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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPalestine: Olive trees don’t catch coronavirus
While the world struggles to face the coronavirus pandemic, the Israeli army scrambles to uproot olive trees.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWelcome to the Palestine archipelago
Trump’s so called “deal of the century” is an assault on the Palestinian narrative even before it is an assault on...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe deal of the century: any chance of an honest broker?
Established in 2002, the Quartet’s mandate was to help mediate a Middle East peace. It has not done very well up until now.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWho will Palestinians vote for in the Israeli elections?
Palestinians in Israel vote for the Joint List in reaction to official racism, international events, and to take...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaNetanyahu’s new settlements, courtesy of Trump
Explicit American support provides the Israeli government with the confidence in order to keep, consolidate, and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSettlement expansion in the Occupied West Bank – Part 2: resisting disrupted futures
Israel’s settlement expansion in the West Bank is a key part of an infrastructure of oppression, which deprives...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia“The deal of the century”: how global media silenced the Palestinians
News media coverage of the “deal of the century” was deafening in its silence on international law and the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSettlement expansion in the Occupied West Bank – Part 1: unjust pasts and interrupted futures
As Trump and Netanyahu propose an imbalanced and unjust “peace plan,” Palestinians continue to resist a complex...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUN’s warning that Gaza will not be a “liveable place” by 2020 has been realised
The primary cause of this ‘unliveable’ environment is a highly restrictive Israeli blockade, now in its 13th year,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe double standards of American sanctions
How the US punishes Chinese companies for Uighur oppression, but turns a blind eye on Israeli oppression of Palestinians.
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Published in: HomeIs the USA withdrawing from the Middle East?
An increasingly limited US influence in the Middle East is exacerbated by policies that aggravate conflicts and lead...
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Published in: HomeOnly up to your knees : Nick Cave, Ghosteen and Palestine
Something is amiss when such a deep-thinker as Nick Cave becomes inured to the inherent and violent racisms that...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe Battle of Seattle: 20 years later, it's time for a revival
On this 20th anniversary of the Battle of Seattle, the struggle against globalized capital continues.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe sovereign exception: law and justice in Palestine and beyond
Noura Erakat’s new book, Justice for Some, provides a compelling account of the relationship between international...
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Published in: ourEconomy"The UN is being turned into a public-private partnership": An interview with Harris Gleckman
Lynn Fries speaks to Harris Gleckman about the growing corporate influence over our global governance system.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChilean protests and women: One of the historic debts of pseudo democracy
30 years have passed since Chile’s return to democracy, enough time for the remains of one of the most violent...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Tories are exploiting Jewish fears over antisemitism
“To get away with dog-whistle antisemitism and at the same time in the chase for votes shamelessly exploit Jewish...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIsrael’s ongoing war against human rights defenders
Through suppressing those who criticise its human rights record, Israel is proving that it is not a liberal democracy.
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Published in: digitaLibertiesWe don’t need no education? – informing the misinformed
To know that information is false, you need to dedicate time and effort to verify things. Would you have the time,...
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Published in: ourEconomyImpoverished economics? Unpacking the economics Nobel Prize
When the world is facing large systemic crises, why is the economics profession celebrating small technical fixes?