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Dec 2023
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Weekly Roundup: Israel, Palestine, and t...

BRADLEY ONISHI + DANIEL MILLER
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Brad begins by laying out the current state of conflict in Israel-Palestine: the ceasefire is over; Israel is threatening to displace millions in southern Gaza; 15,000 Palestinians have died; Netanyahu is talking about ending the Palestinian territory . . . Dan then provides three ways that we are duped into thinking and talking about the conflict in reducti ... Show More
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