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  • October 25, 2021

    Gantz did not have evidence to ban 6 Palestinian NGOs

    Israeli media reported on yesterday that Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz surprised the Americans, UN and Europeans by declaring six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist groups, local papers reported. According...

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  • October 25, 2021

    When silence is the best diplomacy 

    If you poke a stick in a hornets’ nest then the results will become painfully obvious very quickly, which is why I am surprised at the headlines expressing shock...

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  • October 25, 2021

    Israel’s bombing of media building in Gaza was ‘a mistake’, ex-army general says

    Former Israeli Army General, Nitzan Alon, yesterday described the occupation’s bombing of Al Jalaa Tower, which hosted international media offices in the besieged Gaza Strip, as an “own-goal” for Israel, local...

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  • October 25, 2021

    Sudan army dissolves transitional government, in apparent military coup

    Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan’s cabinet today and a military officer dissolved the transitional government, while opponents of the takeover took to the streets where gunfire...

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  • October 25, 2021

    UN ‘deeply concerned’ by continued Israel settlement expansion

    UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, yesterday denounced Israel for opening tenders for new settlement units in the occupied West Bank. “Today, the Israeli authorities announced tenders for the construction...

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  • October 25, 2021

    Israel invites bids for building 1,355 new settlement units

    The Israeli occupation government invited bids for the construction of 1,355 new settlement units in the illegal Jewish-only settlements in the occupied West Bank, local media reported yesterday. This comes after 1,300 settlement units were approved for construction by the...

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  • October 25, 2021

    Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

    If Palestine is treated as an exception, the settler-colonial narrative is legitimised. Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick’s book, Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics is an...

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  • October 25, 2021

    Israel detains 1,300 Palestinians in 3 months

    Israeli occupation forces detained more than 1,282 Palestinians over the past three months, a joint report issued by a number of Palestinian rights groups said yesterday. The report was...

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  • October 25, 2021

    Turkey denies expulsion of Dutch ambassador 

    Reports that Holland’s ambassador to Turkey has been deported from the country are allegedly false, amid Ankara’s diplomatic fallout with Western states. On Monday, ten Western ambassadors issued a...

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  • October 25, 2021

    UK Palestinians renew their commitment to the right of return

    Palestinians in the UK renewed their dedication to the right of return, support for the Palestinian people and the preservation of national identity in an event in London yesterday....

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