Author: Abby Martin

Inside the Hotbeds of Israeli Settler Terror – The Empire Files

Abby Martin goes on-the-ground to the epicenters of state-backed settler terrorism in Palestine’s West Bank, in Part II of her report on illegal Israeli settlements and home demolitions. This installment visits both the rural countryside of Duma—interviewing the surviving members of the Dawabsheh family, victims of a horrific arson attack that left three dead—and the urban center of Hebron, a glaring example of Israeli apartheid under intense military...

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Israel Accelerates Land Theft & Home Demolitions – The Empire Files

The demolition of Palestinian homes for Israeli settlements reached a ten-year high in 2016. While this activity led by the fanatical settler movement is illegal under international law, it is completely aided and abetted by the Israeli government. With hundreds on notice to be evicted and their homes destroyed, Abby Martin goes on-the-ground throughout the West Bank investigating this dire human rights situation. She speaks to residents living under regular settler attacks from encroaching settlements and outposts illegal even under Israeli law, and sees first-hand how this crisis is...

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Abby Martin on ODNI report: ‘Insane to say critical reporting on Clinton led to Trump’s victory’

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence report on Russian “interference” in the 2016 US presidential election contained a lengthy and detailed attack on RT’s programming. It specifically cited “Breaking the Set,” a popular RT America show that went off the air two years ago, hosted by Abby Martin. The report criticized the show for promoting “radical discontent.” Martin joins RT America’s Anya Parampil to respond and offer an impassioned defense of...

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Inside the Hotbeds of Israeli Settler Terror – The Empire Files

Abby Martin goes on-the-ground to the epicenters of state-backed settler terrorism in Palestine’s West Bank, in Part II of her report on illegal Israeli settlements and home demolitions. This installment visits both the rural countryside of Duma—interviewing the surviving members of the Dawabsheh family, victims of a horrific arson attack that left three dead—and the urban center of Hebron, a glaring example of Israeli apartheid under intense military...

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Home Demolitions for Illegal Settlements Surging – The Empire Files

The demolition of Palestinian homes for Israeli settlements reached a ten-year high in 2016. While this activity led by the fanatical settler movement is illegal under international law, it is completely aided and abetted by the Israeli government. With hundreds on notice to be evicted and their homes destroyed, Abby Martin goes on-the-ground throughout the West Bank investigating this dire human rights situation. She speaks to residents living under regular settler attacks from encroaching settlements and outposts illegal even under Israeli law, and sees first-hand how this crisis is...

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