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How 9/11 helped Israel sell its war on Palestinians to America

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

The 'war on terror' made Israeli repression easier to present as part of a shared struggle against a common enemy.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:18:18 UTC.

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  1. Israel strike on Hezbollah tunnel triggers earthquake-like tremor

  2. Tremor recorded as Israel says Hezbollah tunnels destroyed in south Lebanon

  3. Settlers, soldiers, and Israeli impunity in the West Bank

  4. How 9/11 helped Israel sell its war on Palestinians to America

  5. 'Clashing narratives': How are young Americans today taught about 9/11?

  6. US to extradite 6 from S. Africa for swindling American women of $6M in romance scam

  7. Israel says destroys Hezbollah tunnels as explosions triggers tremor

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Israel said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, with the force of the explosions enough to trigger a 4.1 magnitude tremor.

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