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Stifled voices: Israel's Arab citizens battle repression to speak out against war on Gaza
Sami Abu Shehadeh, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, finds his inability to openly condemn and speak out against the Israeli atrocities on his friends and family in the Gaza Strip extremely frustrating. “Imagine this horrible situation. There is a genocide going on against your people and, at the same time,...
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'Suffering horrifically': 10 months of Israel's 'war on children' in Gaza
One of the main victims of the ongoing assault on Gaza has been a group that is, by far, the most defenceless and further removed from all that is driving Israel’s campaign of death and destruction: children. Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees...
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‘Destructive’ Israel leadership razed all hopes for peace: Stanford scientist Sapolsky
Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and the “destructive” leadership of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has wrecked any chance of peace in Palestine, according to renowned American academic, Robert Sapolsky. Sapolsky, an eminent neuroscientist and professor at Stanford University, has dedicated years to his study of the intersectionality of racism, inequality...
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US, Germany lead West in arming Israel war on Gaza
Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza, now stretching into its 10th month, has been marked by severe civilian casualties and widespread destruction, significantly fuelled by Western arms. Germany, as the second-largest arms supplier to Israel after the US, plays a major role in exacerbating the crisis. Despite global condemnation and calls for...
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The collapse of Britain's stillborn Rwanda plan
The Conservative government’s plan to deport the vast bulk of those claiming asylum in the United Kingdom (UK) to Rwanda was always about politics rather than policy – symbolism rather than substance. Government’s attempt to save itself It was first unveiled in the spring of 2022, ostensibly to head off criticism...
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Dynamics of Turkiye-Syria normalisation
In response to a question from journalists, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, recently gave positive signals about “normalisation” with Bashar Al-Assad. This statement, which coincides with a series of talks at the technical level mediated by Iraq, is important in terms of timing. If two neighboring countries find a...
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War with Hezbollah riddled with challenges and risks for Israel, warn experts
If Israel’s recent moves, posturing and messaging is anything to go by, then an all-out escalation with Lebanon’s Hezbollah could be a matter of when, not if. Analysts, however, are warning that Tel Aviv will face significant challenges in all domains, from military to political, if it goes down that...
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Western nations have forsaken ‘core values’ in Gaza: Veteran Malaysia statesman Mahathir Mohamad
Veteran Malaysian statesman, Mahathir Mohamad, in a broadside at the Western nations said “core values”, including the right to and sanctity of life, have been abandoned by the US and European nations in Gaza. Mahathir, who led Malaysia three times as one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers, told Anadolu...
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Vote left or abstain: Muslims face stark election choice in France
For France, the writing seems to be on the wall: the general elections, starting this Sunday, could well bring the far-right to power. Not only would it plunge the country into unchartered political territory, but for minority communities, especially Muslims, it could prove to be a death knell for their...
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How could Iran's foreign policy shape up after the presidential election?
Iran’s snap presidential election on Friday is shaping up to be a closer-than-expected contest between one reformist and two conservative candidates, with pre-election polls showing them evenly poised. Masoud Pezeshkian, a veteran lawmaker and the consensus candidate of the reformist alliance, started off as a low-profile contender, but has gradually...
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Israel’s ‘genocidal policies’ have to change for peace in Palestine: Nobel Peace laureate Mairead Maguire
Peace for Palestinians is possible, but only if the Israeli government gives up its “genocidal policies”, according to Nobel Peace laureate, Mairead Maguire. “You cannot build peace on genocide and that, tragically, is what’s happening to the Palestinian people,” Maguire, co-recipient of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize, said in an...
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UN experts warn States, firms to stop supplying arms to Israel or face accountability
The transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel may constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, as well as State complicity in international crimes, possibly including genocide, UN experts said on Thursday. In a statement released in Geneva, UN experts reiterated their call for an immediate halt...
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Western media’s language, narrative erase Israel responsibility, - Palestinian-American journalist
The language and narrative used in the Western media’s coverage of Palestine over the years try to legitimise Israel’s crimes, according to a renowned Palestinian-American journalist and activist, Ali Abunimah. The founder of the Electronic Intifada website, Abunimah told Anadolu that the mainstream media’s use of passive language conceals Israel’s...
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8 months of death and destruction in Gaza
As eight months have passed since Israel launched attacks on the Gaza Strip, the Tel Aviv administration continues to force Palestinians to starve, deliberately targeting civilian settlements and killing tens of thousands of Palestinians, including children and women. Since 7 October, Israel’s bombing of Gaza has killed 36,654 Palestinians, including...
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Gaza ceasefire plan: More tactical pressure or end of US support for Netanyahu?
The new roadmap for a Gaza ceasefire presented by US President Joe Biden has one man particularly worried: Benjamin Netanyahu. In his Friday speech detailing the proposal, Biden made sure to emphasise that the three-phased plan was an “Israeli proposal”, but that has done little to keep people from reading...
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PM: We are working to connect the East to Europe through Iraq, Turkiye
Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammed Shiya Al-Sudani, stated that Iraq’s mission of being a historical trade route between the East and the West will be revitalised with the Development Road Project, and added: “The Development Road Project will bring together Iraq and Turkiye. It means connecting the East and Europe...
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US doctors back from 'catastrophic' Gaza urge Biden to halt Israel war
Doctors who have recently returned from humanitarian missions in the Gaza Strip have reiterated their call for the Biden administration to put an end to Israel’s deadly war on the besieged Palestinian enclave. “The situation in Gaza, when I was there in March, was already catastrophic and I think we’re...
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US aid pier mired by series of debacles amid mounting 'extraordinary' costs
The goal was to ramp up deliveries of badly needed humanitarian assistance. But hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of military man hours later, US President Joe Biden’s temporary pier along the Gaza coast is now bound for an Israeli port after suffering embarrassing failures that left it adrift...
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'Creative extremism' amplifies voices in support of Gazan people
As Israel’s attacks on Gaza drew reactions from around the world, the use of “creative extremism” since the beginning of the attacks has played a crucial role in raising awareness about the plight of Gazans. According to information compiled by Anadolu, the concept of “creative extremism” involves pushing the boundaries...
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'Landmark, extraordinary, crucial': Legal scholars hail ICJ order against Israel Rafah offensive
The International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) new ruling which orders Israel to cease its military operation in Rafah and allow “unhindered” aid into Gaza has been welcomed by legal scholars and experts. Commenting on the World Court’s Friday rulings, legal expert, Mark Kersten, called it a “landmark decision”. “Whatever doubt existed...
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West divided over ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
While the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, have elicited various responses from Western countries, criticism of the ICC by nations such as the US and the UK indicates that the international community is facing a test of...
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How the 'Angel of Mostar' came to the aid of Gaza children
In the early 1990s, amid the chaos and devastation of war in the Balkans, a British woman emerged as an unlikely hero. Sally Becker, then 30, became known as the “Angel of Mostar” for her daring efforts to deliver aid and evacuate wounded children and their mothers from the besieged...
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‘Pro-Palestine student movement challenging the West's colonial past and present’
The global student movement in solidarity with Palestine is bringing to the fore important questions about the Western world’s hypocrisy and its colonial past and present, according to a prominent Greek social anthropologist and activist. The students are “faced with incredible repression” because of their depth of knowledge and determination...
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'Gaza genocide is second Nakba, but even worse'
Every year, on 15 May, Palestinians observe the anniversary of the Nakba, or Catastrophe in Arabic, when hundreds of thousands were uprooted from their homes and lands by armed Zionists in 1948. But in 2024, 76 years after that harrowing experience took place, this anniversary rings different. Tens of thousands of...