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Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
This hour rebroadcasts the 6am hour. For daily episode descriptions, see Democracy Now! (6am).
Despite Ceasefire, Humanitarian Crisis Continues in Gaza with 500,000 Displaced & 10,000 Injured; “A Hideous Atrocity”: Noam Chomsky on Israel’s Assault on Gaza & U.S. Support for the Occupation. HeadlinesAugust 7, 2014 Ceasefire in Gaza Enters Final 24 Hours U.N. Chief: Gaza Toll Has “Shocked and Shamed the World” Obama: Gaza Blockade Cannot Continue … Continued
As Palestinians Go To ICC, Human Rights Watch Alleges Israeli War Crimes for Shooting Fleeing Gazan; Can Israel Claim Self-Defense Against the Territory It Occupies? Int’l Jurist John Dugard Says No; Killing of U.S. General by Afghan Soldier Underscores Obama’s “Deep Problems” in Winding Down War; “War Makes Everyone Crazy”: Hiroshima Survivor Reflects on 69th … Continued
Gaza Ceasefire: After 1,800+ Dead, What Led Israel to Stop the Assault — and What Comes Next?; Iron Dome Boondoggle: Has Obama Just Signed a $225M Check for a Defective Israeli Missile Shield?; New York Police Killing of Eric Garner Spurs Debate on Chokeholds & Filming Officer Misconduct. HeadlinesAugust 5, 2014 Israel Pulls Forces … Continued
“Everything That Moves in Rafah is a Target”: Israel Continues Shelling of Gaza During Short “Pause”; “Disgraceful,” “Criminal Act”: Israel Condemned as 10 Die in Another Strike on U.N. Shelter in Gaza; Likely Solution for a Lasting Ceasefire Was on the Table Before Israeli Assault & Over 1800 Dead; As Gaza Death Toll Tops 1800, … Continued
As Gaza Ceasefire Collapses, Israel Kills Dozens Following Soldier’s Capture in Rafah; Gazan Human Rights Lawyer Pleads to U.S.: We Deserve To Be Protected, Not Bombed With Your Weapons; Recipe for Lasting Ceasefire? Lifting Israeli Siege & Int’l Accountability Could Break Status Quo; Amnesty International: U.S. Should Stop Arming Israel Amid “Growing Evidence of War … Continued
“Enough Blood Has Been Spilled”: Israel Condemned for Striking U.N. Shelter as Death Toll Tops 1300; U.S. Jewish Leader Henry Siegman to Israel: Stop Killing Palestinians and End the Occupation; Iron Dome or Iron Sieve? Evidence Questions Effectiveness of U.S.-Funded Israeli Missile Shield. HeadlinesJuly 31, 2014 Palestinian Toll Tops 1,370, Including 315 Children Israel: … Continued
“They Thought They’d Be Safe. They Were Wrong”: 20 Gazans Killed in Israeli Bombing of U.N. Shelter; Rabbi Henry Siegman, Leading Voice of U.S. Jewry, on Gaza: “A Slaughter of Innocents.”
“Nowhere to Go”: Gaza Suffers One of Deadliest Days So Far as Israel Vows “Protracted” Assault; Palestinian Journalist Mohamed Omer: Lifting the Blockade Isn’t a Hamas Demand — It’s a Human Right; Jeremy Scahill: Leaked U.S. Terrorist Watchlist Rulebook Reveals “Global Stop and Frisk Program”; Mass U.S. Surveillance Targeting Journalists and Lawyers Seen As Threat … Continued
During Brief Lull, Gazans Return to Neighborhoods Destroyed and Bodies Beneath the Rubble’ What Do Gazans Endure? A Palestinian Student Who Lost 2 Brothers, 4 Cousins Tells His Story; Professor Ilan Pappé: Israel Has Chosen To Be A “Racist Apartheid State” With U.S. Support.
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: In Gaza, Unrelenting Israeli Assault Causes “Grave Humanitarian Crisis”; “No Safe Place”: After Deadly Attack on Gaza School, U.N. Warns 150,000 Seeking Shelter Are at Risk; Shelter Are at Risk; Turning Point? Largest West Bank Protest in Decades Raises Spectre of a 3rd Intifada; Doctor: After “Losing Everything,” Gazans Cling to Hope … Continued
