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Israeli Impunity in doubt as missile lands near Nuclear Bomb plant

For generations unconditional US support has given the Israeli state the right to do whatever it likes. And with time its abuses against Palestinians and some neighbours are ever more criminal, illegal and inhumane. As its missile shields become obsolete the Balance of Terror changes, and hopefully it may be forced to mend its ways.

**Deaths reported in Israeli air strike inside Syria**.. In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, boys sit amid the rubble of a house that was attacked by an Israeli airstrike, in the Damascus suburbs of Hajira, Syria, Monday, April 27, 2020.

Latest Skirmish with Syria Shows Israel Is Much Weaker Than It Looks

By Eric Striker | National Justice | April 22, 2021 shared with thanks

For years Israel’s Arab neighbors have grown accustomed to routine unprovoked attacks on their infrastructure, soldiers and civilians by the ‘Jewish state’.

While Syria’s air defense has been increasing its success rate in quashing Israeli raids, the latest exchange between the two countries has opened up the possibility to strike back.

Israel’s nuclear weapons: What you need to know

Yesterday, a missile bypassed Israel’s Patriot, Iron Dome and David’s Sling missile defense systems and landed close to the delicate Dimona nuclear reactor in its Southern desert, triggering panic in the city when its alarm went off.

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‘People Aren’t Starving, They Are Being Starved’: Joint Call for Funds to Avert Famine

from Human Wrongs Watch By Peyvand Khorsandi*

International Council of Voluntary Agencies rallies Oxfam, Save the Children and 258 other organizations after World Food Programme’s warning on increasing levels of hunger.

Only $5.5bn ??

At least $5.5bn (£3.95bn) is needed in food and agricultural assistance to avert famine, while millions more is needed to provide healthcare, clean water and other essential services. Only $5.5bn Compare that to the 3 TRILLION being handed out in the USA, much of it to the Arms industry

Woman_Mozambique — **Mozambique: Displaced people receive assistance in Mueda in Cabo Delgado having escaped the violence in Palma. Photo: WFP/Shelley Thakral**

20 April 2021 (WFP)* — Humanitarian agencies around the world have joined forces to warn that rising hunger levels are going to lead to famines unless urgent action is taken.

Oxfam, Save the Children and the International Red Cross are among 260 signatories to an open letter on famine prevention led by the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA).

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