Aftermath of settlers' raid on West Bank village of Duma, Tuesday.Credit: Duma village council
Recent weeks have seen settlers violently rampaging through the West Bank in a spate of attacks that are extreme even by usual West Bank standards. The latest victim was the village of Duma, which was raided on Tuesday evening by dozens of settlers, who torched vehicles and buildings (Hagar Shezaf, Haaretz, April 1).
The timing of the pogrom was symbolic. In early April of last year, settlers (…)

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Senator Bernie Sanders is on a national “Fighting Oligarchy Tour” drawing tens of thousands to his rallies where he speaks out forcefully against President Donald Trump, the Republican Party, and the billionaires who are now dominating U.S. (…)

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