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Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University over discrimination
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Iran's new Security Council shake-up reveals growing divisions over US deal
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The war on Iran cracked the US-led regional order. The Mecca pact could deal the final blow
Sami Al-Arian
UK Politics
Burnham is the new captain, but he's charting the same course on Israel
Hamza Yusuf
Israel's war on Lebanon
Israel's 'pilot zones' turn Lebanese sovereignty on its head
Belen Fernandez
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Why the Mecca Agreement is a necessary show of force
David Hearst
Palestine Action
Criticising Israel is becoming a crime, one redefined word at a time
Marchella Ward
Latin America
Why is Latin America becoming a breeding ground for 'fanatics of Israel'?
Joseph Bouchard
Racism
Elon Musk is a race-war entrepreneur
Amina Shareef
Israel's genocide in Gaza
What freedom feels like after Gaza
Lubna Masarwa
Occupation
Settler terrorism is the modern incarnation of the Zionist dream
Fadi Zatari
Hezbollah
Why Syria will not join the fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon
Ali Rizk
Inside UAE
Has the UAE's meteoric rise reached its limit?
Ahmed Mawlana
Inside Israel
Why Israel is a friend of budding autocrats around the world
Antony Loewenstein
Israel's war on Lebanon
Lebanese elites have a long history of courting Zionism
Hicham Safieddine
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Is the Mecca Agreement Israel's worst nightmare come true?
Kamal Alam
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Israel has the power to dominate, but not to lead the region
Hesham Gaafar
UK Politics
Rod Liddle played the politics of hatred - we should be honest about his legacy
Peter Oborne
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Why Western media refuses to see Israel's ceasefires violations in Gaza and Lebanon
Barry Malone
Refugees
As the Refugee Convention turns 75, Britain owes Palestine an answer
Victor Kattan
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Who will heal Gaza when the bombing stops?
Shoug Mukhaimar
Occupation
Israel is waging animal warfare against the Palestinian people
Joseph Massad
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Why the New York Times story on Mossad recruiting Ahmadinejad doesn't add up
Marco Carnelos
Occupation
How Israeli settler terrorism threatens the basics of Palestinian survival
Ghada Majadli
US-Saudi Arabia relations
The US-Saudi nuclear deal signals a Middle East betting on deterrence
Mohamad Elmasry
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Are Iran and the US fighting a war neither side can win?
Shahir Shahidsaless
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Israel's army to set up polling stations in occupied Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
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Israeli army launches large-scale assault in East Jerusalem refugee camp 
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'They want to make us leave': Israel destroys West Bank wells serving Palestinian herders
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