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Displaced Palestinians in Gaza say they are living a nightmare
According to Abu Ibrahim, 50, a displaced Palestinian living in a dilapidated tent in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, they are “living a nightmare” from which they “hope to wake up.” He has experienced several displacements that began 80 days ago from his home in...
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2023 to go down as 'one of the most difficult' years for children worldwide: UNICEF
As dozens of conflicts have ruthlessly robbed tens of thousands of children of their future, 2023 will be remembered as “one of the most difficult” years to be a child in, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Another factor that made the year “one of the most difficult”...
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'I want to change my life': Malawi workers going to Israel risk it all to escape poverty
Andrew Chunga was among the first batch of Malawians who have travelled to Israel over the past few weeks to work as farm labourers. He was part of the first group of 221 people that boarded an Israeli chartered plane on 25 November, willingly moving to a country that is...
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Another Israel witness confirms Israeli tanks killed own citizens on 7 October
Speaking about the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, a new Israeli witness revealed, once again, that on the day of the assault, Israeli tanks targeted both their own citizens and Hamas members, leading to the death of 14 Israelis, including children. Israeli media reported earlier that a 12-year-old girl,...
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Israel legitimises killing Gazans by comparing Hamas to Nazis, says Israel Professor
An Israeli-born historian of Holocaust and genocide studies criticised Israeli officials’ use of memories of the Holocaust in effort to legitimise their attacks on Gaza, which have so far killed over 16,200 people, most of them women and children. “To associate Hamas with the Nazis means really that Hamas, and...
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Israel-Palestine conflict is ‘not a law-free zone’: Ex-UN Special Rapporteur
As the humanitarian pauses in the Gaza Strip come to an end, a former UN Special Rapporteur has reiterated “deep concerns” over violations of international laws in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. There are “deep concerns about breaches of the law of war and I, like many others, have been very...
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Israel-Gaza: Uneasy role of global governance
The recent events in Israel and the Gaza Strip have raised a number of questions as to the kind of third party and mechanisms that could play a constructive role in bringing some solutions to the crisis and prevent spill over. In the first weeks following the 7 October...
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Economic interests and political constraints: What limits China’s role in the Israel-Palestine issue?
Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping told his counterparts from the BRICS bloc to speak up for justice and peace in the Gaza Strip, while also urging the international community to “act with practical measures” to prevent the conflict from spilling over into the Middle East. However, analysts believe Beijing’s...
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Israel a 'terrorist state, apartheid regime', son of Israeli General says
Israeli activist and writer, Miko Peled, the grandson of a signatory to the Jewish state’s 1948 Declaration of Independence, has criticised Israel’s policies towards Palestine, asserting that “they cannot defeat the Palestinians.” The author, whose father served as a General in the Six-Day War of 1967, spoke to Anadolu about...
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'Enough evidence' of war crimes in Gaza, says Israeli-American Holocaust Professor
As Israel continues to pursue its long and bloody war in the Gaza Strip since a surprise attack by Palestinian group, Hamas, on 7 October, an Israeli-American Holocaust Professor said there was “enough evidence” to suggest that war crimes have been committed during the campaign. “There is enough evidence to...
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Opposition to Israel's massacre in Gaza growing worldwide despite support by US, West
Despite support by the US and Germany for Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, the global opposition to the Israeli massacre in the blockaded enclave is getting harsher. Israel has, so far, killed more than 13,300 Palestinians, mostly children and women, as it continues its relentless attacks on the...
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Nakba, identity and perceptions: Edward Said’s daughter reflects on Gaza crisis and Palestine cause
When Edward Said returned home 45 years after the Nakba of 1948, he found that his family’s house in Jerusalem had been taken over “by a right-wing Christian fundamentalist and militantly pro-Zionist group”. “To have found my family’s house now occupied, not by an Israeli Jewish family, but by a...
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Why does South Africa condemn Israel, support Palestine?
The South African government has made its position clear expressing support for the Palestinians amid the ongoing attacks by Israel in the Gaza Strip, but it has also condemned the Resistance group, Hamas, for attacking and kidnapping Israeli civilians. “We, who enjoy the freedom from Apartheid, can never, ever be...
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Journalists more vulnerable than ever to getting killed as ‘impunity' prevails
As conflicts continue to brew, journalism is now more important than ever to keep up with ongoing developments in a rapidly changing world. Nevertheless, the profession has been getting steadily more dangerous by the day, as data and research on the matter clearly demonstrates the perils of the job. According to...
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US military support to Israel: What and how?
With the Israel-Hamas conflict nearing its third week, the US has taken a clear stand as a steadfast ally of Israel, offering both political and military support. It has played the same tune as Israel when it comes to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which has been pummelled by...
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International Criminal Court’s response to Palestine, Ukraine raises impartiality, political influence concerns: Experts
The devastating human cost of Israel’s relentless assault on the Gaza Strip continues to mount by the hour. More than 5,000 Palestinian men, women and children have been killed in Israeli bombardment, which has targeted all areas of the besieged Palestinian enclave. Its aerial attacks have hit densely populated residential areas,...
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All-out or limited? Russian analyst assesses Israel’s Gaza ground offensive options
Israel launching a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip is a certainty, but what remains to be seen is how the Israeli military goes about it, according to a Russian analyst. There are different ways that any force could employ a ground military operation, taking into consideration various aspects, Boris...
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UK Labour Party shaken by string of resignations over stance on Gaza
A number of councillors from the UK’s main opposition Labour Party have resigned in the past days in protest over party leader, Keir Starmer’s support for what he called Israel’s “right” to cut power and water supplies to Palestinians living in Gaza. Some prominent leading members of the shadow cabinet...
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‘Nothing out there for us’: Afghan refugees begin reluctant exodus after Pakistan eviction order
Saeedullah waved goodbye to his friends as he boarded a bus taking over 150 Afghan refugees to Pakistan’s south-western Chaman border crossing with Afghanistan. He is one of the thousands of Afghan refugees who have either started or are planning to return to their homeland following Islamabad’s decision to evict...
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Rare sea turtles face grave threat of poaching along Pakistan coast
Unabated poaching of rare sea turtles along Pakistan’s coast is adding to the looming threat to the survival of the already endangered species. Hundreds of small and big aquariums are openly buying and selling baby turtles across the southern port city of Karachi, the hub of this illegal trade. Wildlife officials...
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European politicians must stop exploiting migrant crisis: Rights activists
Germany’s new measures to reduce irregular migration have prompted sharp criticism from refugees and human rights activists. The government has introduced temporary border checks this week at crossings with Poland and the Czech Republic, stopped the voluntary intake of refugees arriving from Italy and announced plans to tighten deportation laws,...
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Embattled US Senator Menendez’s decades of trying to block Turkiye at every turn
US Senator Bob Menendez has come under the limelight recently amid growing calls for his resignation after federal prosecutors charged him and his wife with taking bribes from three businesspeople in New Jersey – his own state. Amid the allegations of corruption, his long-standing anti-Turkiye stance has also been questioned...
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France ‘does not accept’ fourth generation migrants asking for their rights: Expert
The root cause of the opposition to Islam in French society stems from a reluctance among descendants of colonisers to accept the assertive voices of descendants of those who were colonised, according to eminent French political scientist, Francois Burgat. The sons of the colonisers do not want to accept the...
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India-Middle East-Europe Corridor: Expert gives 3 reasons for Turkiye inclusion
Including Turkiye in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) will have more benefits than risks, especially in the backdrop of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to an international relations expert. The three main reasons are logistical and economic factors, in addition to ease in commerce, all of which...
