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This Week in People’s History, Dec 11–17

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Photo of an Iraqi prisoner undergoing torture Is Torture Really in the Eye of the Beholder? (2014), Winning the Fight Against McCarthyism (1954), Hands Off Haiti! (1929), The First Firefight Against King George (1774), Second City’s Amazing Alumni (1959), Wartime Hysteria at its Worst (1944)

The Not-So-Secret History of Netanyahu’s Support for Hamas

Ghousoon Bisharat +972 Magazine
From sabotaging Oslo to funneling Qatari cash into Gaza, Bibi has spent his career bolstering Hamas to help perpetuate the conflict. Even after Oct. 7, argues historian Adam Raz, he's still advancing the same strategy.

25 Islamic Imans and Clerics Urge Muslims Across US To Defeat Trump

Brett Wilkins Common Dreams
"Knowingly enabling someone like Donald Trump to return to office, whether by voting directly for him or for a third-party candidate, is both a moral and a strategic failure." [Full letter from Islamic Imans and Clerics, listing signers is below]

Damning Report Reveals How Antony Blinken Lied to Congress on Israel

Hafiz Rashid The New Republic
Leaked documents show that the secretary of state received two explosive reports on Israel blocking aid to Gaza—right before he told Congress the exact opposite. Two U.S. government agencies advocated a pause in arms sales to Israel, in May.
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