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April 29, 2020

New details surface 20 years on from Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon

Haaretz newspaper published new details yesterday of Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000 which still haunts the occupation state and remains an open wound for the soldiers...

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April 29, 2020

Campaign uses coronavirus to end anti-Arab racism in Israel

A video hailing the role of Arab medical professionals in Israel’s fight against coronavirus has gone viral. The 55 second clip shows health care workers in scrubs and wearing masks, which...

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April 29, 2020

Calls to cancel Ramadan TV show that ‘promotes torture’

Mental health officials have asked that a popular Ramadan show be cancelled after accusations that it normalises torture. Every year for the holy month Ramez Galal hosts a show with a...

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April 29, 2020

HRW: Lebanon army has used excessive force against protesters

The Lebanese Army used excessive force against protesters during demonstrations in the northern city of Tripoli yesterday, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released today. The report...

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April 29, 2020

Ramadan dawn drummer threatened with arrest by Israeli soldiers

A Palestinian whose job it is to wake Muslims up for the pre-dawn meal during the fasting month of Ramadan has been threatened with arrest by Israeli security forces,...

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April 29, 2020

Netanyahu’s son in online rant for ‘free, democratic and Christian’ Europe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin’s Netanyahu’s son Yair called for the return of a “free, democratic and Christian” Europe yesterday, in an online rant about a joint Israeli-Palestinian ceremony held...

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April 29, 2020

Iraq protesters return to Tahrir Square, denounce PM-designate

Iraqi protesters gathered in Tahrir Square in the capital Baghdad after the government scaled back some of its anti-coronavirus measures during the month of Ramadan, Anadolu Agency reported. The protesters...

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April 29, 2020

Egypt’s Sisi extends state of emergency due to coronavirus

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi issued a decree extending the state of emergency across the country “due to the critical security and health situation,” the official gazette reported. A...

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April 29, 2020

Annexation of occupied territory is a crime

Israel is about to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank, making the territory formally part of the Zionist state according to Israeli law. The millions of Palestinians...

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April 29, 2020

Amnesty calls on Saudi to abolish death penalty completely

Amnesty International has called on Saudi Arabia to completely abolish the death penalty. This came after Riyadh announced that it plans to end the death penalty against people below...

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