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‘We want to go out!’: 18,000 starving inside Syrian refugee camp

Members of jihadist group Al-Nusra Front (AFP Photo)

Feb 1, 2014, RT.com Mass starvation, disease and hopelessness abound in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus. Although a UN agency has managed to make its first food aid delivery to the rebel-held camp in weeks, many people are on the brink of starvation. The camp is located on …

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Palestinian fighters take on Syrian militants at Yarmouk camp [VIDEO]

  Jul 21, 2013, Press TV Many Palestinian refugees have joined the Syrian Army in its fight against the foreign-sponsored militants at the Yarmouk refugee camp near the capital Damascus, Press TV reports. Yarmouk camp is home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria. The camp turned into a …

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Palestinian minister says Syria rebels blocking Yarmuk aid

Rebel fighters take position on a front line in the Yarmuk refugee camp in Damascus on September 11, 2013 (AFP Photo/Ward al-Keswani) Jan 14, 2014, AFP A Palestinian minister on Tuesday accused “terrorists” fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of blocking aid access to the Yarmuk refugee camp in …

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Palestinian official: Up to 5,000 food packages entered al-Yarmouk camp

Feb 5, 2014, Sana More than 5, 000 food packages have been distributed in al-Yarmouk Refugee Camp as part of an ongoing operation that has been on for the 7th consecutive day, Ambassador Anwar Abdul-Hadi, Director of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Liberation Organization said. An average of 800-1,000 …

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Hersh revelations and false-flag talk in media

Journalist Seymour Hersh

Dec 11, 2013, Kevin Barrett Whenever a big, media-hyped attack or atrocity happens, the mainstream media always says the same thing: “The bad guys did it.” And who are these “bad guys”? The enemy-du-jour of the powers-that-be. The authorities blamed 9/11 on “radical Muslims.” They blamed the Boston Marathon, Sandy …

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Starving in Syria: Palestinian refugees die in rebel-held camp [VIDEO]

  Feb 1, 2014, RT An estimated 18 thousand people, including many women and children, remain trapped in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus. It’s been cut-off by Syrian rebels for more than a year now. Hundreds of relief parcels have managed to reach the camp for the …

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AIPAC and the Israel Lobby: Down, but Not Yet Out!

President Obama's speaks to the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference. (photo: AP)

Feb 4, 2014, Steve Weissman, Reader Supported News n March 2006, the London Review of Books published a path-breaking essay on “The Israel Lobby” by University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer and Harvard’s Stephen Walt. The two then published a book the following year, “The Israel Lobby and U.S. …

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Syria cements cooperation with China and South Africa

Feb 1, 2014, NSNBC Syria is cementing its cooperation with China and South Africa with focus on rebuilding the war torn country. Meetings focused on rebuilding housing, industry and a modernization of Syria’s Mediterranean ports, which could boost the Syrian economy after the completion of the Iran – Iraq – …

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