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The Democrat voters chose Dr Abdul El-Sayed because he’s a fighter
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NZ’s shameful silence on Gaza is potentially complicity with genocide

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Iranian Ambassador to New Zealand Reza Nazar Ahari
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Media avoids Israel’s sadism like a crocodile-infested moat

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Whether or not the two theatres are directly commanded in tandem, the effect is the same
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