First, links to two reports: from the Cradle and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON 8-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, WEST BANK, MEDIA and COVID, ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) MCM

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U.S. officials threaten Lebanon with ‘new Israeli war’ if Hezbollah stays armed: report. From the Cradle. The administration of US President Donald Trump has warned Lebanon that it faces a new Israeli war if it fails to disarm Hezbollah quickly and by force, according to officials cited by the New York Times. READ MORE . . . 

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FROM AUG. 9  Blast at Hezbollah site in Lebanon kills 6 soldiers. From AFP.  BEIRUT — Lebanon’s army said a blast at a weapons depot near the Israeli border today killed six soldiers as a military source said troops were removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 9-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, WEST BANK, MEDIA and COVID, ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Putin says foreign troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets. From AP. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said today that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, particularly while its invasion was still ongoing, would be considered “legitimate targets” by Moscow’s forces. His comments came hours after European leaders repledged their commitment to . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.

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First, a link to commentary from Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below. (MEDIA 9-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and COVID ETC. entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 4  Gaza & fake war reporting, by Chris Hedges | Consortium News  There are two types of war correspondents. The first type do not attend press conferences. They do not beg generals and politicians for interviews. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to 10 reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (COVID ETC. 8-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump’s biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics, by Seung Min Kim and Meg Kinnard | AP  WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under fire at a congressional hearing Thursday for his work to restrict access to vaccines, including the very COVID-19 shots still touted by his boss. The hearing exposed an odd dichotomy. READ MORE . . .

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Health Secretary RFK Jr. grilled on vaccines and more during Senate hearing. Reported by Selena Simmons-Duffin and A Martínez | NPR  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned by senators from both parties on Thursday about vaccine access and more. NPR analyzes the health secretary’s nearly three-hour appearance. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington talks about RFK Jr.’s Senate hearing. Reported by Michel Martin | NPR  Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., talks about why she and other senators, including some Republicans, are concerned about Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine changes and CDC shakeup. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM SEPT. 4  Kennedy hearing turns rancorous as Democrats press him on Covid vaccine changes, by Matt Brown and Mike Stobbe | AP  WASHINGTON — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, about — among other things — turmoil at federal health agencies and efforts . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE to read and listen to two reports on the hearing from NPR, and HERE for report from Reuters.

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FROM SEPT. 3  A doctor answers your questions about the Covid-19 vaccine. Reported by Juana Summers, Brianna Scott and Courtney Dorning | NPR  Summers talks with infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong about the new rules regarding access to Covid-19 vaccines. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM SEPT. 1  Trump questions Covid-19 vaccines. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf | NPR  President Trump has called on pharmaceutical companies to justify the success of drugs and vaccines used to fight Covid-19. Trump himself hailed the vaccines as a “modern-day miracle” back in 2020. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM SEPT. 4  Why the medical community is thrilled by U.S. support for a ‘breakthrough’ HIV drug. Reported by Gabrielle Emanuel | NPR  The U.S. announced Thursday that it will make an investment in the new HIV prevention drug called lenacapavir that’s been hailed as a “breakthrough” and a “game changer” by the medical community. Click HERE to read and, later, listen.

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For today, links to commentary from ScheerPost and to reports from National Public Radio, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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The state of the ‘State of Palestine,’ by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Several weeks ago a group of 15 nations — among them prominent members of the Atlantic alliance — stated their intention to announce their formal declaration of Palestinian statehood at this year’s session. READ MORE . . .

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Israel approves plans to build new settlement in occupied West Bank. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR  Israel has cleared the way to build a controversial new settlement in the occupied West Bank, a move that has been condemned as the death knell for a future Palestinian state. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel? From Reuters. The Palestine Liberation Organization declared the independence of a Palestinian state in 1988. Today, 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognised a Palestinian state, most recently Mexico in January 2025. Major European powers have said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 2  Trump administration restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants means nearly all would be refused, by Mattew Lee | AP  President Donald Trump’s administration is piling new restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants, making it nearly impossible for anyone holding a Palestinian Authority passport from . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to commentary from ScheerPost, then links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, the Cradle, and the Guardian; then to commentary from Declassified UK via Consortium News, and from Informed Comment via ScheerPost, and; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.   WEST BANK and UKRAINE entry for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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The state of the ‘State of Palestine,’ by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Several weeks ago a group of 15 nations — among them prominent members of the Atlantic alliance — stated their intention to announce their formal declaration of Palestinian statehood at this year’s session. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli bombardment pushes more Palestinians out of homes in Gaza City, by Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — While thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave, Gaza health authorities said Israeli fire across the enclave had killed at least 28 people today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 3  With Israeli advance looming, Palestinians in Gaza City ask when to leave and where to go, by Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel and Sally Abou Aljoud | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — As artillery and bombs pound around Gaza’s largest city and Israel promises a punishing new offensive . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 3  Trump calls on Hamas to free all 20 hostages in Gaza ‘immediately.’ From Middle East Monitor. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Palestinian group Hamas to immediately release hostages held in Gaza, warning that “things will change rapidly,” Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 2  Trump administration restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants means nearly all would be refused, by Mattew Lee | AP  President Donald Trump’s administration is piling new restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants, making it nearly impossible for anyone holding a Palestinian Authority passport from . . . READ MORE . . .

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Leaked Israeli Intel confirms 75 percent of Palestinians detained in Gaza ‘not combatants.’ From the Cradle. The vast majority of Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in Gaza are civilians, according to classified data compiled by Israeli military intelligence, the Guardian reported today. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Guardian.

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What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel? From Reuters. The Palestine Liberation Organization declared the independence of a Palestinian state in 1988. Today, 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognised a Palestinian state, most recently Mexico in January 2025. Major European powers have said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 19  ‘Humanitarianism’ in Gaza distracts from justice, by Anthony Hayward | Declassified UK / Consortium News  Britain amplifies Israel’s “right to self-defence,” while sidelining Palestinians’ right to self-determination. UK military and diplomatic support to Israel is framed as opposition to Hamas, but in reality serves Whitehall’s strategic goals, its alignment with the U.S. and corporate interests. The consistent thread is a fear of . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 2  Manufactured famines in Gaza began almost 2 decades ago, so why haven’t they been halted? by Dan Steinbock | Special to Informed Comment | ScheerPost  NEW YORK — Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves of famine in Gaza since spring 2024. First weaponized 18 years ago in the Strip, these hunger games could have been preempted several times. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to three reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (UKRAINE 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and GAZA entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Zelenskiy says allies have framework for security guarantees. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said today that Kyiv and its allies have a general vision for security guarantees against future Russian aggression, and that more than two-dozen countries were exploring exactly what role they would play. READ MORE . . .

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In ruined Ukrainian cities, residents have tried to cling to hope but eventually they leave, by Hanna Arhirova and Vasilova Stepanenko | AP  KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine — Eastern Ukraine has been the epicenter of heavy fighting for years and evacuations there have continued as long as Russia’s invasion — more than three years. Town after town . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 3  How long can Russia and Ukraine wage war at this level? Reported by Greg Myre and Charles Maynes | NPR  There’s still no end in sight to Russia-Ukraine war, according to NPR correspondents in both countries. Peace efforts appear to be going nowhere and the fighting remains intense. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For today, links only to an article from Other News via ScheerPost, and to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 9-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 1  How to stop Israel from starving Gaza, by Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares | Other News / ScheerPost  Israel, with U.S. complicity, is committing genocide in Gaza through the mass starvation of the population as well as direct mass murders and the physical destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure. Israel does the dirty work.  The U.S. Government funds it and provides . . . READ MORE . . .

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UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31, by Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz and Jon Gambrell | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Arab Emirates on today warned that any Israeli move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red line,” without specifying its possible impact on the landmark normalization accord between the two countries. READ MORE . . .

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For today, one link: to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA 9-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31, by Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz and Jon Gambrell | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Arab Emirates on today warned that any Israeli move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red line,” without specifying its possible impact on the landmark normalization accord between the two countries. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 9-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more support, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia fired more than 500 drones and two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight, authorities said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s president and European leaders persevered with talks aimed at strengthening Ukrainian defenses and adding momentum to so far unsuccessful U.S.-led peace efforts. READ MORE . . .

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Putin says he is ready to meet Zelenskiy in Moscow. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said today he was ready to hold talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy if the Ukrainian president came to Moscow, but said it remained to be seen whether such a meeting was worthwhile. READ MORE . . .

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