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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 8h

The names of the 18,457 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip killed in U.S.-backed Israeli attacks over the past two years:
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 8h

Pres. Eisenhower asked, following the Israeli conquests in the 1956 war, “Should a nation which attacks and occupies foreign territory in the face of United Nations disapproval be allowed to impose conditions on its own withdrawal?” His answer was no, and Israel was forced to withdraw within weeks.

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Anti-woke crusader and Netanyahu supporter Bari Weiss has been named editor-in-chief of CBS News. From here on out, you can expect their coverage to look a lot more like Fox News.

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 2d

This is how you fight back:
The California governor makes it clear that universities that cave to Trump's attacks on academic freedom will lose state support. www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/03/n...

Newsom says California universities will lose billions in state funding if they ‘sell out’ to Trump

The governor warned about loss of state funding after the Trump administration asked nine universities to sign a compact mandating certain changes.

www.mercurynews.com

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 2d

For the first time in nearly two years, residents of Gaza were able to fish freely because the Israeli Navy was occupied by trying to stop the humanitarian aid flotilla.

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile, leaders of both political parties are trying to convince people that opposition to Israeli war crimes is antisemitic.

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 2d

A YouGov poll of likely Democratic primary voters released on Friday reveals that 65% "strongly support imposing sanctions on the Israeli government." However, the Democratic Party leadership not only categorically rejects economic sanctions, they reject conditioning military aid.

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 2d

www.imeupolicyproject.org/memos/congre...

Congress Must Block Trump’s Latest $6.5 Billion Weapons Package to Israel — IMEU Policy Project

Congress Must Block Trump’s Latest $6.5 Billion Weapons Package to Israel

www.imeupolicyproject.org

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 3d

Here's a 20-minute interview I did last week for the Santita Jackson Show on Netanyahu's visit to the United Nations and related issues. My segment begins at the 34-minute mark.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=djNV...

The SANTITA JACKSON SHOW SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 Second Hour

YouTube video by The Santita Jackson Show (The S Jackson Radio Show)

www.youtube.com

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 3d

My interview on Friday regarding the ceasefire proposals for Gaza and related issues on KPFA-FM. My segment begins at the 1:05:30 mark. kpfa.org/player/?audi...

Player | KPFA

kpfa.org

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6d

Trump wants to gift King Charles one of Eisenhower's swords. The head of the Eisenhower library says you can't do that, it belongs to the American people, give him a replica instead. Trump fires the head of the Eisenhower library. This is how fascism works. www.cbsnews.com/news/sword-t...

Head of Eisenhower library resigns after sword spat with Trump administration

A dispute over a gift given by President Trump to King Charles forced out the museum boss, sources say.

www.cbsnews.com

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Joseph Yans @joeyans.bsky.social · 7d

🇵🇸🇺🇸🇺🇳🇪🇺What does the Western recognition of Palestinian statehood achieve? Wyoming Star asked prominent Middle East experts @szunes.bsky.social, Dr. Jim Krane, Prof. Gregory Aftandilian, and Dr. Mehran Kamrava.

Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/10/01/e...

#Palestine #UN #USA #politics #analytics

EXCLUSIVE: Recognition of Palestine. Symbolic Breakthrough or Empty Gesture? | Wyoming Star

For decades, the question of Palestinian statehood has lingered in global diplomacy, rising and falling with wars, peace talks, and shifting alliances. ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with exp...

wyomingstarnews.org

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 6d

U.S.-backed Israeli forces have illegally attacked an unarmed relief convoy in international waters bound for the besieged Gaza Strip. They have kidnapped a number of passengers & crewmembers, including parliamentarians, attorneys, human rights activists, medical workers, and a Nobel Peace Laureate.

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 7d

As a result of the government shutdown, the NIH, CDC, the EPA, the FDA and the National Park Service will essentially have to cease their work or have extremely limited operations because they are considered "non-essential."
ICE, however, will continue to operate since it is considered "essential."

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 7d

I'm one of four analysts interviewed in this article about the significance of the recognition of the State of Palestine by a growing number of Western nations:
wyomingstarnews.org/2025/10/01/e...

EXCLUSIVE: Recognition of Palestine. Symbolic Breakthrough or Empty Gesture? | Wyoming Star

For decades, the question of Palestinian statehood has lingered in global diplomacy, rising and falling with wars, peace talks, and shifting alliances. ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with exp...

wyomingstarnews.org

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 7d

The film Northwestern students are required to watch in order to enroll shows a map of Israel which includes occupied territories illegally annexed by the Israeli government.
Imagine the reaction if students were required to watch a film that showed occupied Crimea and Donbas as part of Russia!

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 7d

A two-minute clip from a recent interview of me explaining why U.S.-led "peace" efforts regarding Israel/Palestine under both Republican and Democratic administrations have failed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfew...

How the US Destroyed the Middles East| Stephen Zunes

YouTube video by Thinkers Forum

www.youtube.com

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 7d

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 7d

The irony about the dubious indictment of former FBI director James Comey (a lifelong Republican) is that if he hadn’t reopened the investigation about Hillary’s emails just days before the 2016 election, it is unlikely that Trump would have ever become president.

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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 7d

From the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, whom the House and Senate Democratic leaders—both NYC residents—have refused to endorse in part because he opposes war criminals like Netanyahu.

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