Iranian Synagogue ‘Completely Destroyed,’ Reportedly By US-Israeli Airstrike

US-Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday morning reduced a synagogue in Tehran to rubble, according to local reports and footage posted to social media.The Iranian newspaper Shargh reported on Tuesday that the Rafi-Nia Synagogue, which it described as “one of the most important places for Khorasan Jews to gather and celebrate,” was “completely destroyed” as the US and Israel launched attacks across the city.Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency reported that the temple was hit when the residential building next door was attacked. Attacks across Iran overnight reportedly killed more than a dozen people.A video shows Rabbi Younes Hammami Lalezar, a leader of the country’s Jewish community, walking amongst the still-smoking wreckage with emergency response teams. Other photos show Hebrew-language prayer books scattered among the rubble.Rafi-Nia is one of about 100 synagogues in Iran, including 30 in Tehran, that serve as houses of worship for Iran’s Jewish community, the largest in the Middle East outside Israel. The attack came on the sixth day of the Passover holiday.

Iranian Synagogue 'Completely Destroyed,' Reportedly By US-Israeli Airstrike | Common Dreams

The representative for Iran's Jewish community in Parliament said Israel "showed no mercy... during the Jewish holidays and attacked one of our ancient and holy synagogues."

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Kharg struck as Trump threatens to wipe out Iranian civilization

Just hours ahead of his self-imposed deadline for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to permanently

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'This Is Just Not How the Human Race Should Operate,' Says US Senator

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'This Is Just Not How the Human Race Should Operate,' Says US Senator of Trump Threat | Common Dreams

"Would you be able to live with yourself," asked Sen. Chris Murphy, "if you threatened your neighbor's child with murder in order to get your neighbor to behave the way you wanted?"

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Victory options narrowing as Trump prepares Iran ground assault

President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to launch some kind of ground assault on Iran in the coming weeks, but one prominent military

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Palestine Defenders Decry ‘Intolerable’ Arrest of French Politician Rima Hassan
“Once again, the offense of glorifying terrorism is being used to repress a Palestinian activist known worldwide for her fight against #genocide,” lamented one attorney.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/rima-hassan-arrest

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Apr 02, 2026

Police in Paris apprehended and briefly detained European Parliament Member #RimaHassan Thursday on suspicion of “apology for terrorism”—an allegation critics slammed as “judicial harassment” aimed at silencing her outspoken criticism of #israel's genocidal war on #Gaza and the #French government’s support for it.

[she] was one of the leaders of the June 2025 Gaza #FreedomFlotilla Madleen mission, along with climate campaigner #GretaThunberg and others. Hassan and others aboard were intercepted by Israeli forces and arrested in international waters as they attempted to deliver food, children’s prosthetics, and other desperately needed supplies...

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Palestine Defenders Decry 'Intolerable' Arrest of French Politician Rima Hassan | Common Dreams

"Once again, the offense of glorifying terrorism is being used to repress a Palestinian activist known worldwide for her fight against genocide," lamented one attorney.

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Untaxed Wealth of Richest 0.1% Is More Than Assets of World’s Poorest Half

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‘A System Rigged’: Untaxed Wealth of Richest 0.1% Is More Than Assets of World’s Poorest Half | Common Dreams

A decade after the Panama Papers, ​the global rich are still hiding more than $3.5 trillion in tax havens. Just a fraction of that money could end extreme hunger and provide clean water to everyone on Earth.

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Critics Blast 'Clueless' #NewYorkTimes for Dismissive Coverage of Historic #NoKings #Protests
"The NY Times saves its harshest skepticism for progressives,” said one critic.

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March 29, 2026

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Critics Blast 'Clueless' New York Times for Dismissive Coverage of Historic No Kings Protests | Common Dreams

Critics slam NYT for downplaying significance of No Kings protests, questioning impact on politics.

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Corbyn Submits Gaza Tribunal Findings of UK ‘Complicity in Genocide’ to ICC | Common Dreams

"The report recommends a full investigation by the International Criminal Court into Britain’s complicity and participation in genocide," said the leftist lawmaker.

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screw negotiations. Screw soft power like USAID and #VOA. What matters most to them is making the biggest booms

#voiceofamerica is going to be put back ( #karilake was removed) but too late to broadcast in #Iran in #farsi it's almost like they like the biggest booms and screw negotiations

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" #Netherlands , #Iceland Join #Genocide Case Against #Israel at International Court of Justice.

With the intervention of two more nations, 18 have now joined in support of the case, initially brought by #SouthAfrica . "

https://www.commondreams.org/news/netherlands-iceland-israel-icj-genocide-case

Netherlands, Iceland Join Genocide Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice | Common Dreams

With the intervention of two more nations, 18 have now joined in support of the case, initially brought by South Africa.

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