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Items by Maya Abuali
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Israel’s siege is halving Gaza patients’ survival rates, it’s time to act
Beyond dealing with the Gaza Strip’s already uninhabitable living conditions, Palestinian cancer patients in the enclave are unable to receive proper treatment due to numerous obstacles imposed by the Israeli occupation state. With a population of two million in only approximately 365 square kilometres of land, the Gaza Strip has…
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Outrage as Saudi Arabia judoka faces Israel opponent, then fails to score
Saudi Arabian judoka Tahani Alqahtani competed against an Israeli opponent at Tokyo 2020 after two other Arab athletes in the men’s category boycotted their bouts against the occupation state earlier in the Olympic games. Once Alqahtani lost to Raz Hershko in the over-78kg women’s category on Saturday, the two clasped…
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Tlaib slams tax status of entities supporting illegal settlements
US House Representative Rashida Tlaib has caused a stir after pointing out on Twitter that illegal Israeli settlements currently receive tax-exempt status in America, a contravention of international law. In an open letter, she called on US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to examine the legitimacy of the status of US-based…
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Enabling Gaza’s economic potential is the key to political stability
In recent years, the Gaza Strip has known only three periodic orders: destroy, rebuild, repeat. Yet the enclave once had a thriving export-oriented economy with assets that continue to offer the potential for prosperity. Boasting natural resources, both inland and offshore, Gaza lies at the crossroads between Asia, Europe and…
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AIPAC calls out Palestinian Authority’s abuse of journalists but neglects Israel’s attacks
Twitter users called out the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for condemning the Palestinian Authority (PA) for assaulting journalists and Palestinian civilians protesting their government in the West Bank. The users focused on AIPAC’s hypocrisy for drawing attention to the PA’s use of violence against protestors and journalists without…
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Catalan TV presenter condemns ‘whitewashing’ of Israel crimes during Olympic Trial event
As Israeli athletes Edan Blecher and Shelly Bobritsky took 4th place in the Olympic Trial event in Barcelona, Catalan TV commentator and bronze Olympic swimmer Clara Basiana denounced Israel’s human rights violations against Palestinians. Basiana, who narrated the tournament for TV3, the state broadcaster of Catolonia, received both praise and…
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Calls to boycott Zara after head designer attacks Palestinian model
Zara under fire as Head Designer Vanessa Perilman attacks Palestinian model Qaher Harhash on Instagram. Head designer for Zara’s women’s department Vanessa Perilman is under fire after harassing Palestinian model Qaher Harhash in private Instagram messages. The messages were in response to pro-Palestine posts shared by the model, who later…