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![Activists stage a rally condemning the Israeli violence at the Gaza Strip’s eastern border in Brooklyn, New York, United States on 14 May, 2018 [Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180514_2_30366616_33732764.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
In a recent meeting at the UN Security Council that took place on 15 May, 24 hours after the US official opened its embassy in Jerusalem, we heard from... -
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Denmark announced on Friday its decision to suspend military operations of its seven F-16 fighter jets in Syria and Iraq. At the beginning of the very same week, a... - A collective open letter has been signed by many professors of international law and legal researchers. Entitled "A plea against the abusive invocation of self-defence as a response to...