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September 15, 2016

UC Berkeley suspends course following claims of anti-Semitism

A major US academic institution suspended a course earlier this week following pressure from pro-Israeli groups claiming that the course content was “anti-Semitic” and that this was allegedly the...

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September 15, 2016

KLM to suspend all flights to Egypt in 2017

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) will temporarily suspend flights to and from the Egyptian capital of Cairo starting in January 2017 in another blow to the country’s dwindling tourism...

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September 15, 2016

Hillary Clinton set to meet Sisi at UN General Assembly

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is set to meet several foreign leaders at the UN General Assembly next week including Egypt’s military-backed President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Whilst human...

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September 15, 2016

UN peace process envoy warns of ‘one-state reality of perpetual occupation’

A senior United Nations official has warned of a “one-state reality of perpetual occupation” in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), without serious action being taken. The new...

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September 15, 2016

American governor challenged in federal court over Syrian refugees

US attorneys appeared before a federal appeals court on Wednesday in an effort to defend Governor Mike Pence’s decision to bar agencies form assisting Syrian refugees to resettle in...

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September 15, 2016

Israeli NGO: Soldiers shot unarmed Palestinian civilian in the back as he ran

A Palestinian father-of-two killed by Israeli soldiers on August 26 was unarmed, posed no threat, and was shot in the back as he was moving away, according to an...

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September 15, 2016

Gulen suspect testifies before US Congress on recent coup attempt

An alleged member of the Fetullah Gulen organization was invited on Wednesday to speak to a congressional panel on Turkey, a stunning move that could exacerbate tensions between Ankara and Washington....

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September 15, 2016

Palestinian teen recounts first hug with jailed father in 12 years

A Palestinian teenager has recounted what it was like when she hugged her father, serving a life sentence in an Israeli prison, for the first time in 12 years....

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September 15, 2016

Angela Merkel wants Germany to get refugees into workforce faster

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Germany needed “viable solutions” to integrate refugees into the workforce faster after she met with blue-chip companies, which have hired just over...

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September 15, 2016

US and Israel ink $38 billion military aid deal

The US on Wednesday announced an aid deal that will give the Israeli military $38 billion over 10 years. “This is a sign of our unshakable, ongoing commitment to...

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