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and Joe2024-02-10T20:53:33+00:00monthlyhttps://melgurtov.com/2024/02/04/post-412-senate-progressives-seek-to-hold-israel-accountable/2024-02-04T23:05:15+00:00monthlyhttps://melgurtov.com/2024/01/29/post-411-ending-the-israel-hamas-war-where-things-stand/https://melgurtov.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/flags-israel-palestine-barbed-wire-260nw-2373852941.webpflags-israel-palestine-barbed-wire-260nw-23738529412024-01-30T23:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://melgurtov.com/2024/01/21/post-410-is-north-korea-preparing-for-war/https://melgurtov.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/north-korea-nuclear.jpgMilitary parade to mark the founding anniversary of North Korea's army, at Kim Il Sung Square in PyongyangA missile is displayed during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea February 8, 2023, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). 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