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West’s complicity in Israel crimes goes way beyond just weapons: Legal expert
The complicity of Western nations in Israel’s war on Gaza and its illegal Occupation of Palestinian Territories extends beyond the sphere of weapons and military support, according to a prominent expert of international law. The political and diplomatic support extended to Israel by its Western allies, which allows it to...
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FACTBOX - 14 most prominent foreign activists killed by Israel over last 2 decades
For many years, the Palestinian cause, particularly in Gaza, has garnered significant global attention, both in terms of human rights and media coverage. This attention has prompted many activists and supporter groups from various countries to travel to Gaza to offer assistance and witness the reality on the ground first-hand. One...
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‘Game of demographics’: How Israel aims to wipe out Palestinians from Occupied East Jerusalem
For months, as death and destruction rained down on Gaza, analysts have been calling the world’s attention to Israel’s simultaneous war on the other Palestinian Territories, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The plight of Palestinians in the West Bank has garnered some global attention as Israel launched its...
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The Development Road is gaining momentum
The Development Road Ministers’ Summit in Istanbul on 29 August marked a pivotal moment in the advancement of the Turkiye-Iraq Development Road Project, highlighting critical considerations in its implementation. During a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, Razzaq Muhibis Al-Saadawi, Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, underscored...
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US support for Israel fuels anger across nation ahead of presidential election
The run-up to the US presidential election in November is charged with an atmosphere of unprecedented tension, driven primarily by two key issues: the economy and the ongoing crisis in Gaza. As Americans grapple with economic hardships and inflation, their frustration is compounded by their government’s role in supporting Israel’s...
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Algeria intellectual labels Israel a 'product of Western colonialism'
Algerian intellectual, Abderrazak Makri, described Israel as a historical product of Western colonialism, asserting that the state’s formation was deeply rooted in the legacy of Western powers. Makri, who also serves as the Secretary-General of the Kuala Lumpur Forum for Thought and Civilisation, spoke to Anadolu about the role that...
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‘Bombs all around us’: More Rohingya brave death to escape Myanmar violence
For the past three years, Mohammad Lalu had been diligently saving up, bit by bit, for one goal: to ensure that he and his family of eight had $2,000 to cross the Naf River and reach a Rohingya refugee camp in neighbouring Bangladesh. Lalu was not among the approximately 750,000...
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Is the US a suitable actor for a mediation role in Gaza?
Six weeks later, the conflict in Gaza between Hamas and the Israeli state will have continued a full year. More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed, nearly 100,000 wounded, and the entire Territory devastated through the Israeli leadership’s willingness to ignore all rules of war, international law and human...
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500 days of war in Sudan: Why has the world forgotten its largest humanitarian crisis?
Nearly 500 days of violence and conflict have left Sudan in the wake of a humanitarian crisis many say is one of the largest in the world. Almost 52,000 people have been killed or wounded and tens of millions displaced since April 2023, when a battle for power erupted between...
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Dark hours ahead: Why Europe’s far-right supports Israel
Long before the Israeli war-turned-genocide in Gaza began last October, Israel’s support system in the West, particularly in Europe, was experiencing important shifts. How did Zionism originate? Though strong support for Israel remained unchanged among Europe’s liberal political circles, Israel itself was moving away from its founding ideology of so-called “liberal...
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Abbas comes to Ankara and pledges to go to Gaza
On 15 August, Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Chairman and Palestinian Authority (PA) President, Mahmoud Abbas, addressed the Turkish Parliament at the invitation of Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Referential invitation: Mahmoud Abbas on the floor of the Turkish Parliament The scene in Ankara contrasted with another spectacle that took place three...
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A drop in the ocean: Abuse at Israeli prison reflects rampant torture of Palestinian detainees
Visibly emaciated and shaken, the images of released Palestinian detainees have long raised concern about their treatment in Israeli prisoners. However, disturbing accounts and footage of sexual abuse were perpetrated by Israeli guards in the notorious Sde Teiman Prison last month sparked massive outcry after a detail was taken to...
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‘Stop now, today’: Son of Holocaust survivor demands end to ‘Gaza genocide’
As horrifying images of death and destruction in Gaza have flooded social media for over 10 months, many Jewish people across the world have risen up to disavow Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. For Mark Etkind, the son of a Holocaust survivor, Tel Aviv and its allies, particularly the US and...
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Rape and torture as a weapon: Srebrenica's painful memories reappear in Gaza
The tragic news from Gaza shocked the world and had a special impact on people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, bringing back harrowing memories of war, and especially of the Srebrenica genocide. Both genocides demonstrate hypocrisy of the international community There are many parallels to be identified between Srebrenica and Gaza. In...
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Global South has key role to play in ending Israel war on Gaza, reforming world order: UN Rapporteurs
Nations of the Global South could play a pivotal role in halting Israel’s deadly war on Gaza and lead the charge for wider changes in an international system that has clearly failed in its purpose, according to three current and former UN Special Rapporteurs. Richard Falk and Michael Lynk, two...
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Olympic outrage: Paris ceremony sparks global backlash
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pope Francis discussed the “immoral display” at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony during a phone call on 1 August, 2024. President Erdogan emphasized the need for a united front against actions that demean sacred values, highlighting that “human dignity was being trampled on,...
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What does China-brokered Palestinian agreement mean?
On 23 July, China facilitated a “National Unity” agreement between Hamas, Fatah and 12 other Palestinian factions. The agreement emerged after extensive negotiations in Beijing. This marks the second time China has brokered a significant agreement between conflicting parties in the Middle East, following its sponsorship of the Iran-Saudi...
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What is behind the attacks on Muslims and migrants by far-right groups in the UK?
British Muslims, asylum seekers and Black Britons have been the main targets of the worst bout of racist violence in the UK for generations. The rioting started after far right agitators spread misinformation online, wrongly claiming a Muslim was responsible for the killing of 3 children in a horrific...
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The rising influence of religious Zionism and how it is reshaping Israel's military
Stretched amid the ongoing Gaza offensive and rising tensions on the Lebanese border, Israel’s military is now also coming under the increasing influence of religious Zionists within its ranks. Experts suggest this trend is reshaping Israeli army operations and public discourse, leading to significant political and regional ramifications. According to political...
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Israel power transfers a step toward annexing West Bank, expelling Palestinians, warn experts
Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right politician currently serving as Israel’s Finance Minister, has made no bones about his plans for the complete annexation of the Occupied West Bank. Smotrich has openly said he wants to make the Occupied Palestinian Territory “an integral part of the state of Israel”, and that his...
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Stifled voices: Israel's Arab citizens battle repression to speak out against war on Gaza
Sami Abu Shehadeh, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, finds his inability to openly condemn and speak out against the Israeli atrocities on his friends and family in the Gaza Strip extremely frustrating. “Imagine this horrible situation. There is a genocide going on against your people and, at the same time,...
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'Suffering horrifically': 10 months of Israel's 'war on children' in Gaza
One of the main victims of the ongoing assault on Gaza has been a group that is, by far, the most defenceless and further removed from all that is driving Israel’s campaign of death and destruction: children. Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees...
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‘Destructive’ Israel leadership razed all hopes for peace: Stanford scientist Sapolsky
Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and the “destructive” leadership of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has wrecked any chance of peace in Palestine, according to renowned American academic, Robert Sapolsky. Sapolsky, an eminent neuroscientist and professor at Stanford University, has dedicated years to his study of the intersectionality of racism, inequality...
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US, Germany lead West in arming Israel war on Gaza
Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza, now stretching into its 10th month, has been marked by severe civilian casualties and widespread destruction, significantly fuelled by Western arms. Germany, as the second-largest arms supplier to Israel after the US, plays a major role in exacerbating the crisis. Despite global condemnation and calls for...
