The state department is in disarray as rank and file workers express dissent about support for Israel. A 6 year old Palestinian American boy is murdered by his landlord. Israel spins lies about its bombing of the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza. A Florida lawmaker is arrested for fraudulent loans. And aging oil rigs are harboring diverse marine life.
State department dissent: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-resignation-gaza_n_65306079e4b00565b622b1fb
And: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-gaza_n_6531a23ae4b0da897ab75ce4
Murder of Madea Fayoume: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-wadea-al-fayoume-death-was-obsessed-israel-hamas-war-prosecuto-rcna120589
Debunking Israel’s claims about bombing a hospital: https://www.liberationnews.org/debunking-israels-lies-about-the-bombing-of-al-ahli-arab-hospital-in-gaza/
Joseph Harding arrested for loan fraud: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-lawmaker-dont-say-gay-jailed-fraud-loan-joseph-harding/
ANd: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/politics/joseph-harding-covid-loan-fraud/index.html
Offshore rigs are harboring life: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/15/california-abandoned-offshore-oil-marine-life-fish-sanctuary
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