X-ray of Mira, a four-year-old Palestinian girl, shot in the head by an Israeli sniper. Photo: Mimi Sayed.

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The Scourging of Gaza: Diary of a Genocidal War

September 23, 2025

On September 9, Israel tried to assassinate Hamas’ political leadership in a surprise bombing raid on a compound in Doha where they were gathered in a Qatari government building to assess the latest ceasefire proposal with the imprimatur, for what it’s worth, of the Trump administration. It wasn’t worth very much. In fact, it may […]

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Jeffrey St. Clair is co-editor of CounterPunch. His most recent book is An Orgy of Thieves: Neoliberalism and Its Discontents (with Alexander Cockburn). He can be reached at: sitka@comcast.net or on Twitter @JeffreyStClair3.

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