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### [Remembering Ken Draper: CityWatch and Transparency Are his Legacy](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29355:remembering-ken-draper-citywatch-and-transparency-are-his-legacy&catid=12)

August 07 2025

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### [Brace Yourself For A Worse Housing Crisis](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33148:brace-yourself-for-a-worse-housing-crisis&catid=398)

August 03 2026

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### [Be Prepared to Protect Our Democracy in November From a Trumpian Plot](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33204:be-prepared-to-protect-our-democracy-in-november-from-a-trumpian-plot&catid=9)

August 13 2026

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### [Nithya Raman Loses the Homelessness Gavel — Her Record Explains Why](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33174:nithya-raman-loses-the-homelessness-gavel-her-record-explains-why&catid=396)

August 10 2026

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 Written by Ramzy Baroud on February 27 2023. Posted in [WORLD WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=332).

##  [ 'Watering Down' the Reality of Life Under Israeli Apartheid Is a Crime ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26538:watering-down-the-reality-of-life-under-israeli-apartheid-is-a-crime&catid=332)

ISRAELI APARTHEID - On February 20, the United Nations Security Council approved a statement, described in the media as a ‘watered-down’ version of an earlier draft resolution which would have demanded that Israel “immediately and complete…

###  More Coverage

- [Warnings of 'Dark Dictatorship' in Israel as Protesters Rage Against Far-Right Judicial Reforms​](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26466:warnings-of-dark-dictatorship-in-israel-as-protesters-rage-against-far-right-judicial-reforms&catid=332)
- [Shared Values - America and Israel Rush To Provide Aid Wherever And Whenever Needed.](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26452:shared-values-america-and-israel-rush-to-provide-aid-wherever-and-whenever-needed&catid=332)
- [Syrian Relief Leader Urges US to Lift Sanctions Hindering Post-Earthquake Rescue Effort](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26449:syrian-relief-leader-urges-us-to-lift-sanctions-hindering-post-earthquake-rescue-effort&catid=332)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/c7/041k-c7deea09.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26473:how-the-palestinians-lost-their-way&catid=332)Written by Alon Ben-Meir on February 16 2023. Posted in [WORLD WATCH](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=332).

## [How The Palestinians Lost Their Way](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26473:how-the-palestinians-lost-their-way&catid=332)

MIDDLE EAST POLITICS - The following is the second installment in a series of three articles. The first addressed how Israel lost its way; the third will demonstrate certain realities on the ground that are not subject to change short of…

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Written by Jake Johnson on February 13 2023.

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Written by Mihran Kalaydjian / David Alpern on February 13 2023.

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Written by KENNY STANCIL on February 09 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/20/012e-20ed49e2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26434:how-israel-lost-its-way&catid=332)### [How Israel Lost Its Way](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26434:how-israel-lost-its-way&catid=332)

Written by Alon Ben-Meir on February 09 2023.

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Written by Ramzy Baroud – Romana Rubeo on February 02 2023.

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Written by Binoy Kampmark on February 02 2023.

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Written by Alon Ben-Meir on January 26 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/dd/006h-dd43b37a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26298:iran-s-human-rights-violations-are-indescribable&catid=332)### [Iran’s Human Rights Violations Are Indescribable](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26298:iran-s-human-rights-violations-are-indescribable&catid=332)

Written by Alon Ben-Meir on January 19 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fd/002n-fd7f69dc.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26231:the-threat-business-russia-or-china&catid=332)### [The Threat Business: Russia or China?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26231:the-threat-business-russia-or-china&catid=332)

Written by Mel Gurtov on January 05 2023.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ad/103l-ad21a3dd.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26191:every-war-ends-in-a-diplomatic-way-ukrainian-foreign-minister-floats-february-peace-summit&catid=332)### ['Every War Ends in a Diplomatic Way': Ukrainian Foreign Minister Floats February Peace Summit](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26191:every-war-ends-in-a-diplomatic-way-ukrainian-foreign-minister-floats-february-peace-summit&catid=332)

Written by Jake Johnson on December 26 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/00/101h-00ceb65a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26136:why-do-professional-athletes-keep-blogs&catid=332)### [Why Do Professional Athletes Keep Blogs?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26136:why-do-professional-athletes-keep-blogs&catid=332)

Written by Amanda Robertson on December 19 2022.

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Written by Melvin Goodman on December 05 2022.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/13/095m-13d870d6.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26019:as-the-world-fixates-on-ukraine-another-war-is-brewing-in-the-middle-east&catid=332)### [As the World Fixates on Ukraine, Another War is Brewing in the Middle East](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26019:as-the-world-fixates-on-ukraine-another-war-is-brewing-in-the-middle-east&catid=332)

Written by Patrick Cockburn on November 28 2022.

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Written by Alon Ben-Meir on November 03 2022.

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Written by Patrick Cockburn on October 31 2022.

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Written by Mihran Kalaydjian on October 30 2022.

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Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on October 27 2022.

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