Gaza Severely Impacted by Blockade

Miscarriages are increasing in Gaza as continued Israeli attacks, forced displacement, and a lack of medication and food take a toll on pregnant women

www.dropsitenews.com

Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com · Apr 4

Why don't you actually listen to the interview with the German lawyer representing a wide range of clients facing deportation instead of commenting on something you have not bothered to listen to?Also your characterization of these cases is false.