Jessica Buxbaum

Jessica Buxbaum is a Jerusalem-based journalist for MintPress News covering Palestine, Israel, and Syria. Her work has been featured in Middle East Eye, The New Arab and Gulf News.

Israeli Drone Sales Are Fueling Military Occupations Around The World

In addition to selling armed drones to oppressive regimes, widespread reports indicate that Israel has long used the armed unmanned aircraft to carry out strikes in Gaza, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, and Sudan.

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For nearly two decades, Israeli military censors prevented publication of the country’s use of armed drones. In July, the gag order was lifted, allowing Israeli drone warfare to become public knowledge. “Today I can speak of this openly,” Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Brigadier-General Neri Horowitz said during the annual UVID DroneTech

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“Honest” Reporting: Meet The Israel-Linked Pressure Group Getting Palestinian Journalists Fired

The pro-Israel narrative has always been a mainstream media staple, but with the help of Honest Reporting, the gap in Palestinian voices in the news is significantly shrinking.

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In October, three Palestinian journalists lost out on work and awards because of pressure from Israel lobby groups. The Thomson Reuters Foundation rescinded the Kurt Schork Award from Middle East Eye correspondent Shatha Hammad just two days after pro-Israel media watchdog, Honest Reporting, released a report describing her social media posts as

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Is Israel attempting to influence foreign elections?

On October 30, Brazilians will again head to the polls as far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro faces off against left-wing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a tight run-off election. As the second round nears — and with tensions between the candidates high — Israeli involvement in Brazil’s elections is coming under scrutiny. […]

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Image shows Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro. The logo of CySourse, an Israeli cyber security company, is above Silva and Bolsonaro. An image in the background shows Brazilians cheering.

On October 30, Brazilians will again head to the polls as far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro faces off against left-wing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a tight run-off election. As the second round nears — and with tensions between the candidates high — Israeli involvement in Brazil’s elections is coming under

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Israel Experiments on Palestinians With Ai-Powered Gun at Checkpoints

Israel’s technological advancements have digitized its occupation of Palestine and turned the occupied territories into a testing ground for surveillance, spyware, and arms technologies.

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The Israeli military installed an automatic weapon at a heavily-trafficked checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil in September. While it was initially reported that the weapon will fire a wide range of projectiles, the army now states the device is only capable of firing sponge-tipped bullets. Reiterating the remote-controlled gun

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Marvel Heads Revealed to be Closely Connected to Israeli Intelligence

With Marvel’s U.S. military propaganda in full swing, it seems the studio is now turning its focus to Israeli nationalism.

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Cheering on Apartheid: How Marvel Works to Whitewash Israel's Image

Earlier this month, activists and comic book fans alike were in uproar over Marvel Studios’ announcement that Israeli actress Shira Haas will play Zionist superhero Sabra in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Captain America: New World Order. Many Palestine advocates accused Marvel’s decision to add Sabra to the MCU as exalting

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“Under a Virtual Siege” – Activists Demand PayPal Offer its Services to Palestinians

“You’ve got this two-pronged effort to both isolate the Palestinians and to normalize and weave the settlers into the international communities, a community of nations. And the problem is that organizations or companies like PayPal, … unwittingly, are absolutely party to that.” — Lara Friedman

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In June, actor Mark Ruffalo joined the campaign calling on online payments platform PayPal to offer its services to Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. "Paypal [sic] operates in Israel's illegal settlements—but is refusing to provide service to Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank, in direct violation of UN guidelines," the

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Israeli Company and UN Human Rights Violator Energix Under Scrutiny for Environmental Violations in US

In 2020, the UN designated Israeli company Energix as a violator of human rights, today the company is rapidly expanding into the United States.

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Energix Feature photo

Israeli renewable energy firm and UN-designated human rights violator, Energix is under scrutiny from government agencies and activists alike for environmental violations stemming from its solar panel projects in Virginia. The company has been fined over $90,000 by ten counties and two state agencies for causing environmental damage and has faced

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