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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

One month into Israel’s West Bank offensive, violence and uncertainty are the new normal

February 18, 2025
Qassam Muaddi
Israel has killed 55 Palestinians after one month of its ongoing “Iron Wall” offensive in the West Bank. Killings, mass displacement, and uncertainty are the new normal.
Mourners carry the bodies of six Palestinians killed during an Israeli air strike the previous day on Jenin's refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, on January 15, 2025. The Palestinian health ministry said on January 14 that an Israeli air strike on the Jenin refugee camp killed six people, including a teenager, with the Israeli military confirming it carried out an attack in the area. (Wahaj Bani Moufleh / Activestills) 
Mourners carry the bodies of six Palestinians killed during an Israeli air strike the previous day on Jenin’s refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, on January 15, 2025. The Palestinian health ministry said on January 14 that an Israeli air strike on the Jenin refugee camp killed six people, including a teenager, with the Israeli military confirming it carried out an attack in the area. (Wahaj Bani Moufleh / Activestills)

New Administration Tells AARP Social Security Payments Are Protected

February 18, 2025
Andy Markowitz
67 million Americans receive benefits that they have earned
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Federal workers organize against billionaire power grab

February 18, 2025
Joe Demanuelle-Hall
“I’ve never seen a billionaire put out a forest fire. … So I don’t trust a billionaire to decide what happens to our public services—and that’s why we’re fighting to get this billionaire’s hands out of them.” 
Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images 
 Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

Forced displacement of Palestinians from occupied West Bank 'largest since 1967'

February 17, 2025
Tens of thousands have been expelled from several West Bank cities and camps as Israeli forces ramp up their destruction and killing in the territory