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October 16, 2015

Palestinian youth and the ‘force of disobedience

During the first nine months of 2015, Israel killed 26 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and injured, on average, 45 Palestinians every week. Over the last...

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October 16, 2015

Turkey downs 'unidentified aircraft' violating air space

Turkish jets on Friday downed an unidentified aircraft near Syria border after it violated Turkish air space, the Turkish military said. “The aircraft, whose nationality could not be established,...

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October 16, 2015

Hollande: Russia’s intervention will not save Assad

French President Francois Hollande said yesterday that Russia’s military intervention in Syria will not save President Bashar Al-Assad, although he admitted that it may “bolster the regime”. During a...

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October 16, 2015

€3bn to Turkey in exchange for stopping the flow of refugees into Europe

The European Union has agreed to offer Turkey €3 billion in aid and the facilitation of travel visas, as well as “re-energised” talks on joining the bloc in return...

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October 16, 2015

Superstar Palestinian singer using biopic promotional tour to call for ‘end to the violence’ in his homeland and for ‘international community to intervene.’

Mohammed Assaf, the Palestinian singer who escaped from Gaza to become a superstar, has called for ‘an end to the violence’ in his blighted homeland and for ‘the international...
October 16, 2015

Adalah demands investigation into Israeli shooting of Palestinians

Adalah – The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel sent an urgent letter yesterday to the Israeli Attorney General demanding an immediate investigation into police officers who...

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October 16, 2015

Russian warplanes kill 56 civilians in Homs

Russian warplanes killed 56 civilians yesterday during airstrikes against the Syrian opposition stronghold of Homs, local sources told the Anadolu Agency. According to the sources, 35 people were killed...

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October 16, 2015

Rabbis: Killing Palestinian resistance fighters ‘a religious duty’

Rabbis have declared the killing of Palestinian resistance fighters “a religious duty”, Israeli media reported. Israeli news website Walla reported that right-wing rabbis replied to questions including: “Am I...

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October 16, 2015

Egypt closes Rafah crossing after special opening for just one day

The Egyptian authorities have closed the Rafah border crossing after opening it for just one day to allow “special cases” to cross. Only Palestinians stranded in Egypt were allowed...

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October 16, 2015

UK: Turkey-EU visa plan is ‘madness’, UKIP leader says

Plans to liberalise European visa conditions for 75 million Turkish nationals is “bordering on insanity”, the leader of a British anti-EU party has said. Nigel Farage, whose UK Independence...

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