For today, links to two reports, both from Middle East Eye, the second including an interview on video from YouTube; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (Scroll down for GAZA 12-19-25 and up and down for UKRAINE, WEST BANK, SYRIA and MEDIA.) — MCM

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FROM DEC. 20  Israel’s settlers gather to ‘raise flag’ in Gaza, by Nadav Rapaport | Middle East Eye  SDEROT, Israel — Settlers from the Nachala organisation gathered near Israel’s border with Gaza on Thursday for an event titled “Raising the Flag in Gaza.” As the name suggests, their aim . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM DEC. 18  Palestinian prisoners speak out about how they were raped in Israeli jails, by Lubna Masarwa | Middle East Eye  [Two Palestinians detained in separate Israeli prisons recount harrowing details of violent sexual assault.] Click HERE to read, and HERE for video with one of them via YouTube.

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