For today, links to six reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, Common Dreams, and Middle East Monitor, and to commentary from Common Dreams, ScheerPost, and The Free Press; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE,) — MCM
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U.S. charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, by Eric Tucker | AP WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in Israel, marking the first effort by American law enforcement to formally call out the masterminds of the attack. The seven-count . . . READ MORE . . .
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UN officials welcome progress in Gaza polio campaign, call for permanent ceasefire, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — The main United Nations agency for Palestinians said today it was making good progress in rolling out a polio vaccine to children in Gaza, but called for a permanent ceasefire in the 11-month war to ease humanitarian suffering. UNRWA said that three days into the campaign . . . READ MORE . . .
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Former Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz issues searing rebuke to PM Netanyahu. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Steve Inskeep | NPR Benny Gantz, a former Israeli war cabinet member who walked out in June, has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza or else step down. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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IDF attacks Gazans buying bread as Netanyahu tanks cease-fire hopes, by Jake Johnson | Common Dreams / ScheerPost Continued Israeli military presence at the Philadelphi corridor, which Netanyahu characterized as “the oxygen of Hamas,” is among the new demands the far-right prime minister has pushed . . . READ MORE . . .
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Netanyahu once again erases Palestine during address. From Middle East Monitor. In an address Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a map of Israel that erases the occupied West Bank, marking it as Israeli territory. He appeared standing in front of a wall-sized digital map that . . . READ MORE . . .
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Coke and Pepsi boycott over Gaza lifts Muslim countries’ local sodas, by Ariba Shahid, Jessica DiNapoli and Farah Saafan | Reuters KARACHI / CAIRO / NEW YORK — Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo spent hundreds of millions of dollars over decades building demand for their soft drinks in Muslim-majority countries including Egypt to Pakistan. Now, both face a challenge from local sodas in those countries due to consumer boycotts targeting . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 3 While U.S. arms Israel, DOJ hits Hamas leaders with terrorism charges. From Common Dreams. The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday unsealed terrorism and other criminal charges have been filed against half a dozen senior members of Hamas, the Palestinian resistance group that governs the Gaza Strip, and whose . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 3 Kamala Harris and the disgrace of denial, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost Last Wednesday, the New York Times published a remarkable opinion piece under the headline, “This Is Who Kamala Harris Fails.” The 1,200–word commentary reflects what we are calling the “Abandon Harris” movement. Hala Alyan, a Palestinian–American writer, calls for voters . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 2 Dark tunnels and moral beacons, by Bari Weiss | The Free Press The names of Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lobanov, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi, and Hersh Goldberg-Polin should be seared into the minds of anyone who wishes to live in a civilized world. Instead, we read headlines . . . READ MORE . . .