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Graham Dyer was left brain dead by a 2013 late-night incident in which he was high on LSD and banged his head against the ground. Mesquite police arrested him and tased him several times. He later died from his injuries. (Photo: Facebook)

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Archives for 4 月 2017

6 Israelis Charged For Racist Attacks Against Palestinians

Following investigations, charges were filed against the six suspects in an Israeli magistrate’s court for “committing nationalist crimes driven by terrorism and anti-Arab sentiment.

Middle East Monitor
作者 Middle East Monitor
Israeli soldiers check the IDs of Palestinians near an Israeli checkpoint near Nablus, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, Tuesday, June 3, 2014.

Six Israelis, including two Israeli soldiers and one minor, have been charged over their involvement in committing “racist” attacks against Palestinians in recent months, according to an Israeli police spokesperson. Luba Al-Samri said in a written statement that the case was approved for publication after a gag order was lifted by Israeli police

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Report Warns Assad’s Downfall Would Be Big Win For ISIS

42% of all ISIS’ fighting in Syria has been focused on attacking Syrian government forces and their allies.

Jason Ditz
作者 Jason Ditz
ISIS rebel control Syria

A new study from IHS Jane’s is cautioning that moves to undermine and ultimately oust the Assad government in Syria would greatly benefit ISIS since a large portion of ISIS’ fighting in Syria is against the Syrian government and its allies. Though Western officials have long downplayed the amount of fighting between ISIS and Assad, and

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In With The Loan Sharks: The IRS Hires Private Debt Collectors

The IRS is attempting – for the third time – to use private debt collection companies to recover unpaid taxes from delinquent taxpayers. But experts warn that using such companies could lead to unfair treatment for borrowers and an increase in imposter tax scams.

MintPress News Desk
作者 MintPress News Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decided to end a three-year program that used private debt collectors to chase down delinquent taxpayers after an internal report found that it was actually losing the government money and that government employees were much more efficient at collecting debt than their private sector

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In Latest Populist Betrayal, Trump Executive Order Unchains Wall Street Greed

Orders signed Friday are ‘nothing more than special favors for the same Wall Street banks that crashed our economy in 2008 and put millions of Americans out of work.’

Deirdre Fulton
作者 Deirdre Fulton
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after his signing the order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. The executive order that will direct the Treasury secretary to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, which reshaped financial regulation after 2008-2009 crisis. On the far left are Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, and Rep. Ann Wagner, R Mo. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

In yet another Wall Street giveaway, President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon took executive action to chip away at Dodd-Frank financial regulations and roll back rules aimed at reducing corporate tax avoidance. Lisa Gilbert, vice president of legislative affairs for watchdog group Public Citizen, described the orders signed Friday at the

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WATCH: Israeli Settlers Attack, Injure Activists Accompanying Palestinian Shepherds

Activists accompanying Palestinian shepherds near a Wes […]

haaretz
作者 haaretz

Activists accompanying Palestinian shepherds near a West Bank settlement were attacked by settlers on Friday. Settlers threw stones at the activists, who belong to the Ta'ayush organization, and tried to hit them with clubs near the Baladim outpost. Four of the activists were lightly hurt, according to a complaint filed with the police. skip -

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Israeli Extremists Taunt Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners With BBQ

Palestinians who are being held in deplorable conditions in Israeli prisons recently announced a hunger strike in return for improved conditions. Right-wing Israeli extremists have decided to torture the strikers by barbecuing right in front of the prison where they are being held.

MintPress News Desk
作者 MintPress News Desk
Settlers set up barbeques outside Ofer Prison while Palestinian prisoners held inside continue the fourth day of their hunger strike to demand their basic rights on 20 April 2017 (Joe Dyke/Twitter)

TEL AVIV-- After thousands of Palestinian inmates held in Israeli prisons announced a massive hunger strike earlier this week, some far-right Israeli extremists are using unusual means to express their disapproval of the prisoners’ demands for better conditions. According to reports, members of Israel’s right-wing National Union held barbecues in

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