For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio, and to an article of commentary from Middle East Eye; others or headlines for others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK, LEBANON, SYRIA and GAZA entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  MEDIA 3-15-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 15  Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded media organizations, by Nicholas Riccardi and David Bauder | AP  President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming, with the organization’s director saying all VOA employees have been . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and NPR.

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FROM MARCH 12  ‘No Other Land’ shows Israeli occupation cannot be whitewashed, by Ahmad Tibi | Middle East Eye  The uproar surrounding the documentary ‘No Other Land’ is unsurprising. Films that document the occupation and expose its unbearable human consequences always provoke harsh reactions from the Israeli establishment. This one focuses on the daily realities of Palestinians in the Masafer Yatta area — one that includes home demolitions, family expulsions, dispossession and . . . READ MORE . . .

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