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Items by Dr Oroub El-Abed
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Palestinians cannot be uprooted: Palestine is theirs, and no power on earth can sever that bond
US President Donald Trump’s recent assertion that Gaza’s population should be resettled in Egypt, Jordan or elsewhere is more than just unconscionable; it is an explicit endorsement of forced population “transfer”, a war crime and a crime against humanity under international law. His remarks were not made in a...
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The Illusion of safe zones: The human cost of Gaza's conflict
One of the most insidious tactics employed by Israeli authorities in their plan to control Gaza and its cities is the concept of “safe zones”. While the purported intention is to protect civilians, these zones are often depicted as a façade for erasing the Palestinian presence through violent means....
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Resistance against another uprooting from the land of Palestine
Forced to relocate due to the relentless impact of aggressive shelling, widespread destruction and military directives issued by Zionist Israelis instructing them to move southward, nearly 1.7 million residents of Gaza find themselves confined within an area spanning less than 65 kilometres. Having endured the dire consequences of these...
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Continuum of displacement
The tragic earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria on 6 February did not spare anyone; it shook and levelled homes, many of which had been built by refugees who had fled war and the atrocities of conflict. Once again, in the midst of the discovery of corpses and crying...