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Israel destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and other media outlets on Saturday, the latest step by Israel to silence reporting

by Common Dreams staff
Israel destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and other media outlets on Saturday, the latest step by Israel to silence reporting.


A member of the public health advocacy campaign "The People's Vaccine" protests outside an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, United Kingdom on May 11, 2021. The demonstrators called on the pharmaceutical giant to make the technology behind its Covid-19 vaccine free to the world. (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The Intercept's Lee Fang has obtained confidential documents exposing the pharmaceutical lobby's attempts to recruit lawmakers for anti-TRIPS waiver effort.


A Palestinian man carries the body of Ibrahim Al-Rantisi, a young child who was killed during an Israeli airstrike, before his burial in Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip. (Photo: Yousef Masoud/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"If the United States is going to be a credible voice on human rights on the global stage, we must uphold international standards of human rights consistently."


Gaza residents gather at the site of homes destroyed by Israeli air and artillery attacks on May 14, 2015. (Photo: Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The groups' statement says the current conflagration is part of a "broader context of Israel's ongoing policy to forcibly remove Palestinians from their homes through eviction, home demolition, and displacement."


U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price listens to questions from reporters during a press briefing at the State Department in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This unsurprising response is devoid of empathy and concern for human suffering," said Rep. Ilhan Omar. "He can't even condemn the killing of children."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I think what we're seeing is more transmissible," said WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan.


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to reporters following a vote at the U.S. Capitol on April 12, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"You can't be on the side of the wealthy and the powerful if you're going to really fight for working families."


A wounded Palestinian child was brought to Indonesian Hospital to receive medical treatment after Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on May 10, 2021 in Beit Lahia, Gaza. At least 20 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed, according to local health authorities. (Photo: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A U.S. State Department spokesperson also faced criticism for refusing to condemn the reported killing of Palestinian children.


Palestinian paramedics transport a protester wounded by Israeli security forces at Lions Gate in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
As Israeli police wounded more than 300 Palestinians, Tlaib said U.S. lawmakers "must condition the aid we send to Israel, and end it altogether if those conditions are not followed."


A participant holding a sign at a march celebrating the defeat of President Donald Trump in Manhattan on November 7, 2020. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"It is now more urgent than ever to build a just transition away from fossil fuels and fight off attacks against protest and our freedom to vote, so that we can have a planet our communities can thrive on."

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