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Masked Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive farmers from the village of Hawara on fields near the settlement of Yitzhar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on October 7, 2020. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: Thunderstorm clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. The storms prevented many members of Congress from returning to the capital on Monday, forcing the Senate to postpone a procedural vote on the so-called CHIPS+ Act, which would give $39 billion to subsidize the construction of semiconductor factories in the U.S. and $11 billion for research and development initiatives into microprocessor innovation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 19: Paul Keary, COO of Teneo Holdings attends the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative Gala at Powerhouse at The American Museum of Natural History on November 19, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

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Democracy In Exile

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Naomi Klein, author of Doppelgänger, winner of the Women's Prize for Non Fiction Award 2024 at Bedford Square Gardens on June 13, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images), author of Code Dependent

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Masked Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive farmers from the village of Hawara on fields near the settlement of Yitzhar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on October 7, 2020. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Revocation of Sanctions against Violent Israeli Settlers Will Encourage Terrorist Attacks against Palestinians, Fuel Instability

January 27, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: Thunderstorm clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. The storms prevented many members of Congress from returning to the capital on Monday, forcing the Senate to postpone a procedural vote on the so-called CHIPS+ Act, which would give $39 billion to subsidize the construction of semiconductor factories in the U.S. and $11 billion for research and development initiatives into microprocessor innovation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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