Connor Echols
@connor_echols
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Reporter @RStatecraft. Formerly @NonzeroNews, @injusticewatch. Work in @The_NewArab, @theintercept, @PostOpinions. Signal: ConnorEchols.19
Washington, DC
Joined July 2019
You probably don't know who David Milstein is. Here's why you should. My latest in @RStatecraft (link below)
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When I was in Israel two weeks ago, I interviewed IDF soldiers who fought in Gaza and Lebanon over the past two years. When I asked them to describe their experience, one of them told me plainly: "the worst rumors you've heard are true."
More than a dozen Israeli soldiers spoke to ITV for their new documentary Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War, about how their army’s two-year campaign in Gaza involved shooting unarmed Palestinians en masse, using teenagers as human shields, and flattening entire neighborhoods
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Deputy speaker of Israeli parliament, of Netanyahu's own Likud party, says Meir Kahane (racist, anti-Muslim, convicted terrorist) "was a martyr, was right all along"
ניסים ואטורי ליוראי להב הרצנו: "אתה מדבר על כהנא? על כהנא מזכירים כל פעם שהליכוד התנגד, אז כל עם ישראל היה יפה נפש. גם היום. אני לא חושב שהליכוד תמיד צדק". כשלהב הרצנו צעק לעברו: אתה תומך בטרור?", הוא עונה "אני תומך, תאמין לי כהנא צדק בהרבה מקומות שאנ��נו טעינו, שעם ישראל טעה. גם
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NEW @stavroulapabst : These are the top prime contractors poised to make big bucks as Trump continues to build up military assets in the #Caribbean (full below)
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Happening Today 🕒3pm ET I speak with @DAWNmenaorg's @sarahleah1 Whitson @MikeOmerMan about their new book "From Apartheid to Democracy," which provides steps for how to achieve equal rights for all people in Israel-Palestine @QuincyInst Zoom link 👇 https://t.co/FjoPAU3yPN
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Join our discussion of the new book "From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine".
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Israel media has been spreading news of a new US military base near Gaza, which the Pentagon has promptly denied. "To be clear, no U.S. troops will be deployed into Gaza. Any reporting to the contrary is false." @connor_echols
https://t.co/usqBs5r2Ge
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America’s role in post-war governance of the enclave is rapidly growing
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Syria releases a sizzle reel of Sharaa's trip to Washington:
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‼️ Senator Risch & Shaheen after meeting Sharaa: We reaffirmed our support for a stable, representative, & prosperous Syria, bolstered by the repeal of Caesar Act, safety for all Syrian & constructive engagement with its neighbors including Israel. @SenateForeign @SFRCdems
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UPDATE: In a statement to RS, the Pentagon denied that it is building a US base near Gaza. The US is "working with international military partners to develop potential options for basing international troops," but "no US troops will be deployed to Gaza." https://t.co/usqBs5r2Ge
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America’s role in post-war governance of the enclave is rapidly growing
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UPDATE: The Pentagon told me that reports of a new US base are "inaccurate." "U.S. military personnel are currently working with international military partners to develop potential options for basing international troops. [...] no U.S. troops will be deployed into Gaza."
"Trump ran successfully on ending the forever wars in the Middle East," @AnnelleSheline said. "Building a US military base in historic Palestine is antithetical to the America First foreign policy he was elected to implement." My latest in @RStatecraft
https://t.co/SKSvxxw1XE
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Today is the day—The Trillion Dollar War Machine is out! Pick up your copy at the link in bio or below 👇
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The possibility of a major increase in America’s military presence near Gaza stands in stark contrast to President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the campaign trail, according to @AnnelleSheline of the @QuincyInst. “Trump ran successfully on ending the forever wars in the Middle
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Trump's election has proven to be a necessary (if not quite sufficient) prereq for reconstruction in Syria. A Harris administration would have withered under right-wing criticism about supporting an ex-terrorist, and Trump has simply put that to bed
When asked about the 9/11 attacks and whether he has any regrets that al-Qaeda carried them out, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said to Fox News: I was only 19 years old, so I was a very young person. And it didn't have any decision-making power at that time. And al-Qaeda was
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Pretty stunning:
Exclusive--The UK has suspended sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes they are illegal, sources tell CNN. https://t.co/EsFENxQx6R
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So no more nation building, huh? What the heck are we gearing up for in Gaza then? Inquiring American taxpayers want to know. New @connor_echols
@mtgreenee @RepThomasMassie @SenRandPaul @WarrenDavidson
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So no more nation building, huh? What the heck are we gearing up for in Gaza then? Inquiring American taxpayers want to know. New @connor_echols
@mtgreenee @RepThomasMassie @SenRandPaul @WarrenDavidson
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BREAKING - USS Ford aircraft carrier strike group arrives in SOUTHCOM AOR. Story coming
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Jeffrey Goldberg never commented on our story about one of his star employees writing speeches for the Israeli ambassador while under Atlantic employ. But sure here’s an award @DropSiteNews
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NEW: The Trump administration plans to build a major new military base near Gaza, according to Israeli media. The move would be a betrayal of Trump's commitment to America First foreign policy, analysts tell @connor_echols
https://t.co/usqBs5quQG
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