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Items by Rana Awaisi
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Netanyahu’s latest gamble: A ‘Third-Force’ headed by a criminal gang leader
The genie is now out of the bottle, despite Benjamin Netanyahu’s vain efforts to suppress news of his devious third-force created to counter the Palestinian resistance. Sooner or later, his “bad changes” will return to haunt him. War criminals especially of the Netanyahu-type who morbidly celebrate their gruesome massacres...
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The Madeleine ship: A message of solidarity with Gaza and resolve to break the blockade
Tomorrow, Sunday, June 1st, a small ship from the International Freedom Flotilla Coalition will set sail from the port of Catania in Sicily (Italy). The coalition named the ship “Madeleine” in honour of Palestinian fisherwoman Madeleine Kullab, the youngest professional fisherwoman in the world and the only one in...
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Why VE-Day in Algeria commemorates the Gaza-style massacre of Arab Muslim civilians
Eighty years since the end of the Second World War in Europe will be commemorated all over the world on May 8th. Numerous nations will remember the most cataclysmic conflict in human history, and the multiple horrors that led up to the defeat of the Nazis. In Algeria, the...
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Israel should note what happened to France when it tried to subjugate Algeria by massacring its indigenous population
Childish drawings were used to “explain” the need for indigenous Arab and Berber Muslims to bow down or die during the French occupation of Algeria. Villages facing destruction were plastered with posters containing scribbled images of a school and a Tricolour flag, juxtaposed with a widowed mother-and-child, a bloody...
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Savagery ensues as Netanyahu gets Trump green light to continue his genocide
The intensity of the resumed Israeli missile strikes and bombings across the besieged Gaza Strip is not only the settler-colonial regime’s continuation of its genocide of the Palestinians, but also a decisive rejection of the ceasefire that its war criminal leaders signed up to. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu —...
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What did Camp David do to us?
History has taught us harsh lessons, the harshest of which is that hidden decisions are more dangerous than declared ones, and that official agreements and understandings are less harmful than secret understandings. The cursed Camp David Accords was an embodiment of this exhausting lesson, as it proves that what...
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Reckless, unhinged, ludicrous? It’s hard to find the words for Trump’s latest outburst on the Gaza ‘Riviera’
Over the last fifteen months, I’ve slowly become desensitised to comments and actions that I would once have considered absurd. I’ve seen British politicians from across the political spectrum do medal-worthy mental gymnastics as they respond to serious, incisive questions with robotic voices, churning out platitudes about Israel’s right...
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Hamas’ gift bags to Israeli hostages: A powerful message wrapped in a simple gesture
“They wrap bullets in our bodies, yet tremble at the sight of a gift bag,” said a Gazan appearing in a video circulated on social media. Among the most striking images from Sunday’s Israel-Hamas prisoner swap—a rare agreement in the midst of deeply entrenched hostilities—were the smiling faces of...
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Violent crime is out of control in France, but it has nothing to do with Muslim headscarves
A new year is always a time of reflection, and France’s interior minister certainly has a lot to think about. Bruno Retailleau is responsible for law and order in a country where crime rates are spiralling. Offences including murder and robbery dominate the news, but there are also episodes...
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EU funding for Israeli tech raises fresh concerns about complicity in genocide
Israel’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) funded by European Union research programmes to target civilians is attracting a lot of criticism. Since the Israeli attacks on Gaza began on 7 October, 2023, the EU has provided over €238 million ($246m) to Israeli institutions for research and innovation. The funds...
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What is the point of the UN Security Council?
With the beginning of 2025, Somalia, Pakistan, Panama, Denmark and Greece joined the UN Security Council as non-permanent members, a diplomatic and organisational status that, once again, raises the question of the actual use of this body in ensuring world peace, especially when it conflicts with the interests of...
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A documentary-level introduction to the 1979 Iranian Revolution
The documentary Iran 1979: Legacy of a Revolution, produced by Al Jazeera English, first aired in August 2009. It examines the legacy of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran and its impact on Iranian society. The documentary narrates the difficult to exaggerate impact of Grand Ayatollah Khomeini on the...
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Will Iran go nuclear? Prospects for the overt nuclearisation of the Middle East
The current situation in the Middle East and the re-election of Donald Trump have propelled Iran’s nuclear ambition and hastened the weaponisation of its nuclear programme. Iran intends to attain nuclear weapons with a view to ascertain nuclear deterrence and regional strategic stability. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...
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Are we witnessing the return of the monarchy to Egypt?
This won’t be a success… This is what I said as the general entered his new palace, in the new administrative capital, arrogantly, imitating the only president in the world whose pretentious walk in his palace was broadcast before it became a custom for the general; Russian President Putin....
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Sudan’s healthcare sector is on the verge of collapse
Ongoing fighting between the Sudan Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have brought the country’s healthcare sector to the verge of collapse. The situation is compounded by an unprecedented humanitarian crisis characterised by famine and general insecurity after more than two and a half years of civil war....
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The struggle for water in Iraq poses a greater threat than war
After decades of armed conflicts, invasion and wars, Iraq is now facing a non-traditional threat that might affect even more people than those conflicts could ever do. Despite having two of the world’s great rivers flowing through the country, the rapidly decreasing level of fresh water is ringing alarms...
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Haaretz tells Israelis, ‘It’s time to choose life over death’
The self-declared “liberal and progressive” Israeli newspaper Haaretz is committed to “in-depth reporting and insightful analysis” of Israel’s domestic issues and international affairs. And despite it being founded by “Zionist immigrants” in Jerusalem in 1919, it is true to say that you can read criticism of the Zionist state...
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Developments in Syria will require much more than toppling Assad
After 54 years of the Assad dynasty’s rule in Syria, the regime fell on 8 December after an opposition advance that lasted just 11 days. The Assad regime was infamous for its oppression, tyranny, executions, torture and killing its own people. We know that the opposition forces benefited from...
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Colombia is more Arab than the Arab states
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro announced in August that his country had officially banned the export of coal to Israel. “Colombian coal,” he said, “is used to make bombs to kill Palestinian children.” Meanwhile, Egypt still shares its natural gas trade with the Zionist state; Jordan exports vegetables and fruits...
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Realism and the invasion of Gaza: Critiquing Israel’s Zionist agenda
Realism is a prominent school of thought in international relations and often justifies state actions based on national interests, power dynamics and security. It prioritises the preservation of the state’s autonomy and survival, even at the expense of ethical considerations. However, realism fails to address the moral implications of...
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Lebanese Maronites: A community at a crossroads?
Maronite Christians, the largest Christian sect in Lebanon and second largest concentration of Christians anywhere in the Middle East, find themselves amid a profound moral and political dilemma. The community’s stance – or perceived lack of one – towards the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah conflict which has hitherto displaced more than...
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America’s collapse begins from within: Trump’s victory delayed America’s fall
Donald Trump won an emphatic victory, drawing on a diverse popular base that transcended traditional party lines of support, demonstrating the impact of social and political shifts on this crucial election. For eight years they have been fighting him in the media, courts, news sites, press and media. They...
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Israel continues to increase trade with Arab and Muslim world
Despite calls by Ireland, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia and others for the European Union to reconsider its trade relations with Israel due to its continued offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli foreign trade data during the first nine months of this year indicates a growth in the occupation state’s...
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Who was Kamal Adwan?
Since international attention is focused on the tragic fate of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, raided and bombed by Israel’s murderous army, and its medical team terrorised, detained and killed, it is instructive to recall the history of the person after whom the facility is named. Kamal...